Wilsons Sandbox

> anybody tried these? im thinking of running the > britest flashing red > ones as aux brake lites and a pair of yellow ones > with a on/off > switch as a running lite i could use when my > headlite is switched off > and save juice? also how bout touratech's camp lite > and/or their Led > smaller camp lite?

> > anybody tried these? im thinking of running the britest > > flashing red ones as aux brake lites and a pair of yellow > > ones with a on/off switch as a running lite i could use when > > my headlite is switched off and save juice? also how bout > > touratech's camp lite and/or their Led smaller camp lite?

> Yes, and IMO they work very well. I am using the flashing > red ones to supplement my brake light. Check out the files > section: Wiring and Instruments Folder > LED Bracket Folder > for pictures and a blueprint of a bracket I made. Jim Hyman > did a comprehensive review about the Lifebrights in a past > issue of DSN. I think I saw a copy of this article in PDF > format on the web.

> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "s2mumford" wrote: > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., Devon Jarvis wrote: > > snip > > > The other option is to ride on the flat until the bead unseats. > > > > > > Devon > > > > Does this ruin your inner tube? > > > > I plan to use this strategy at the 2003 CMC Canyonlands Campground > > tire changing time trials and don't want to have to pay for a new > > tube.... > > > > > > Stu > > Stu, I may have been the only rider at the CMC to have had TWO rear > flats during the rally. > > The first occurred while parked in Fred's driveway. Rode in fine, > parked to buy some of his maps and a 14 T sprocket, then saw it was > flat on the rear. Fred was super busy, but I decided to let him bust > the tire down and fix the flat when he said he could do it. Ended up > buying a new rear tire and a super hvy rear tube. No cause for the > flat was found, so I kept the old hvy tube for a spare. > > Then a day after the CMC ended, I rode out to Gemini Bridges and was > on a loose sand double track trough between high sage brush flats > when the rear suddenly went super squirrelly. Stopped to confirm > another rear flat, then had to ride (slow and wiggly) about 1/4 mile > to find a place level enough to use the prop stick and leave room for > jeeps to pass. This did not unseat the bead. Much struggle ensued > with tire irons, boot heels, etc. Eventually a 4x4 came by and after > repeated run-over- the- bead- with the front tire of his truck the > bead was loosened. > > In the middle of no-where in loose sand I find the only 10 penny > rusty box nail. Of course the 3 day old brand new hvy duty tube is > shredded. About an hour later I got the job finished and rode out. I > had been riding with front and rear spare tubes all the time. w/o the > tubes it would have been a long hot day of problems. All together it > took about 3 hrs. I sure was sucking on the Camelback all that time. > It is amazing how good that near boiling hot water on my back tasted > while struggling with a flat tire. > > So, do I win the prize for most flats? or slowest flat fixing times? > > I don't know which damages the tube first, the nail entering at an > angle, or the riding a short distance on the flat. All I know for > sure is that I have not yet had the opportunity to try the patch kit > on the tube. Both flats I had fixed ripped the tubes badly. > > I have now had the luck of 3 rear flats in about 9 months of riding, > with two of them being fixit yerself on the side of the road. So I'm > uh gonna definitely enter the phflat phfixin' contest in Moab 2003. > > Billy in Dripping Springs, TX a16 but is thinking about the store-bought bead breaker tool. > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/