Puncture repairs

[ducatijim]

Well that's only cos I had "staff" along and didn't have to keep tearing bits off either end of my DR anyway.

Just to get this totally off topic, you do realise don't you, that the very fact that you replied, concedes that there is a point to argue?

Since you seem to have your calculator handy, what does a DR weigh wet, with a 35 litre full tank on the front and 50 odd kg of luggage and fuel on the back?

I make it around 235 kg.

So what you are saying in effect is that the difference between having a centre stand or not is about 15 kg.


Pffffft! Like I said - softie.

Oh and if we are into Oz recollections, who was it needed help to pick his bike up pretty much every time he dropped it?

The real bugger is that I actually agree that a centre stand on the big fellas is a good idea. Damn!!

Can't you add the fuel and luggage to the 250kg Bmr without a calculator then?

And why would I pick up my bike when I had STAFF and a HERNIA?

I don't see any point to argue....toy bikes don't need a center stand when a stick will do...........behemoth, mother suckn, tutonic battlecruisers could do with all the help they can get......hence a center stand would be useful.

Here endeth my sermon.

[Bass]

And why would I pick up my bike when I had STAFF and a HERNIA?

I have to admit that there is wisdom there bro

[Here endeth my sermon.

Sort of like the sermon on your mount eh?

Oooh, sorry about that - pathetic puns inc

[cobber]

Can't you add the fuel and luggage to the 250kg Bmr without a calculator then?

And why would I pick up my bike when I had STAFF and a HERNIA?

I don't see any point to argue....toy bikes don't need a center stand when a stick will do...........behemoth, mother suckn, tutonic battlecruisers could do with all the help they can get......hence a center stand would be useful.

Here endeth my sermon.

Sounds like there are some good campfire stories to be had here. I did 90,000kms in queensland and northern nsw on a airhead boxer bm in the early 1980s and agree a centre stand comes in handy on those heavey buggers

[ducatijim]

Sounds like there are some good campfire stories to be had here. I did 90,000kms in queensland and northern nsw on a airhead boxer bm in the early 1980s and agree a centre stand comes in handy on those heavey buggers

90000km!!! wow, RESPECT!

Can't be too much I could tell YOU about Qld then!!

Ah, yes.....a CS has got to beat chucking the bitch down then havn to bust ur gut gettn her on her feet again once ur all done !

[dutchman49]

The real answer here is prevention. Keep the pressure up and "she" will never let you down. I could never imagine trying to break the the bead of any rear tyre in the middle of nowhere. Our group (6) has completed nearly a million off road miles in NZ with only one puncture. The rider then just rode it to the nearest repair centre (220ks) and replaced the tube

[ducatijim]

The rider then just rode it to the nearest repair centre (220ks) and replaced the tube

Wow...thats sweet......just imagine the luxury of being within only 220km of a 'repair center' when you find ur wind has all escaped!

[Crisis management]

The real answer here is prevention. Keep the pressure up and "she" will never let you down. I could never imagine trying to break the the bead of any rear tyre in the middle of nowhere. Our group (6) has completed nearly a million off road miles in NZ with only one puncture. The rider then just rode it to the nearest repair centre (220ks) and replaced the tube

Not my way of sorting stuff out, I prefer spending 30 minutes repairing the flat rather than the distraction of finding someone else to do it......

Each to their own.

[clint640]

The real answer here is prevention. Keep the pressure up and "she" will never let you down.

Yep, I've done a few miles now & only ever had 1 puncture, ages ago in a shagged rear tyre on me bro's old XT600 with who knows what pressure in it. Doesn't stop me carrying a spare tube & the gear to fit it though, trying to find a tyre shop on a Sunday in the middle of the Ureweras or somewhere can really screw up a days riding.

Seeing Neil & Jamie's hatchet stand made me think of making an adjustable sleeve that with an end that engages firmly on the frame to go on the end of my camp hatchet/hammer thing so I can prop up both the KTM & more lowly machines.

Cheers
Clint

[warewolf]

The real answer here is prevention. Keep the pressure up and "she" will never let you down. I could never imagine trying to break the the bead of any rear tyre in the middle of nowhere. Our group (6) has completed nearly a million off road miles in NZ with only one puncture. The rider then just rode it to the nearest repair centre (220ks) and replaced the tube

Shit happens, as they say. I don't reduce pressures on my road bike, but I've still had plenty of punctures. Only one has been "on the road" away from home, but due to carrying a tubeless repair kit I was able to patch it and nurse the bike to the nearest town for a proper repair - just on midday closing on Saturday.

Out of curiosity, how flat was that tyre that was ridden 220km - completely or was it a slow leak? I would expect the time and effort required to nurse a flat tyre that kind of distance would far and away exceed that to fix it on the spot.

In my book, "prevention" of dramas includes carrying tools and knowing how to use them. In fact, simply carrying the right tools can be a big help, as it is often easier to find someone with skills to do the work, than to find the equipment.

Personally I don't understand all the fuss and bother about breaking the bead - DR650 excepted. Popping the bead back out is ten times harder, so is getting the last bit of the tyre on, and they're hardly mentioned!! Plus a hot deflated rear tyre will pretty much de-bead itself if it is ridden for too long - which is actually another method to break the bead sans tools.

trying to find a tyre shop on a Sunday in the middle of the Ureweras or somewhere can really screw up a days riding.

Yep.