Can anyone recommend (or provide a link to a discussion about) the best tire repair kits?

I'm thinking of adding one to my tankbag...

http://aciurczak.smugmug.com/photos/23926620-S.jpg

http://www.stopngo.com/Contents/1001.htm

Only had to use it once, but it was a piece of cake and worked like a charm. Fit under the seat of the ZX-12, so it easily fits in a tank bag. Not sure if the 4 CO2 cartridges would do much for a 180 or wider tire, but it should be enough to limp to a gas station...

Stan threw in one of these with the RT, so as long as I have power, I'll have air:

http://aciurczak.smugmug.com/photos/23926621-S.jpg

http://bestrestproducts.com/celestia/products/cyclepump/

I had the Stop 'n Go for a while but got rid of it in favor of the stock BMW repair kit, upgraded with a Progressive pistol-type CO2 cartridge holder and several extra cylinders.

Why? The Stop 'n Go is a great system but take a look at the plugs. They're soft (they have to be, in oder to get squeezed through the inserter), and do not hold up over time as well as the very robust BMW mushrooms. With the Beemer kit, I can keep a tire alive for thousands of miles whereas with the Stop 'n Go I would have to re-do it every couple of hundred or so.

Like life, it's a trade-off. If you're the kind of rider who only wants a plug to last until you can replace the tire, the Stop 'n Go can't be beat for ease of use. If you're like me, and tend to get punctures about 100 miles into a new tire:idunno , and are a cheap bastard to boot, then I can vouch for the rugged but somewhat tricky-to-install BMW plugs.

And since I don't have a Cycle-Pump, I carry at least six CO2 cartridges. The little tube BMW provides sucks and you WILL waste cartridges. With the little Progressive pistol, that's less likely to happen, but it takes about 4 cartridges to get my rear (tire) past 20 psi.

Tool

I think we've talked about this before, Tool. :) I've had nothing but good luck with the StopNGo, (though it's true, I've only used it on tires that were luckily on their last legs already). Folks online have used StopNGo successfully for thousands and thousands of miles. If set correctly, there is no reason they should fail within a shorter time than any other tire repair. Now there is always a chance that the puncture in the tire happens to be right next to one of the steel or composite belts in the tire, and after rubbing right against the mushroom for a certain amount of time, the belt will slice the mushroom and the repair needs to be replaced (if I remember correctly, this happened to you multiple times on the same puncture on a trip home); but I'm not sure if the BMW plugs would have been any more robust in that same situation.

But, the StopNGo kit does not come with a BMW logo, so it's clearly inferior. :cool:

I carry the StopNGo sans CO2, but with the AirMan pump. While a little bulky, we were all glad to have it in Bumf*** Nowhere, Mexico when Robert Craig caught a nail on an offroad foray. The cool part is that the kit, pump, gas hose and spare everything fits in the AirMan case if you take out the moulded plastic insert.