ANYONE ABLE TO HELP PYRO NOW, ON NW..??

[bugjuice]

Just got a text from him, he's got a flat (ran over a screw) and got stuck on the NW.. It's a tubed tyre, so no quick fix..

anyone able to assist or have any ideas to help him (or just tell him to get his lazy ass on the AA), then give him a quick buzz/text on 021 477 976

or likewise if you're on the way home, and just want to laugh at him as you go past, I'm sure he'll appreciate it..

[crashe]

Just got a text from him, he's got a flat (ran over a screw) and got stuck on the NW.. It's a tubed tyre, so no quick fix..

anyone able to assist or have any ideas to help him (or just tell him to get his lazy ass on the AA), then give him a quick buzz/text on 021 477 976

or likewise if you're on the way home, and just want to laugh at him as you go past, I'm sure he'll appreciate it..

Can he push it to Motohaus?????


I could then go and pick him up and pillion him hm...

[bugjuice]

no, I think he's a bit too far from there.. I'm out of money on my phone, so can't text him to find out. Text and ask..
at least it's thursday late night for the shops..

[placidfemme]

Just spoke to Pyro, he said Frosty is there... or on his way...

[crashe]

just got a txt from pyrocam...

re him pushing it to motohaus and me pillion him home.

" lol. Towie talking to colemans may be in touch"

So I guess he dont want to be pillioned by me....

[bugjuice]

thanx guys (gals)

update from the front
Colemans are delivering tire to me. (spelt with a 'y' pyro.. hitcher will have you for that!). Will get towie to take me home if he ever gets here



I can't text back, cos I'm out of money.. hope you weren't there too long Pyro..

[crashe]

Text from pyrocam:


"Colemans dropping off tube.
Will get towie to take me home.
Hopefully I will be able to to fit it tonight :("

[crashe]

Bugjuice - I have just txtd pyrocam and told him you cant txt back re no credit on your ph...
I asked him to txt me when the towie arrives...

[SuperDave]

Pyro seems to have real bad luck...

[crashe]

Another txt from our lad:

"K. If your posting updates. Guy on a Busa just dropped off tube from colemans.
Has anyone posted interest in helping me put it on tonight.
If not Saturday"


Ok guys or gals... can you help this lad out to put a tube and tyre back on...
tonight if possible...
Who has tools to do this...?

[White trash]

Another txt from our lad:

"K. If your posting updates. Guy on Busa just dropped off tube from colemans.
Has anyone posted interest in helping me put it on tonight.
If not Saturday"


Ok guys or gals... can you help this lad out to put a tube and tyre back on...
tonight if possible...
Who has tools to do this...?

I can help him out but not 'till Saturday.

[bugjuice]

Bugjuice - I have just txtd pyrocam and told him you cant txt back re no credit on your ph...
I asked him to txt me when the towie arrives...
cheers Crashe.. I just called him from my home phone instead.. he's calling Frosty now, and hopefully it'll be sorted.. looks like Frosty saves another KBer again! gotta love 'im, ay? :niceone:

as for the tools, I spoke to him and it sounds like the only things he needs are tyre spoons (most racers have these, so I'm guessin Frosty might), and a clue..

[R6_kid]

I'll see what i can do re: putting fixing tyre 2nite

[crashe]

I got two things to help get tyres off...

So they can be used if needed.

[crashe]

Txt from pyrocam.

"Frosty coming in his van.
Will be here shortly.
Should be posting in 30"

[crashe]

The lad has just gotten home..

[Gremlin]

If you need tyre levers I have plastic and metal ones...

[pyrocam]

Woot!
SAVED!


ok heres the gos ladies and gents.
thanks for all your support frosty placid crashe and of course the first man on the line Bugjuice. reping you all in 24.

I busted outa work nice and early (for me) at 5:15ish kept my unruly riding under wraps because im getting the feel i need to tone it down a bit before i splat myself.

get stuck behind three buses and give up on that idea. since they are stationary I pull my wing mirrors in and drive up the right hand side of them (mistake #1) I must have gone over some road crap while I was so close to the edge.

