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[Skypilot]

No way eh, our beer is better. Although I did bring back some cans of something pretty good last year. I remember they came in white, red and brown cans depending on what type of beer it was. I dont remember the brand name but it was very good. Still ours is better. It is a simple numbers game. we have more breweries than people

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Seekyrr wrote: > > You guys gota come up to Canada and do a tech day We got better beer > anyways.

[Skypilot]

I have 35 years of riding experience and have done my own tires for most of that. I know how to change tires, even in the woods. My issue is in how fast I can fix a tire and get back to the route. This one would not un seat and that would have taken way too long to sort out in the woods. The thing you are missing is the difference in how we ride. Touring, or even riding the dirt roads of a 3rd worlder, and doing 500 miles of the Roaming Rally are very different, especially in what they do to tires. The pounding the rear tire takes is pretty harsh and this one had almost 3000 miles of that on it. The MT21 rear is pretty tough to get on and off to begin with and the bead was heat fused on this one. It probably wasnt coming off by my jumping on it. Thus I need a new way to assure I can break the bead without going to search for stuff to do it with. Waiting to go see Fred is not an option for me. I fix it in the woods with what I carry, or I dont go home. That is why the tool kit gets so much attention

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "sopris_2000" wrote: > > I agree with Jud, no special tools are needed. Instead of buying the bead breaker from Fred, you should buy his video on how to take a tire off with one tire iron. > 5 years ago, my wife and I were in Mexico/Central America. I had a pin in my tire that would puncture the tube when riding. I couldn't find the pin until I got back to Moab and Fred found it. I told Fred I even went to a tire changing place in Honduras with a pneumatic setup and they had a problem getting the tire off. > If you don't know Fred, he just gave me one of his head down, eyes looking at you,over the top of the rims, like he had glasses on. And then he showed me how to remove a tire. > Usually in Colorado, we use Mefos which fall off the rim. But down south we used Gripsters and they are tough. > Anyway, he slowly (very slowly) worked the tire iron around the rim working the end in and slowly moving the bead down. > I'll be go to hell, Fred did it with one tire iron. I was amazed and impressed. > So Fred will sell you all the fancy stuff you want. I know because I have outfitted 2 KLR's with Fred. But learning how to use what you have is really important. > And speaking of Mexico/Central America, my wife and I are in Guatemala today. We crossed from Mexico yesterday. We are in week 4 of 3 month trip. And we are using Gripsters on both bikes again and I only have tire irons in case I have to get a tire off. >

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Skypilot" wrote:

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. I fix it in the woods with what I carry, or I dont go home. That is why the tool kit gets so much attention

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Chris/List-- I hear you! I love my tool kit and proud of it's contents as well. I don't know if this is the right answer, but my own trailside repairs are going to be addressed like this--based on my own and gathered list wisdom, After discoveiring the flat, and attempting to locate/remove the screw, bolt, nail or thorn, And if the bead is still secure on the rim, I am going to ride on that flat tire slowly, until it breaks the bead. Slowly, so as to minimize damage to the tube. Be very smooth on the throttle or it will rip the valve core right out. It would be good to check that the valve stem is not bolted down tight to the wheel at this point, becuase if you ride on a flat tire and the valve stem is bolted down tight, wwen the bead does break, the tube may slip on the wheel, ripping the valve stem out of the tube. If it ruins a tube, it ruins a tube. shrug It is why I carry a spare. Dismounting a wheel, only to find I can't get the bead to break, is, cough, at a minimum, unpleasant. Sometimes, it might ust be a slow leaker, why not try a refill--perhaps it will get you closer to a road or better area to change a tire. If the valve stem is torn lose, it will be a 'fast' leaker. smile. You won't be able to put enough air in that tube! As I commented earlier, tire removal is easier if you previously cleaned the wheel thoroughly when mounting a new tire = zero rubber residue remaining. Pure speculation, I seriously doubt the bike shop is going to take the time to clean the wheel if they mount your tire, and if you are trialside trying to change that wheel, it will likely be unpleasant. revmaaatin.