Puncture repair and travel list

[scottjames1uk]

ULTRASEAL IN BACK TYRE
2 MAN TENT
CAMP ROLL TO SLEEP ON
SLEEPING BAG
GB STICKER (NOT SURE WHERE THAT’S GOING YET IF ANYWHERE AT ALL)
WIND UP LANTERN
DRIVING LICENCE, INSURANCE, BREAKDOWN COVER, TRAVEL INSURANCE
BIKE SERVICED UP
NEW BACK TYRE

I’m travelling from Portsmouth – Bilbao to then south west to west coast of Spain then all way round coast up to Barcelona then up through France to Calais just short of 4 weeks later. The only problem I have at the minute I can think of is I want some tyre puncture repair for my front tyre as it has a tube in it due to it being a spoked wheel. Halfords only do stuff for tubeless tyres. Any other ideas would be good.
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Currently riding - Harley Davidson 1200 Custom Sportster
Previous Bikes - Suzuki RF600, Honda VTR 1000

[barnhatter]

I changed my rear number plate to one with the blue UK badge on it. I didn't want any grief with not having a GB sticker.

[Itchy]

Get your front wheel sealed up to accept tubeless tyres?

guide on it here for adventure riders forum, Jason once did it for his Africa twin, so he told me

https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274533

Edit stop worrying so much this is Northern Europe you are talking about, say ....

since you are leaving before me and R1Lad perhaps we can hook up on your return leg for a beer or something in Barcelona where Svedobo lives?. (I sail on the 6th and will buzz round Spain for 5 days and spent the next 8 days in the pyranees and moving east towards Italy and Switzerland).
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[stinkwheel]

Ultraseal in the front tyre too? It works for tubed tyres.

The old fashioned way was to carry some tyre levers and either a spare inner tube or some patches.

I have heard of some couriers drilling an extra hole in the rim and fitting two tubes. Inflate evenly between the two Then if one gets a puncture, you only loose half your air, simply stop and top-up the other one. Don't know how well this would work at speed.
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[r1_lad]

[Itchy]

[scottjames1uk]

Sounds good about meeting up. Ill take a look at plan tomorrow and see what sort of dates i will hit barcelona. At a guess it will be the back end of june.
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Currently riding - Harley Davidson 1200 Custom Sportster
Previous Bikes - Suzuki RF600, Honda VTR 1000

[Itchy]

[Peirre oBollox]

[Shay HTFC]

I've heard of people who carry a few split links just incase their chain snaps. A lot easier to find some where to cut off the snapped link and replace it with a split link or two and carry on till you can find a proper garage or somewhere to buy a new chain.

But dunno if that would work in reality?
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[phil2alp]

I rode around Western Europe for 3 months without a GB sticker and had no problems with the Coppers/authorities.