First puncture

[Freddyfruitba...]

Last week, for the first time since my 'biker rebirth' about 5 years ago, I discovered I had a slow puncture. The only reason I was aware is that the bike has tyre pressure sensors and is normally rock solid, so I was quickly aware of dropping just 2-3 PSI over the day. So I was able to make it home OK, and I plugged the tyre at my leisure in the garage yesterday.

But the funny(?) thing was, I've been carrying around a 'Stop and Go' kit, plus electric pump, in my top case all these years in case of a puncture... but when I finally came to actually use the kit yesterday I found that one crucial component was missing - a specific hex key, which eventually turned up in my workshop (I'd had a practice run with the kit on an old tyre, just after buying it). So all this time, having religiously been carrying this repair kit around, it would have been as much use as a chocolate teapot had I needed to use it in anger
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KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS->R1250RS

[to v or not to v]

this is whats known as a lucky break
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

What was the hex key for?

[Nobby the Bastard]

Turning the thread that pushes the plug into the tyre.


I have a similar kit....
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Triumph Sprint ST 1050

[chickenstrip]

I had one puncture in over 30 years
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THERE'S MILLIONS OF CHICKENSTRIPS OUT THERE!

[Nobby the Bastard]

Lungs don't count.
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Triumph Sprint ST 1050

[chickenstrip]

Two.
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Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
THERE'S MILLIONS OF CHICKENSTRIPS OUT THERE!

[bobnlesley]