quick radiator leak fix

[fasteddiecopeman]

Chris, I just removed K270s from my KLR rims (3rd set!) to put Shinko E705s on. As usual - NO problem breaking beads. I just stand on the tire (disc UP!) and rock a bit, and they've always 'collapsed' for me. The rear E705 looks like it'll hold a LOT harder - had to remove it to seal a very small leak at one of the spoke nipples (I've installed them TUBELESS!) and had to use a 'bead-breaker' w/ about a 4' lever arm I made for breaking tubeless beads. If anyone is interested, I took pictures as I modded my rims and did the install, that I can put into the "Photos" section. Let me know. Cheers, Ed

[Jeff Khoury]

#ygrps-yiv-1366530762 p {margin:0;}Neat concept - but after my freeway debris incident, I will never, ever run tubeless tires on a bike.  The tubes saved my @$$ AND my bike. -Jeff Khoury

----- Original Message ----- From: "fasteddiecopeman" To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 9:05:44 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: newbie tire question and intro   Chris, I just removed K270s from my KLR rims (3rd set!) to put Shinko E705s on. As usual - NO problem breaking beads. I just stand on the tire (disc UP!) and rock a bit, and they've always 'collapsed' for me. The rear E705 looks like it'll hold a LOT harder - had to remove it to seal a very small leak at one of the spoke nipples (I've installed them TUBELESS!) and had to use a 'bead-breaker' w/ about a 4' lever arm I made for breaking tubeless beads. If anyone is interested, I took pictures as I modded my rims and did the install, that I can put into the "Photos" section. Let me know. Cheers, Ed

[Jud]

Yeh, that's kinda what I was driving at. I have paid as much as $50, never been lucky to pay as little as $20, although a couple of disgruntled users have sent me their very lightly used K270s gratis, which drives down the average cost per tire.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "skypilot110" wrote: > > So your saying that, at $20 a tire, the math works really well for me?

[Tom]

The lower left sections of the radiator where the fins meet the solid part of the radiator developed a leak after I crashed last year. I just got the bike back 6 days ago and the only thing that was not repaired was the leak. Remembering that I fixed my Honda Civic radiator with JB Water Weld I thought I would give it a try. I took some sandpaper and gently sanded the section and then I sprayed brake cleaner on it to clean and degrease it. The JB Water Weld is working. I uploaded a pic of it in my album ZeeGadget on the site. Tom Zangla SW Pennsylvania