Bugger. Big flashing red light on the GTR's instrument panel, and "Rear
Tyre Pressure low: 25PSI", "20PSI", "15...". It was on 8 when I made the
layby.

Auntie Carole to the rescue. At least (for once!) the tyre was just
about ****ed anyway.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I've always been a man who's open to persuasion

Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> Bugger. Big flashing red light on the GTR's instrument panel, and "Rear
> Tyre Pressure low: 25PSI", "20PSI", "15...". It was on 8 when I made the
> layby.
>
> Auntie Carole to the rescue. At least (for once!) the tyre was just
> about ****ed anyway.

I picked up a nail last Thursday. Thought the handling was a bit funny
as I tipped it in at the Old Kent Road, by the Elephant and Castle
roundabout it was all over the shop.

First chance I got to really check it was at some lights on Kennington
Road. Spitting distance from FWR. On the one evening a week they open
late. Lucky lucky.

--
ogden | gsxr1000 | rgv250

Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> Bugger. Big flashing red light on the GTR's instrument panel, and
> "Rear Tyre Pressure low: 25PSI", "20PSI", "15...". It was on 8 when I
> made the layby.
>
> Auntie Carole to the rescue. At least (for once!) the tyre was just
> about ****ed anyway.

Good grief what a Gaylord bike. Does it have tyre pressure control too?

Don't you carry a tubeless repair kit? they have you back on the road in 15
mins. I even carry one in the cage.

--
Hog

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Hog
<(E-Mail Removed)> typed
>Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>> Bugger. Big flashing red light on the GTR's instrument panel, and
>> "Rear Tyre Pressure low: 25PSI", "20PSI", "15...". It was on 8 when I
>> made the layby.
>>
>> Auntie Carole to the rescue. At least (for once!) the tyre was just
>> about ****ed anyway.
>
>Good grief what a Gaylord bike.

Of course, it's mine.

> Does it have tyre pressure control too?

Don't be silly.

>Don't you carry a tubeless repair kit? they have you back on the road in 15
>mins. I even carry one in the cage.

Can't use gunk (sensors), and I've never made on of those plug thingies
work, so no. That's what recovery's for.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I've always been a man who's open to persuasion

Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Hog
> <(E-Mail Removed)> typed
>> Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>>> Bugger. Big flashing red light on the GTR's instrument panel, and
>>> "Rear Tyre Pressure low: 25PSI", "20PSI", "15...". It was on 8 when
>>> I made the layby.
>>>
>>> Auntie Carole to the rescue. At least (for once!) the tyre was just
>>> about ****ed anyway.
>>
>> Good grief what a Gaylord bike.
>
> Of course, it's mine.
>
>> Does it have tyre pressure control too?
>
> Don't be silly.
>
>> Don't you carry a tubeless repair kit? they have you back on the
>> road in 15 mins. I even carry one in the cage.
>
> Can't use gunk (sensors), and I've never made on of those plug
> thingies work, so no. That's what recovery's for.

Go into a BMW dealer and shell £20ish for their glue/plug type repair kit.
Comes with CO2 to reinflate. Brilliant they are. They say 50mph/replace tyre
but I've used one on a Gixxer and it was happy for 500 miles of remaining
tread and 180mph. A tyre depot can ream them out and put a proper mushroom
in anyway (feed line).

--
Hog

Hog wrote:

> Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> > Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Hog
> ><(E-Mail Removed)> typed
> > > Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> > > > Bugger. Big flashing red light on the GTR's instrument panel,
> > > > and "Rear Tyre Pressure low: 25PSI", "20PSI", "15...". It was
> > > > on 8 when I made the layby.
> > > >
> > > > Auntie Carole to the rescue. At least (for once!) the tyre was
> > > > just about ****ed anyway.
> > >
> > > Good grief what a Gaylord bike.
> >
> > Of course, it's mine.
> >
> > > Does it have tyre pressure control too?
> >
> > Don't be silly.
> >
> > > Don't you carry a tubeless repair kit? they have you back on the
> > > road in 15 mins. I even carry one in the cage.
> >
> > Can't use gunk (sensors), and I've never made on of those plug
> > thingies work, so no. That's what recovery's for.
>
> Go into a BMW dealer and shell #20ish for their glue/plug type repair
> kit. Comes with CO2 to reinflate. Brilliant they are. They say
> 50mph/replace tyre but I've used one on a Gixxer and it was happy for
> 500 miles of remaining tread and 180mph. A tyre depot can ream them
> out and put a proper mushroom in anyway (feed line).

