PUNCTURE PREVENTION AND REPAIRS

I have tube type tires and I am usually not prepared for a serious puncture. I normally have to following on hand:

Puncture repair kit
Shortish tyre levers (think I’m going to struggle with the back tyre, especially without a centre stand!)
Inflator “bombs”
On longer trips I take along extra tubes as well

I have fixed a puncture before (front wheel), which wasn’t too bad! But I would rather do what I can to prevent punctures. The (extremely limited) precautionary measure I have taken is to replace the ordinary tubes with heavy duty tubes. I have been pondering about putting puncture slime (or whatever it’s called) in the tubes. Will this affect my wheel balance?

What precautionary measures do you guys take and how effective are they

Hmmm...

Pick a good line
Don't run with tires too deflated - greater chance that you can pinch (snake bite) the tube if you hit something hard.
Put yourself & pillion on a diet (if applicable)

Just saw this e-mail from Tours for Africa:


"PUNCTURE REPAIR SATURDAY



On Saturday 18th July 09 at 09h00 - 11h00 at the premises of Cycle Technology, 61 Port Road, Robertsham Cytech will be holding a workshop on how to avoid and repair tube type and tubeless punctures on motorcycles

Cost; R200.00 per person for the 2 hour educational"



Maybe you should go

Sias the KTM guys all ride with the 6mm heavy duty tubes and Slime. No balancing problems which I know off as the slime should distribute evenly. Other wise ride with two small tyre levers, spare tubes and puncture repair kit.

If you give me R50 I will give you the 1/2 hour class

Marnus wrote:
Put yourself & pillion on a diet (if applicable)

I'll start drinking rum and Coke Light then...

Mud Pooh-bah wrote:
If you give me R50 I will give you the 1/2 hour class

Great! That gives me an extra our and a half to drink rum and Coke.........Light, off course!

Also carry a small electric pump with you - Bavaria sold a compact pump a while ago - one that i in fact imorted and showed to them. Very small takes up very little place.
Also the inflator bombs only provides half a bar pressure - so make sure you then carry enough to completely inflate your tyre.
The LT's back tyre runs at 3.2bar when travelling fully loaded - i will this have to carry at least 8 of those bombs to be on the safe side. Thus rather carry the pump.

Marnus wrote:Just saw this e-mail from Tours for Africa:


"PUNCTURE REPAIR SATURDAY



On Saturday 18th July 09 at 09h00 - 11h00 at the premises of Cycle Technology, 61 Port Road, Robertsham Cytech will be holding a workshop on how to avoid and repair tube type and tubeless punctures on motorcycles

Cost; R200.00 per person for the 2 hour educational"



Maybe you should go

I attended this Training Session last Sat.
Was really worthwhile. Ray Muller has a fantastic setup at his premises in Robertsham.
Well organised and well executed. Everything from plugging a hole, a tear, which tyres are best for which conditions, tyre sealants, and hands-on removal of tyres from rims etc,etc.
Will definitely go back to Cytech. Can recommend them.