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#Post#: 3734-------------------------------------------------- |
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Advice needed .....Please ... |
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By: cornish mafia Date: November 12, 2016, 8:50 am |
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Firstly just want too say Hello from deepest darkest Cornwall |
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..... UK just incase you're unsure where that is !!?? ??? |
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I've had my 690 Enduro for about three years and absolutely love |
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it , it really is a do anything bike and get's even better when |
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you get supermoto wheels for it and use it during the summer to |
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scare the bigger sports bikes in the corners. I've mainly always |
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ridden road until I sold up and bought the 690 , lost too many |
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friends on the road to crashes and as i'm not getting any |
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younger ( and after being told by the boss ..misses ...what ever |
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she's called :o ) I thought I found something that would "slow" |
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me down a bit .... |
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Anyway enough of that as i'm here after some good advice |
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hopefully from you 690 gods ? |
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Now i'm by no way near a superstar when it comes to riding this |
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thing but I've entered this thing called the Illyria raid 2017 |
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rally ............... |
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http://www.illyriaraid.com/index.html |
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...... and want too know |
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whether you would advise doing this on mousses or HD inner tubes |
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? I use HD inners all the time and have to admit since using |
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them have never had a puncture.....kiss off death saying that |
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now :'( ...... but as it's a lot of riding over a straight 7 |
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days i'm not too sure if I should risk it and pay the money |
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instead to fit mousses ? I'm not too sure how long mousses last |
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, especially on a beast like the 690 , and I have been advised |
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by the organisers to use them although I think this mainly down |
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to them having too pick up the pieces as we go along. |
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Second question would be IF it's inners what would be the best |
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tyre for them ? I keep hearing something with a stronger side |
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wall would also help protect the Inner even more but unsure as |
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too what make and what tyre I should be looking for ? |
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Last and by no mean least as this is the first time I've ever |
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done anything like this anything else you guys think I should be |
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thinking about ....Spares , etc etc . |
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Any help would really be appreciated ..... [img][/img] |
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#Post#: 3735-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Advice needed .....Please ... |
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By: mcrider Date: November 12, 2016, 12:48 pm |
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That looks like a good time. Mousses do not do well if they get |
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hot, they disintegrate. Long pavement sections may be a |
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problem. I run Bridgestone ED77 80/100x21 & ED78 120/100x18 |
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with heavy duty tubes with slime. With 22psi & 20 psi or higher |
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if very rocky. Then carry extra tubes, tire irons, CO2 |
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cylinders, etc. in case. These are desert tires that hold up & |
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handle very well. |
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Be sure to tell us how it goes. |
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#Post#: 3736-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Advice needed .....Please ... |
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By: cornish mafia Date: November 12, 2016, 8:00 pm |
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OK many thanks for the reply , can I ask do you guys use rim |
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locks as well and if so which ones and where do I get some ..... |
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I'll be honest and say I've really only ever managed to change |
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the front tyre by myselfp as of yet so my plan is to NOT have a |
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puncture and if I do too ride the tyre off the rim till I get |
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too safety !!! ;D |
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#Post#: 3737-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Advice needed .....Please ... |
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By: mcrider Date: November 13, 2016, 12:12 pm |
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Rim locks are a must! I do not know why KTM made a bike without |
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them. If you have a flat the wheel will just spin in the tire. |
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After install them balance the wheels. Mount them opposite the |
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valve stem. |
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Due to this fact the lightest tire position is marked with one |
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or two red dots. The red dot marked position has to be mounted |
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at the rim lock. The dot is the lightest point of the rubber. |
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It is easy to say you will ride on a flat, but it is NOT easy to |
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do. The tire will flip from one side of the rim to the other. I |
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had a flat on the front on a dual sport run & rode out to the |
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support truck. I would be in the woods on the right, then in |
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the woods on the left, then flip, repeat about 50 times in a |
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half mile. Another time I had to finish an enduro on a flat |
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with the same result. It is quicker & easier to stop & put in a |
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tube. |
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You should practice tire changer at home several times. Here is |
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a tire change video from Dirt Rider. |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3gC2__Rxi0 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3gC2__Rxi0 |
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One thing to remember he did not mention, is the rim has a |
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valley. It is very important to keep the bead you are working |
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with in the valley opposite your work area. That way the rim is |
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smaller than the inside of the tire. I like that he did not put |
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the valve stem nut back on. If it is installed & the tire goes |
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flat, it can rip the stem out of the tube. |
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