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What tools do you carry? RFRoux 06-28-2008
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Posted by R. LaCasse on August 31, 2008, 12:52 am



|>
|>Those tire sealers are made from propylene glycol which is corrosive
|>like brake fluid. The only advantage of the propylene glycol vehicle

        Brake Fluid is good for your tyres, it's sort of a very strong
Rubber Renue............

        A lot of VCR shops use brake fluid as preservative...but the action
on hard plastics is just like some varnish it seems to be....

|>is that it doesn't freeze. The actual sealing agent is a sort of fiber
|>like lint.

        I drive in a lot of cold.....

Posted by paul c on August 31, 2008, 12:45 am


R. LaCasse wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:33:34 +0100, "Harry Stottle"
>
> |>
> |>>I recently bought a used 2000 VStar 650 Custom and noticed that the
> |>> standard tool kit wasn't with the bike. What tools do you carry for
> |>> just around town use?
> |>>
> |>>
> |>I found the best way to decide what tools to carry was to do a few
> |>simple maintenance tasks, then carry the tools to complete those tasks.
> |>For my Burgman I carry a cheap 1/4 inch drive socket set, with a 1/4
> |>inch drive extension, a plug spanner, screwdriver bits that you can use
> |>with the socket set, and a small adjustable spanner, plus any Allen keys
> |>required for small repairs.
> |>
>
>         What about tyre repair kits like foam and slime, with a foot pump
> and meter along with some Tyre Strips and plugs?
>
>         I carry way too much stuff, all of the above, adjustable wrenches, a
> vise grip, ltrge flashlight, extra tie chains, mini booster cables, extra
> tie down straps and others.......might just be a overkill since my big
> Gorilla alarms in there too.
>

foam and slime are two different things. I've been quite impressed with
foam's ability to get a few (other) people home from the rain and cold
quickly, even though one of them was still riding 100 klics a day on it
two months later!

(would have used it myself if my only two-wheeled puncture in the last
twenty years hadn't happened to my bicycle when I hadn't thought to
carry foam with me. foam seems to work okay for tubeless as well as
tubed tires. the only thing that bugs me about it, same as so many
modern products, is the packaging. it would be nice if they'd make a
small aerosol can that i could stash with the toolkit - i don't need a
can big enough to fill an auto tire when i'm on two wheels.)

Posted by Yamy on August 31, 2008, 1:07 am



|>
|>foam and slime are two different things. I've been quite impressed with
|>foam's ability to get a few (other) people home from the rain and cold
|>quickly, even though one of them was still riding 100 klics a day on it
|>two months later!
|>

Yep, foam's great when it's raining and your stranded out there with all
cages snearing by, some even laughing, especially if you wipe out...

        If you don't have a cell phone, your out of luck without the foam,
and when dead tired, rasping and plugging is a bit of a chore.... + no
insurance around here carries roadside for M/Cycles...

|>(would have used it myself if my only two-wheeled puncture in the last
|>twenty years hadn't happened to my bicycle when I hadn't thought to
|>carry foam with me. foam seems to work okay for tubeless as well as
|>tubed tires. the only thing that bugs me about it, same as so many
|>modern products, is the packaging. it would be nice if they'd make a
|>small aerosol can that i could stash with the toolkit - i don't need a
|>can big enough to fill an auto tire when i'm on two wheels.)

        Then the can would cost just as much, just use a very small amount
and pump the rest with air till it holds good, use minimal, and it won't
(ball up, or is that an urban legend too???)

        1 can will last about 7 punctures, but the stuff hardens yellow and
needs a small squirt every year.....

        The Foam can is about the bulkiest article in the emergency
kit....bigger than a small pump, or your D cell flashlight. I store a bulky
foot pump as well, till I need the space for something else.

        I keep everything in clear plastic bag sections, so I can minimize
the aggravation of dealing with a flat tyre on a roadside......easy to find
stuff in the dark.
        

Posted by . on August 31, 2008, 1:24 am



> foam and slime are two different things. =EF=BF=BDI've been quite impress=
ed with
> foam's ability to get a few (other) people home from the rain and cold
> quickly, even though one of them was still riding 100 klics a day on it
> two months later!

Who makes this "foam"? I've never seen an aerosol can that says "foam"
on it.

Posted by R. LaCasse on August 31, 2008, 1:27 am



|>
|>> foam and slime are two different things. ?I've been quite impressed with
|>> foam's ability to get a few (other) people home from the rain and cold
|>> quickly, even though one of them was still riding 100 klics a day on it
|>> two months later!
|>
|>Who makes this "foam"? I've never seen an aerosol can that says "foam"
|>on it.

        Any kind of "car" tire sealant and inflator, like "gunk" Puncture
Seal...ozone safe, non-flammable, about $10.00.......

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