i plugged one that had a hole after putting it on 100miles ago, i had a full life outof it and it never leaked or anything, cant say that it was the smartest thing to do, but on a college budget it worked well enough and yes it was a patch plug combination, went to teh gap and it felt like everyother pp i have ever ran

Oh thanks! I was wondering...I've known of guys running patched tires at the track.

There was a plug patch in the back tire of my SV when I bought it (dealer repo, still sold as "new") Didn't notice at time of sale. Hell, didn't notice till about 4K later when it started leaking. Only hold air for a couple days. They sold me a new (OEM) rear at cost, N/C for M&B.

An inside installed patch leaked? Well,I guess there is always user error to take into account. :idk: but what I do know is this ungrounded fear of a catastrophic failure is ridiculous.