Our mechanic at work recommends against the BMW type puncture repairs
as the tyre has to be reamed out quite wide to accept the huge looped
temporary plugs. He reckons that trying to fit a proper repair plug in
at a later date is almost impossible. That means your tyre is basically
scrap once one of those plugs goes in.

He says the sticky string type are far more tyre friendly and can
normally be sorted later with a proper repair. Bearing in mind he was
the general manager of three tyre depots, I'm inclined to take his word

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F
(somewhere)

Lozzo wrote:

> Hog wrote:
>
> > Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> > > Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Hog
> > ><(E-Mail Removed)> typed
> > > > Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> > > > > Bugger. Big flashing red light on the GTR's instrument panel,
> > > > > and "Rear Tyre Pressure low: 25PSI", "20PSI", "15...". It was
> > > > > on 8 when I made the layby.
> > > > >
> > > > > Auntie Carole to the rescue. At least (for once!) the tyre was
> > > > > just about ****ed anyway.
> > > >
> > > > Good grief what a Gaylord bike.
> > >
> > > Of course, it's mine.
> > >
> > > > Does it have tyre pressure control too?
> > >
> > > Don't be silly.
> > >
> > > > Don't you carry a tubeless repair kit? they have you back on
> > > > the road in 15 mins. I even carry one in the cage.
> > >
> > > Can't use gunk (sensors), and I've never made on of those plug
> > > thingies work, so no. That's what recovery's for.
> >
> > Go into a BMW dealer and shell #20ish for their glue/plug type
> > repair kit. Comes with CO2 to reinflate. Brilliant they are. They
> > say 50mph/replace tyre but I've used one on a Gixxer and it was
> > happy for 500 miles of remaining tread and 180mph. A tyre depot
> > can ream them out and put a proper mushroom in anyway (feed line).
>
> Our mechanic at work recommends against the BMW type puncture repairs
> as the tyre has to be reamed out quite wide to accept the huge looped
> temporary plugs. He reckons that trying to fit a proper repair plug in
> at a later date is almost impossible. That means your tyre is
> basically scrap once one of those plugs goes in.
>
> He says the sticky string type are far more tyre friendly and can
> normally be sorted later with a proper repair. Bearing in mind he was
> the general manager of three tyre depots, I'm inclined to take his
> word

Sticky string??? wossat?

A

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On 09/07/2010 08:20, Champ wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:32:54 +0100, "Hog"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>
>>> Bugger. Big flashing red light on the GTR's instrument panel, and
>>> "Rear Tyre Pressure low: 25PSI", "20PSI", "15...". It was on 8 when I
>>> made the layby.
>
>> Good grief what a Gaylord bike.
>
> I thought it was kinda cool, in a cheesy SF stylee.
>
> I still think my remote tyre temp sensor idea has legs.

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.a...%20Thermometer

Some string.

Some gaffa tape.

Some longer wires to extend the display to the handlebars.

Job done.

Next?

--
/Simon

Alan Crowder wrote:

> Sticky string??? wossat?

Much like Silly String, only rather more ... err ... sensible.

--
SIRPip : B12

Champ wrote:

> On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:08:05 +0100, Simon Wilson
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > On 09/07/2010 08:20, Champ wrote:
>
> >> I still think my remote tyre temp sensor idea has legs.
>
> > http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.a...frostProductNa
> > me=Infra%20Red%20Thermometer
> >
> > Some string.
> > Some gaffa tape.
> > Some longer wires to extend the display to the handlebars.
> > Job done.
>
> Hmm. You know what, I might just have a play with one of these.
> Slightly pricey for a whim, tho - any idea if the component bits cab
> be bought cheaper?

http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=...eter&scoring=p

--
Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 955i Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250