I got past them and noticed a wobble wobble wobble. figured out pretty quick it was a flat and slowed down and indicated right luckily just as the wall stopped and the grass verge on the right hand bit started. pushed it along a bit till I was past bond st bridge and got off and had a think.

Wowzers im lucky methinks! I bought an emergency tire inflater that works on tubed and tubeless tiires for my cold kiwi expereince. so I stuck that bitch on and start pumping it in thinking im a legend for carrying that. (mistake #2)

after about 10 mins the shit started exploding out of every nook and crannie and this latex shit is nasty crap and it was all over my back wheel and hands... COOL!

call AA and get a towie to come out. had to explain a couple times that motorbikes dont carry spares in the boot. then waiting around and who should turn up out of the blue but frosty on his way home. fucken awesome. but he cant do anything yet cos Im shit scared to ride his bike (not to mention im on a L) and he couldnt pillion on it etc. but no worries mate. he shoots home and finds a van somewhere. picks me up and takes me home.

now. while this was happening. im not a dumb guy and I call up my good mates at colemans, talk to dan who knows me I think cos I buy so much shit off him. he agrees to get someone out there on a busa to deliver me a tube so I dont have to leave the bike there. Im properly impressed with that. was $14 but gave the guy $20 for the trouble. on the side of the motorway dealing a tube to me. hillarious.

something thats incredible fun and dangerous btw guys is to straddle your bike in the back of a van with no tie downs and lean it around the corners to keep the COG right. might have stumbled across a new way to teach newbies how to lean.

btw I DID call kerry at motohaus first but he didnt have any in stock.


now If anyones intrested. I want to fit this baby tonight. I dont have a garage but ive got a deck. beer for payment.

otherwise ill bus in tomorow which is no big deal and fix it sat which may be more appropriate.

to finale.
big fucking thank you to frosty who turned up out of the blue and saved another kiwibiker!

edit: i have everything but tire levers

[Gremlin]

hmm no idea where you live, but we can arrange something for Sat if you want for tyre levers.

[bugjuice]

well done!
and good on ya Frosty..

talk about a delivery vehicle too! nice choice

[crashe]

Glad you made it home ok mate...

Hooning around in the back of a van aye....
Now that would have been fun..... :ride:

Got two black levers thingee here and two smaller silver levers....
all sitting in my garage...

Ya have to be careful not to pinch the tube when putting it back in... and blowing it up...
Have you got something to blow air into it as well....
One of those footpumps?
I got one of them in my garage as well...
Mind you there is a BP about 1 mile up the road from your place.

Have you got the wheel off already and got it up on the deck?

[pyrocam]

Glad you made it home ok mate...

Hooning around in the back of a van aye....
Now that would have been fun..... :ride:

Got two black levers thingee here and two smaller silver levers....
all sitting in my garage...

Ya have to be careful not to pinch the tube when putting it back in... and blowing it up...
Have you got something to blow air into it as well....
One of those footpumps?
I got one of them in my garage as well...
Mind you there is a BP about 1 mile up the road from your place.

Have you got the wheel off already and got it up on the deck?

nah ill leave it for the weekend when its light i reckon. dont like to leave the wheel off for too long since I use wood to hold it up.

also its filthy

I have a pushbike handpump and yes bp up the road. can just take the wheel up

might see you about those levers if I cant buy someone to come on sat and show me how its done. good ol kiwi enginuity is one thing but poping a new tube is another

[crashe]

Mate, Kerry (Motohaus) is open on Saturday morning...
Can you get a lift there and a lift back...
he will do it for you for a few dollars....
then all you have to do is put it back on ya bike.

Or what time do you finish work tomorrow arvo?

Ph him to see what time he finishes tomorrow and opens on Saturday morning

[FROSTY]

well that was scarey shit man.That ol van was a tadd down on power --made getting over 3 lanes of fast moving traffic kinda interesting.
Then some dumb fuck forgot to bring tiedowns so we wobble back onto the motorway at very slow speed with poor ol cam hanging on for dear life.
He was laughing but Im sure it was hysterical laughter --I think he woulda shit himself if he'da seen what I could see from the pilots seat

[badlieutenant]

that f&^%ing frosty again........I tried to warn people about him already.
Bloody hero :D

[Flyingpony]

Looks like there's a small military operation running up there in Auckland!

[FROSTY]

Ya could say that --or ya could just say--what a coincidence and leave it at that :devil2:

[eliot-ness]

might see you about those levers if I cant buy someone to come on sat and show me how its done. good ol kiwi enginuity is one thing but poping a new tube is another

Easy enough job but a few things to remember.
1/ Mark the tyre with chalk at valve position to keep wheel balance when refitted.
2/ Loosen security bolt if fitted. Press tyre down into centre of rim
3/ Remove tyre starting at valve position. Take a few inches at a time

4/ When one side of tyre is removed pull out the tube and find puncture, check corresponding area inside the tyre. You may have a nail in there..
5/ Before fitting new tube inflate slightly, just enough to get the shape. This will help avoid trapping when you refit the tyre. Make sure valve stem is not coming through the rim at an angle
6/ Refit the tyre starting opposite the valve. Push it on by hand working from side to side and keeping the tyre pressed down into the rim. The levers only need to be used for the last few inches. Make sure the tube is inside the tyre by pushing in the valve stem. ( Fit nut onto first few threads to make sure it doesn't go inside the rim). An alternative to using levers is to tread the last few inches with the heel of your boot. This eliminates any chance of trapping.

Tip/ A smear of dishwashing liquid around the inside edge of the tyre makes the job easier.
If a security bolt is fitted make sure it is on the inside of the tyre by pushing in before inflating. When inflated ensure tyre is running true. tighten security bolt and valve stem nut

[pyrocam]

ok.... well.... getting started now..... if anyone wants to come around. gis a buzz on 021 IS Pyro. lets see f I can have some fun.


Cheers eliot-ness

[Bonez]

Well done Frosty and co. Hey Pyrocam I I'm temped to post another cold kiwi pic of ya but will hold off for a more appropiate occasion :whistle:

[pyrocam]

woots

ok im jsut about to find out if im a success or a failure

crashe turned up outa the blue and gave me a pump (missing a part just fixing now) and some levers


ooooh the excitement

[bugjuice]

mind the rain! Just take it easy, and good luck!

[pyrocam]

woot
as you know I did get it done


and did a burn out the driveway thanks to texmo and damon.

shit I sucumb to peer presure to easily.


still I have to pump it past 10psi and tighten the chain
ill proberly need a new on in a couple months :(




edit:


its not 'true' its got a lump in it
am I going to kill myself If I just pump it up and let the bump sort itself out?
its proberly still got a serious amount of dishwasing liquid on it so it might move around

[eliot-ness]

Let the tyre down. Squeeze in to the centre where the bump is and work around the rim until the tyre is true, There should be a guide line around the tyre to help. Inflating may work but only if you have the means to go to 40lbs+. Don't forget to deflate to correct pressure afterwards. Whether it's safe to ride depends on how far out of true it is and how fast you ride. Not worth the risk for something so easy to rectify.

[pyrocam]

Let the tyre down. Squeeze in to the centre where the bump is and work around the rim until the tyre is true, There should be a guide line around the tyre to help. Inflating may work but only if you have the means to go to 40lbs+. Don't forget to deflate to correct pressure afterwards. Whether it's safe to ride depends on how far out of true it is and how fast you ride. Not worth the risk for something so easy to rectify.

hmmm for my tire. I think ill deflate it and re inflate

see if it works itselft out. ill take it up to BP on its 10psi and pump it up and down a couple times


futher. I have 3 bolts on the tube. I left one loose on the inside of the tyre and 2 are on the outside just to hold it on..


I think a new addition to the mega maintenance thread is in order

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[Mr Skid]

Im pretty dissapointed at colemans for telling me that the shit would work on a tubed tire when it obviously is NOT going to work on a tube.What was the name/brand of the product you used?

[pyrocam]

FUCK ARSE CUNTY MOTHER SHIT COCK GAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!


ok.
im better now

i think I used my entire repertoire of swear word combo's this morning

woke up. rode it on 10psi to my BP running a bit late for work
spent about 10mins trying to pump it up before I realised the pump was broken
_insert various swear words relating to genital regions_ rode it with NO air in the tire to a mobil station about a k further down the road
sign on it 'broken' so I _insert swear words about sexual intercourse' really loudly_ oh look theres little kids about. dont like swearing in front of them. swear some more cos i swore in front of kiddies. sigh.

ok so ive got no psi. its wobbling funny but I can move.
took it to the bp at st lukes. you know what? It was fucking broken as well.

DO PETROL STATIONS NOT GIVE AWAY AIR ANYMORE! FFS!

lukiliy ther was a tireplace next door. coolies. they pumped it up. nice guys. and there was a bike out the front which I recognised from the tire place outside my work.

so anyway woohoo Im not insanely late for work

I go about 150m down the road and it starts slipping and shit all over again. im rooted. I cant really even go anywhere cos the wheel spins but the tyre stays still

with a bit of effort I managed to go forward
get to motohaus with alot of effort but kerry hasnt opened yet. _insert swear words about gay people here_ (no i wasnt swearing AT kerry. swearing at the situation)

get it back onto the main road. hear funny noises like the chain has come off.
well no the chain hasnt come off. just my new inner tube has wrapped its self around my sprocket _blah some more swearing_

pull the thing off. ride it tubeless to colemans with ALOT of effort and greif.
the rain and wet roads made for a fucking fun time. get it in there and say ITS FUCKED. they say too bad im too busy. _some more swearing. they say they will do it before 5 since its only a tube change.

walked to work

wrote this

done

[texmo]

LOL get a vespa takes me under 5mins to change a tyre less than that to put the spare on.... but if you have a blow out on the motorway its a whole lot more exciting

[pyrocam]

What was the name/brand of the product you used?
motul i think
gold can with red on it

[bugjuice]

lol.. sounds like you've had heaps of fun today..
get a bigger bike and as a benefit - loose tubed tyres!

[pyrocam]

lol.. sounds like you've had heaps of fun today..
get a bigger bike and as a benefit - loose tubed tyres!

to true too true.

btw I forgot to mention
I either ran out of petrol or seized the fucker about 50m from colemans



edit: tube, yaaay

[Mr Skid]

motul i think
gold can with red on itMotul tyre repair.
On the can it says it's appropriate for tubed and tubeless tyres. I'd suggest to you that Colemans sold it to you in good faith, and didn't misrepresent their product.

[crashe]

Pyrocam - Now if you had of listened to me in the first place this wouldnt have happened...

Did I not say earlier, to take the wheel to Motohaus first thing Saturday morning and get the wheel fixed there for a few dollars.... and did you listen...
NO.

Ok said my piece... now I am :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[John]

Motul tyre repair.
On the can it says it's appropriate for tubed and tubeless tyres. I'd suggest to you that Colemans sold it to you in good faith, and didn't misrepresent their product.
did he maybe put to much in considering its enough for 200mm tires as opposed to the rg's 120?

[bugjuice]

to true too true.

btw I forgot to mention
I either ran out of petrol or sezied the fucker about 50m from colemans



edit: tube, yaaay
lol.. that's no virgin any more..

[pyrocam]

did he maybe put to much in considering its enough for 200mm tires as opposed to the rg's 120?

didnt get to finish the can before it started pissing out everywhere


ive edited my post. i dont want no shit flying up in here's.



psst. rgv150.

[John]

doesnt mean you didnt over fill it...

[pyrocam]

doesnt mean you didnt over fill it...
possibly

well, the tire was flat at the bottom and I could push it in.

at a guess.
there was 5psi of pressure in there when it started coming out.

nevermind. its in the past. its gonna get fixed proper now.

[pyrocam]

side of the road with the tube all up in there.

[John]

its gonna get fixed proper now.

If you want to keep riding never ever say that again.:eek5:


side of the road with the tube all up in there.
thats one shiney chain - ever think of chain lube :S?

[N4CR]

thats one shiney chain - ever think of chain lube :S?

Just stop trolling you fag. Go get in that fridge.

Good to see it is finally getting fixed pyrocam. Didn't get any rim damage riding it flat though eh?

[John]

Just stop trolling you fag. Go get in that fridge.

Good to see it is finally getting fixed pyrocam. Didn't get any rim damage riding it flat though eh?
shut the fuck up, hows your mum going????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????

[Ixion]

hmmm for my tire. I think ill deflate it and re inflate

see if it works itselft out. ill take it up to BP on its 10psi and pump it up and down a couple times


futher. I have 3 bolts on the tube. I left one loose on the inside of the tyre and 2 are on the outside just to hold it on..


I think a new addition to the mega maintenance thread is in order

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That doesn't sound right. Do you mean clamps like in off roaders? Or the nuts on the valve stem ? Either way sounds wrong.

EDIT: Reads later saga. Oh dear. Not sure what happened there. Tube repairs are usually straightforward enough, I just hate doing them because I ALWAYS skin my knuckles on the tyre levers. Which is why I always take them to a bike shop nowdays. They have those wonderful machines that full the tyre off and put it on. And they can rebalance the wheel. For a few bucks it's not worth messing around doing it oneself .

Oh well it's all experience. Part of the wonderful variagated tapestry that is biking.

Windy this morning, wasn't it.

[bugjuice]

side of the road with the tube all up in there.
lol.. fuk dude, that's bad..

[crashe]

lol.. fuk dude, that's bad..

Yep that is so bad...
That will teach him for not listening to me aye.....

[Ixion]

to true too true.

btw I forgot to mention
I either ran out of petrol or seized the fucker about 50m from colemans



edit: tube, yaaay
*respect*. I have NEVER seen anyone rip a tube clean in half while still inside the tyre! And you didn't rip the valve stem out , which is what I thought. Dunno how you did it, but it's impressive! :devil2:

AND a seizure just to top things off. You sure know how to put the mf***ker in it's place :devil2:
:rofl:

[pyrocam]

That doesn't sound right. Do you mean clamps like in off roaders? Or the nuts on the valve stem ? Either way sounds wrong.

EDIT: Reads later saga. Oh dear. Not sure what happened there. Tube repairs are usually straightforward enough, I just hate doing them because I ALWAYS skin my knuckles on the tyre levers. Which is why I always take them to a bike shop nowdays. They have those wonderful machines that full the tyre off and put it on. And they can rebalance the wheel. For a few bucks it's not worth messing around doing it oneself .

Oh well it's all experience. Part of the wonderful variagated tapestry that is biking.

Windy this morning, wasn't it.


thats true indeed.

on the valve there was three bolts. I find out now you tighten them up to keep the tube in place and the valve from moving. one goes inside one goes outside

I guess they threw another one in for good luck

[Ixion]

thats true indeed.

on the valve there was three bolts. I find out now you tighten them up to keep the tube in place and the valve from moving. one goes inside one goes outside

I guess they threw another one in for good luck

The third normally goes outside, as a locknut. I assume you mean nuts, not bolts.

That wasn't what went wrong though, if that had been the problem, you would have ripped the valve out of the tube(which is what I thought had happened, at first). Your valve stem looks OK

Oh well, it's all good fun.

[Waylander]

Anyone still wonder why I have tubeless run-flats?:2thumbsup

[Sniper]

Those are great :)

[pyrocam]

The third normally goes outside, as a locknut. I assume you mean nuts, not bolts.

That wasn't what went wrong though, if that had been the problem, you would have ripped the valve out of the tube(which is what I thought had happened, at first). Your valve stem looks OK

Oh well, it's all good fun.

cheers Ixion. yes I mean nuts. I still think an adjustable spanner is a monkey wrench also.

find out what the happs is in 3 hours. bit of a stinker though, I had to cancel a trip to england to pay for this repair. im pre-empting it to be steep.

[pyrocam]

just called em up. done and $60

ill have go up and have a looksee now. with any luck they tightened my crusty arse non-lubicated chain too.

[crashe]

So you can still go overseas..... thats good to hear..

[pyrocam]

So you can still go overseas..... thats good to hear..
arr. no alas.


well ive riden on it a little and it feels a bit odd
feels like extreemly slippery. ill ride it home and hae a little bit of an 'examine'

fucking brill that colemans did the tire in a day like that.