Cascadia
Undecided
- Location
- Orem, Utah
Sounds like i need to get one soon.
General Dirt Bike Questions
- Thread starter Cascadia
- Start date
Yeah, I had a little run in with a small cliff, and next thing I know I get body armor from the wife..
Cascadia
Undecided
- Location
- Orem, Utah
Do you guys carry spare tubes or brake and clutch levers in your pack?
Nope. Just General tools for small fixes. I have only once needed to repair a flat (Moab this year) and we tried twice without success. I ended up riding out on a flat anyway.
However, I have since learned the proper tire removal/install technique and could do it right on a trail now.
You can almost always still get a finger or two on a broken lever, so it's never a problem for me....except when I broke a perch once, but no one carries a perch either.
I now have brush guards, so I'm not even concerned. My levers didn't even break from the cliff fall.
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Tonkaman
Well-Known Member
- Location
- West Jordan
I seem to remember you wishing you had a clutch lever last year while we were in 6" of powder on hells revenge. Of coarse you still were riding better than the rest of us....
- Location
- Smithfield Utah
90% of the time I just carry a patch kit and a roll of electrical tape- no tube. I'll carry a tube on the bike if I'm going for a super long ride that includes pavement. If I'm planning on riding all dirt I'll leave one in the truck. Remember a front tube will fit in the rear so you don't need to carry two.
Here's what I do with the tape:
-Remove tube and pump it up. If it holds air long enough to wrap then continue. If it doesn't you're hosed
-Pump it up so that it is roughly the size it would be while inside the tire. Not bloated and not droopy.
-thoroughly wrap tube in tape at around the puncture and a few inches away.
-Reinstall and enjoy.
I've done this many times and they usually hold air for 45min to an hour. All it takes is a few pumps and you're good to go again..
I carry levers. I can live without a front brake but not without a clutch.
That was when the whole perch broke. That was also the reason for the brush guards.
rholbrook
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Kaysville, Ut
I carry an assortment of clutch levers(Honda and Yamaha) because you can pretty much make the two of them work for the other brands. I have bark busters so I dont carry them for me. I had to give one to a guy in our riding party once last year. I carry an assortment of wrenches and Allen Wrenches, screw drivers, duct tape and a flash light. I will ride out on a flat before I carry a tube and tire irons but thats just me. The farthest I have ever had to ride is 21 miles on a flat and my tire was pretty much shredded by the time I got back.
I had to give one to a guy in our riding party once last year. I carry an assortment of wrenches and Allen Wrenches, screw drivers, duct tape and a flash light. I will ride out on a flat before I carry a tube and tire irons but thats just me. The farthest I have ever had to ride is 21 miles on a flat and my tire was pretty much shredded by the time I got back.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
looks like I'll be ordering some body armor too then...
rholbrook
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Kaysville, Ut
I bought this http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/837/25776/Fox-Racing-Titan-Sport-Jacket-Body-Armor for Harrison and I and we both really like it. If someone wants to try it out they are welcome to.
I carry an assortment of clutch levers(Honda and Yamaha) because you can pretty much make the two of them work for the other brands. I have bark busters so I dont carry them for me.
Can a wheel survive riding that far on a flat?
ChestonScout
opinions are like Jeeps..
- Location
- Clinton, Ut
That's actually the one I'm thinking about getting for myself.
A wheel, yeah no problem as long as you're riding carefully. A tire will be shredded like Russ said but you can pretty much always get off the trail on a flat (It will end you day of riding, but you won't be stranded). It would have to be a really long (REALLY LONG) ride before I'd consider carrying a tube. The most I might consider would be a patch kit and some CO2 cartridges.
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I bent my front wheel with a flat this year. It was in the desert and I had my stabilizer turned up so I'm not sure if I was riding on it for a bit before I noticed or if it was a hard hit. I run 18psi in my front so I'm guessing I was running it flat when the wheel bent.
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Oh yeah? I may have to hit you up for one, that's a good deal!
rockreligious
NoEcoNaziAmmo
- Location
- Ephraim
I keep tools, fluids, drive chain, spare tubes and sometimes tires in the truck, never broke a lever in 6 years since I run tusk hand gaurds,
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I generally don't have fluid, but I have a nice tool set I've put together that I could almost strip my bike down to nothing and it all fits in my tool wrap that goes in my tail bag. A couple other things I usually carry is a tow strap (tusk has a decent one that I carry that comes with clevises in a nice compact mesh bag) some 550 paracord, and some plastic fuel line. INfact here's a couple pics of my stuff from this thread.
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rockreligious
NoEcoNaziAmmo
- Location
- Ephraim
Im a big guy too, and the airframe is the only thing I have found that felt good. as expensive and important as chest protectors and neck braces are, I would highly recommend not ordering them online, or at least until you have had a chance to try them on first. You need to fit them before you buy, make sure it fits right, make sure your neck brace will even work with your chest protector, not everything is compatible with each other, and not everything is compatible with your body.
rockreligious
NoEcoNaziAmmo
- Location
- Ephraim
Ha, everytime, we have to drag someone back to the truck we wish we had a strap, and still have never packed one..good call.
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
I rode from Marjum Pass back to Delta (40 miles?) on a rear flat. Tire was toast but the wheel was fine. I rode right into Delta Powersports and had them swap the tire
Some great ideas on spares. I really need to get a strap.
I carry front and rear tubes, CO2 pump, tire spoons and a small tool kit. So far so good...
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