Tales from the Emporium

[NordieBoy]

Would you believe it?

The Nordie pillion pegs fit on the DR!


And are 4cm lower!


Not as much lower as the pre 96 DR pegs would be though



Hmmm...
Wonder what other bits I can grab?

[NordieBoy]

Wonder what other bits I can grab?

Hmmmm....

Should bolt up and they're 1cm shorter than the stockers.


Same size disc and pretty damn close sprocket to disc spacing too...

[NordieBoy]

Looks like replacing the 5W stock oil in the rear shock with 10W has done the trick.
The Bro took it around a MX track including jumps and says "it's 10x better" but now the front end is the weak link.

Emulators are the next suspension mod then after some lighting tweaks - Looking for an SV650 round headlight if my current idea doesn't pan out...



Oh, I also checked my revcounter after Shanes ride...
Maxed at 7400rpm bouncing off the limiter through the uphill bog section with no ill effects.
Good to know what it'll take and that my usual 5400-5600rpm max (120kph in top) is well within it's capabilities

[NordieBoy]

I finally complete a tyre change...

First I watched Neduro do a tyre change...
And then off to the gargre...


Breaking the bead was a bugger...


Finally had to use the mighty XR side stand to do the job.


Off comes the MT21 and on goes the SR244.


1st effort with the old Conti HD tube (outlasted 2*SR244, 1*TW42, 1*GP110 and 1*MT21) resulted in 2 pairs of pinch flats...


(Back to watch Neduro again...)

And the new Conti HD tube resulted in 1 pair of pinch flats...


(Neduro again...)

Which I managed to cover with 1 patch...


Finally on and holding pressure.


Trueing it up without the rimlock...


Meant it was quite a bit lighter...


Aaaaannnnnnnnddddd done...

[Transalper]

Reckon you might have been a bit heavy handed or rushing a bit if you got pinch flats As you've probably discovered by now you just have to be careful how far in you stick your leavers and keep a tiny bit of air in the tube. I've done quite a few tyre changes now but never had an issue pinching tubes and nowdays I just run light duty tubes.

[NordieBoy]

I was actually taking it very slowly.
Pity there was no sun 'cause I could have used the help with the carcass of the SR244 which was all bolloxed up from being tied up in transport to Nelson.

I think I was letting the spoon part get too far past the bead and it was grabbing a bit of tube.

Hmmm... Lube the end of the spoon so it doesn't grip on the tube?

After the Dusty I'll reverse the front tyre to even up the wear and see how I go there.


PS: What tyre levers do you use?

[Transalper]

I lube up my tyre iorns with wd40, also once I get them in under the tyre I then pull them out far enough so they are just in enough to get the tyre without catching the tube before I start levering the tyre over the rim. I have one spoon type leaver which is harder to be careful with and a smaller leaver which has a nicer more user friendly end.

[NordieBoy]

I like the idea of Neduro's ones with the lip.
I've modded my straight lever to have a notch and I'll see how/if it helps.

[JATZ]

I like the idea of Neduro's ones with the lip.
I've modded my straight lever to have a notch and I'll see how/if it helps.

Can't leave any thing alone can you

BTW, where's the best place to get bits for these.Before xmas
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Got bored today and this seemed like a worthwhile pastime

Need needles,jets,slides

[warewolf]

Did you powder your nose, umm, the tube? Helps the tube to move around, de-stress and generally avoid getting pinched.

I will see if I can borrow my mate's KTM levers for 'show and tell' at the dusty butt BBQ (and maybe the DB itself) as they are the schizzz! They have a lip on the tip to hook the tyre getting it off, and a lip on the underside a little back from the tip to hook the rim getting it on. They make the job about as hard as changing mtb tyres.

[Transalper]

These 220mm motion pro ones are my good ones that I find are easier to use and easier to hook the tyre but not the tube with than my other tyre iorn which is a spoon/axel nut combo.

The ones in the Neduro pages look quite long. One issue with long iorns is that you can tend to use force to compensate for bad technique and that can bugger the beed. If you doubt this then just ask MattsDakar about his experiences with one paticular tyre he had briefly.

[NordieBoy]

These 220mm motion pro ones are my good ones that I find are easier to use and easier to hook the tyre but not the tube with than my other tyre iorn which is a spoon/axel nut combo.

Yep. I've got one of those and a spoon/axle nut pair in 19 and 24mm.

[NordieBoy]

Did you powder your nose, umm, the tube? Helps the tube to move around, de-stress and generally avoid getting pinched.

That would have helped but I also just checked the levers and they are quite sticky from dried lube and rubber and would have gripped the tube quite well.

That does not sound good on a second reading...

[NordieBoy]

Can't leave any thing alone can you

BTW, where's the best place to get bits for these.Before xmas

Got bored today and this seemed like a worthwhile pastime

Need needles,jets,slides

Either Murray Thornes or Nelson Motorcycle Centre.

28mm BST's?
They look like cute little miniture versions of the DR & KTM carb

[Woodman]

These 220mm motion pro ones are my good ones that I find are easier to use and easier to hook the tyre but not the tube with than my other tyre iorn which is a spoon/axel nut combo.

The ones in the Neduro pages look quite long. One issue with long iorns is that you can tend to use force to compensate for bad technique and that can bugger the beed. If you doubt this then just ask MattsDakar about his experiences with one paticular tyre he had briefly.

Haha brings back memories of another time. I once snapped the bead on a brand new front knobbly the night before a hare scramble. It makes the tyre real easy to put on after that. Only got round the practice lap and come race time the tyre rolled right off the rim Spent the next 2 hours sitting on a fencepost watching the bikes go past. Lesson is use small levers and good technique, or befriend someone with a tyre machine.