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[mrgadgetklr]

Question; If you carry one spare tube, do you carry the front 21" or the rear 17". Thanks John

[George Basinet]

John, good morning. I used a spare 21" tube in my 17" tire and it lasted about 50 miles. At the time I was in Mexico. I now carry both sizes. George Escondido, CA mrgadgetklr wrote:

>Question; If you carry one spare tube, do you carry the front 21" or >the rear 17". Thanks John >

[Devon Jarvis]

You carry the 21" front tube. This can be stuffed into the rear tire, and will work for at least 50 miles. Devon mrgadgetklr wrote:

> > Question; If you carry one spare tube, do you carry the front 21" or > the rear 17". Thanks John >

[judjonzz]

--- In DSN_klr650@y...,

> > mrgadgetklr wrote: > > > > Question; If you carry one spare tube, do you carry the front

21" or

> > the rear 17". Thanks John > >

Carrying the 21" is fine for trail rides or for just running around town, but on a road trip I would prefer to carry both. I would also carry patches, just in case. The last time I had a flat on a trip, my new spare tube had a leak at the base of the stem, so I had to hike to K-Mart for patches. I only pinched it once putting the tire back on, so there were only two patches on the tire. It was the second one that let go a week later, in my driveway, fortunately.

[Douglas Dick]

If only the one tube, I would run with the rear. In twenty years of motorcycling, I have yet to get a flat in the front tire. My theory for this is that the front kicks the nail up for the rear to run over it and get nailed. Douglas Dick mailto:ddick2@... -----Original Message----- From: mrgadgetklr [mailto:mrgadgetklr@...] Sent: July 17, 2002 9:23 AM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Spare Tube Question; If you carry one spare tube, do you carry the front 21" or the rear 17". Thanks John Checkout Dual Sport News at http://www.dualsportnews.com Be part of the Adventure! Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.xmission.com/~dkenison/cgi/lwgate.cgi/KLR650/archives/ 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/

[richard6121]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Douglas Dick wrote:

>If only the one tube, I would run with the rear. In twenty years of >motorcycling, I have yet to get a flat in the front tire.

Just don't pinch-flat!

[Dave Day]

You're right about getting more flats on the rear tire... However, if you have the mis-fortune of getting a flat on the front (and I've had a few of these) driving is almost impossible. It's much easier to drive on a flat back tire than a flat front tire. From my personal experience, keep a tube for the front. Dave

----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Dick" To: "mrgadgetklr" ; DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 7:47 PM Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Spare Tube > If only the one tube, I would run with the rear. In twenty years of > motorcycling, I have yet to get a flat in the front tire. My theory for > this is that the front kicks the nail up for the rear to run over it and get > nailed. > > Douglas Dick > mailto:ddick2@... > > -----Original Message----- > From: mrgadgetklr [mailto:mrgadgetklr@...] > Sent: July 17, 2002 9:23 AM > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Spare Tube > > Question; If you carry one spare tube, do you carry the front 21" or > the rear 17". Thanks John > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.xmission.com/~dkenison/cgi/lwgate.cgi/KLR650/archives/ > > 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/ > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.xmission.com/~dkenison/cgi/lwgate.cgi/KLR650/archives/ > > 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/ > >

[millerized_2000]

You must be the lucky one. I've never had a rear go flat in 26yrs. I can't begin to tell you how many front flats. That was before I found slime. Never since. Luck? millerized

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Douglas Dick wrote: > If only the one tube, I would run with the rear. In twenty years of > motorcycling, I have yet to get a flat in the front tire. My theory for > this is that the front kicks the nail up for the rear to run over it and get > nailed. > > Douglas Dick > mailto:ddick2@s... > > -----Original Message----- > From: mrgadgetklr [mailto:mrgadgetklr@y...] > Sent: July 17, 2002 9:23 AM > To: DSN_klr650@y... > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Spare Tube > > Question; If you carry one spare tube, do you carry the front 21" or > the rear 17". Thanks John > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.xmission.com/~dkenison/cgi/lwgate.cgi/KLR650/archives/ > > Post message: DSN_klr650@y... > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@y... > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@y... > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@y... > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Charles Marsh]

Since the phrase search is not working for me, someone please tell me if you carry a single innertube, should you carry the 17 or 21" Thanks

[Fred Hink]

I'd carry a 21" tube for both wheels. Fred

----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Marsh" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:48 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] spare tube > > > Since the phrase search is not working for me, someone please tell me > if you carry a single innertube, should you carry the 17 or 21" > Thanks > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >