, gonna have to get one of these kits!!
Flat tire tip
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My wife & I just came back a 4k trip from Wa. to Idaho, Montana & Wyoming, when we left I bought a flat tire repair kit from the local bike shop figuring Murphy's law wouldn't bite me if I had a repair kit on board, well in the middle of Montana on a single lane road 150 miles from anywhere in 110 degree weather we came across a single biker on the side of the road with a flat in the rear from a nail, plugged it, filled it with the 2 45 gram CO2 cartridges (30 psi) & sent him on his way all within 10 minutes.
Moral of the story was it could have been me & I sure was glad to have that $50 kit with me just in case I was stuck in the middle of nowhere.
The kit is made by Genuine innovations & is a relatively new product designed for motorcycles, it has much larger CO2 cartridges then the HD kits. http://www.genuineinnovations.com/IN...ategory=mxkits
Moral of the story was it could have been me & I sure was glad to have that $50 kit with me just in case I was stuck in the middle of nowhere.
The kit is made by Genuine innovations & is a relatively new product designed for motorcycles, it has much larger CO2 cartridges then the HD kits. http://www.genuineinnovations.com/IN...ategory=mxkits
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RE: Flat tire tip
Good for you for stopping to help. I've been broken down and had bikes pass me and wave! I always stop, no matter what they're riding, male, female (especially females), or a combination. Glad to hear the CO2 cyliders worked. I'm considering one of those mini compressors, especially if I can find one that will fit in my Lowers glove box.
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RE: Flat tire tip
I thought about a compressor also but found we were having to really compress the lids on the bags with what we already had, the cartridges/kit take up about 2 ciggarette packs worth of space, I stopped because I figure it's good biker karma & hope you guys would do the same for me.
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RE: Flat tire tip
Moral of the story was it could have been me & I sure was glad to have that $50 kit with me just in case I was stuck in the middle of nowhere.
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RE: Flat tire tip
Thanks for the link, just ordered one, should fit in the glove box of the lowers. Always wondered what to put in there.
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