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

**crashe** · 15th September 2005, 19:15

The lad has just gotten home..

**Gremlin** · 15th September 2005, 19:16

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

**pyrocam** · 15th September 2005, 19:37

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** · 15th September 2005, 19:49

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

**bugjuice** · 15th September 2005, 19:54

well done!
and good on ya Frosty..

talk about a delivery vehicle too! nice choice

**crashe** · 15th September 2005, 19:56

Glad you made it home ok mate...

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

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** · 15th September 2005, 20:00

Originally Posted by crashe

Glad you made it home ok mate...

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

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** · 15th September 2005, 20:02

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:Me** · 15th September 2005, 22:37

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** · 15th September 2005, 23:46

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

**Flyingpony** · 15th September 2005, 23:56

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

**FROSTY:Me** · 16th September 2005, 10:08

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

**eliot-ness** · 16th September 2005, 11:08

Originally Posted by pyrocam

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** · 17th September 2005, 12:57

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