Sidecar Flip
Living Legend
I'm not big into starting threads unless I have a question. Seems as though most of my questions get asked by someone else so I read along, comment when appropriate and so on.
Frankly, I'm worried about a flat on the way to Smashville. I'm probably not coming directly to Smashville, I'm going by way of the Chesapeake Bay Peninsula, probably stopping at Britman's for the 4th with E&C. They are setting the itinerary up presently. They will accompany me to Smashville and if you all are at all hospitable, they might tag along. This ain't gonna be no 500 mile trip. It will be more like 2000 miles. I have my Mo-Tow and that's all well and good and I'll have a nice tool roll (thanks to Bart's Christmas present of a nice Triumph tool roll), empty, but filled with my tools and my trusty SOG tactical knife. The CruiserBag will hold a bunch and between that and the saddle bags, I should be able to change my underwear every day. I purchased a new Rain suit thanks to this forum, a TourMaster Defender in red and black but I still have tire dilemma.
I've looked at a couple of types of inflation doodads. The spark plug pump is out. For one thing, the plugs are too hard to get to. That would take too much time. Time on the side of the E-way must be short. All those passing 18 wheelers are trying to blow your bike over or see how close they can come to having you see the doors of St. Peters (I know about that as you all know). The R3 has a big tire in the rear (the front isn't small either). Those Co2 cartridge things look promising but it would take a fist full of cartridges to fill the rear plus, you have to pull the offending nail out and plug the tire, so, what about a couple cans of flat fix like the wifey carries in the trunk of her car or SUV. They are cheap, come with sealant and I could stash a couple in the bottom of a saddlebag.
No Jack, no panties in the saddlebag.......
Input appreciated.
Frankly, I'm worried about a flat on the way to Smashville. I'm probably not coming directly to Smashville, I'm going by way of the Chesapeake Bay Peninsula, probably stopping at Britman's for the 4th with E&C. They are setting the itinerary up presently. They will accompany me to Smashville and if you all are at all hospitable, they might tag along. This ain't gonna be no 500 mile trip. It will be more like 2000 miles. I have my Mo-Tow and that's all well and good and I'll have a nice tool roll (thanks to Bart's Christmas present of a nice Triumph tool roll), empty, but filled with my tools and my trusty SOG tactical knife. The CruiserBag will hold a bunch and between that and the saddle bags, I should be able to change my underwear every day. I purchased a new Rain suit thanks to this forum, a TourMaster Defender in red and black but I still have tire dilemma.
I've looked at a couple of types of inflation doodads. The spark plug pump is out. For one thing, the plugs are too hard to get to. That would take too much time. Time on the side of the E-way must be short. All those passing 18 wheelers are trying to blow your bike over or see how close they can come to having you see the doors of St. Peters (I know about that as you all know). The R3 has a big tire in the rear (the front isn't small either). Those Co2 cartridge things look promising but it would take a fist full of cartridges to fill the rear plus, you have to pull the offending nail out and plug the tire, so, what about a couple cans of flat fix like the wifey carries in the trunk of her car or SUV. They are cheap, come with sealant and I could stash a couple in the bottom of a saddlebag.
No Jack, no panties in the saddlebag.......
Input appreciated.