This was basically my birthday present to myself. Drag my friend on his newly running ninja250 and my fiance to a campsite in cold weather. It was awesome and I can't wait to try moto camping again.
this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2023
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Man that would be a fun place to visit lol.
Ninja guy hadn't ridden in years and this was only the second time riding that bike as I just went through the carbs and several other things for him. We basically supported him and he was fine overall.
Scooter girl (fiance) was a smidge cold but had a lot of fun. Her scoot has a TON of space for gear and she ended up hauling most of it....she did suffer a 3 inch nail to the rear tire but somehow it was just through the tread (see picture)...this did cause us to abandon the second leg of our trip but that was okay with us.
The klr of course had the battery cover fall off right before the trip but after stuffing a rag in the battery box to keep everything secure it was totally fine. I am happy to say I brought a bunch of tools for nothing:)
Lucky escape with that nail! Does your extensive tool kit include a set of puncture worm thingies?
Sounds like a good go at adventure, though if you have a KLR there's no excuse for having someone else carry all the stuff, those things are pack mules!
The original plan was the klr was gonna haul most of the gear but....more stuff kept fitting in the scoot lol.
No I do not (yet) have a tire plug set. I need to get more practice doing my own tire work as well because if the KLR gets a flat I have to replace a tube but if the scoot gets a flat it might just be a plug.
Most of my tools are literally for working on critical engine stuff and I had decided before the trip that tires can be left to a tow truck lol. I do hope to soon be able to do roadside tire changes if needed though, just gotta get a center stand for my bike.
Doing plugs is super easy, but not a permanent fix ... for me they've only ever lasted about 1000km (but then a permanent plug put in by a tire shop can be found).
Changing tubes is a PITA, it requires practice and the right tools. I made my own trail stand and combination tire lever / wrench set because the off-the-shelf parts are expensive. So far I've only used it at home, but it only has to be needed once in the middle of nowhere to be worth it!
Yeah so far I've only ever done a tubeless tire myself once and a tubed tire (the wrongest way possible) about 10 years ago and it took 8 hours with two people.
I now have more tire related tools but am still very intimidated by the future job.
First time is 8 hours, second time 2, third can be 45 mins. I wouldn't worry about changing tubeless tires though, for me that's worth paying someone 20€, lol
My issue is not that I do/don't mind paying someone it's that shops keep closing and prices keep going up. I think last time I asked around I got a reply for $75 to mount a single tire.
Ah ok, yeah that's mental
I was quoted somewhere around $300 for an unusual specialty tire a year ago. I only found out during the payment that they tacked on $140 for the labor. I paid, but I will never go back.
That's absolutely crazy, here even a main dealer wouldn't charge more than 30€ for fitting (not counting weirdness with pressure sensors, mooses, tubeliss, or stuff like that). Well, maybe Ducati would charge more, but they have a reputation to uphold.
Yeah. I was new in the area and funnily enough they are a licensed Ducati mechanic. They were well recommended by my coworker.
Well, anything that has the name Ducati attached is automatically priced to put off the plebs