roadside self rescue tips for newbees

[カワサキキド]

Don't forget the cable ties!

[Kwaka-Kid]

finding I can't pick up the XLV750 on an isolated back road and finding a handy 2 metre half round to lever it up...

The XLV750 is a light bike is it not? Although there could be things going hard against u in the situation.. but while we are on this...

my old man wouldnt let me ride a bike i couldnt pickup, well at least thats what he said when i got the 125 and learned ways to haul it up when i was little(er). this rule was actually defeated when i got the XR250A, however it came back into practise with street bikes. He lay my GPZ750 on its side when i first got it to make sure i could pick it up or at least there and then run thru what i could grab onto (lucky it had tail grabber things). And then again with the mighty GS1000, now THAT was the biggest heave ive done, and though i could pick it back up on a concrete garage floor im not sure it would be the same in a slippery grassy area-but who knows, its amazing what shock does to your strength.

But anyways, I know the mighty NC30/35's inside out and back to front-should anyone have questions.

Main thing i found for you students with little money is if you get a puncture in your rear tyre just get mum to come to you in her corolla, then take the space saver out of it... It only takes 30 seconds to do a wheel change on a Viffer400 and those space savers are not all to bad to ride on! I think im about to put one on mine after this weekends riding and forgetting about having to make it thru the week with no tread front mostly but centre of rear too... ah well, let us all pray for sunny weather! slicks rock!

[Motu]

Good one Jack - the Joe Lucas...Prince of Darkness training school comes to the rescue again.

Just a point if you want to have a test lamp aboard - don't take an LED test lamp because they are nice and small (I have a cordless job,you earth it through your body) They draw no current,so you can be missled on diagnosis...like me.One day the XS1 did it's usual dropping out one cyl - the led tester across the points shows a circuit...but still no spark.The points are just dirty,but a bulb type circuit tester would of picked that up straight away...not a couple of days of frustration later.

[justsomeguy]

Thanks for all the info........

As the other fella said...... if there was some course we could do......... it would be quicker learnin rather than waiting to get older and wiser.........

Ah well:spudguita

[scumdog]

Always carry a small crescent (good quality Swedish one), one of those double ended screwdrivers (one end plain, the other Phillips), a set of open ended spanners, a spark plug socket and a set of Allen keys.

Use to need them from time to time on the old H-D but now most of the time it's to help some other poor bugger.

[That Guy]

- Vice grips can make a good gear lever (might have to use your hand but at least you can still change gear).
- Concrete strainer on fences/power poles can make good wheel/forks straighteners.
- Carb Overflow or fuel tank vent hoses can replace torn fuel lines (if they'll fit).
- Urine in your radiator can get you home.
- Turn a swamped bike upside down, remove spark plug, and while in gear, turn the back wheel to get any water out of the engine; before you try to start it!

[Motu]

The XLV750 is a light bike is it not?

It's a dirt bike,weighs nothing at all,even a girl could carry one on her shoulders,but me? just a weakling I'm afraid.