Hot tips and Cheap tricks

[scott bockingMember]

I thought it would be good to start a thread where we can share things we have learnt or been shown over the years. They can be bike set-up or general riding tips or anything that makes your riding life easier. It would be easy to get off track here so I have put this in the Tech Help section so keep it relevant.

I will kick it off with two I’ve learned.

– If you run a bar pad a great place for your rego sticker is to stick it to the underside of the pad cover. It is protected from the elements and is at easy reach should you need to show it.

– You are getting changed after a ride and realise you did not bring a spare shirt. Take off your jersey and put it on backwards. It is normally only sweaty on the back and it is much more comfortable for the drive home.

STM

[Mick DMember]

Regarding the rego label, I have mine laminated and zip tied to the top of my RHS fork leg. That way they cant get you for not displaying the label.

[peteMember]

I’m not a 100% sure were my rego label is :S

I like TB’s idea of the vice grips as a gear lever, it’s going to get you back to the car quite well, I now have a pair in my bumb bag.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

micknmeld wrote:

Regarding the rego label, I have mine laminated and zip tied to the top of my RHS fork leg. That way they cant get you for not displaying the label.

I do the same Mick only on the left fork but I read somewhere that it is not legal. Having said that I have been pulled over before with no rego label, I just told the cop that I don’t put it on because it is too easy to lose it inn the scrub and too hard to replace it and he was ok with it. These days they can get on their in car computers and look up the rego anyway.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Under your bar pad cover is a good place to store cable ties.

[Mick DMember]

Sorry Read LHS. :laugh:
Cant see why it isn’t legal. It is displayed on the LHS of the vehicle as it states on the instructions. He would have to be having a bad day to book me for that I think.

[Craig HattonMember]

One the wauchopians told us south coasters

Remove the foam across the top of a spare pair goggles to stop fogging.

Hatto

[Craig HattonMember]

Used a 6 inch shifting spanner with a bolt through the hole in the end onto broken DT200 gear lever, rode for the rest of a two day ride.

Hatto

[Craig HattonMember]

Disconnected radiator hose off broken radiator and plugged with tree branch, so 1 radiator was still in play (green450’s Bike) Big loop out on rock ledge out the back of Nowra.:ohmy: :huh:

Hatto

[Craig HattonMember]

Used an old pushbike cable lock to join to a WR throttle cable to fix a husky clutch cable

Sparkplug spanner fitted to broken ktm400 clutch lever (hey Justo)

Hatto

[Mick DMember]

Hatto wrote:

Disconnected radiator hose off broken radiator and plugged with tree branch, so 1 radiator was still in play (green450’s Bike) Big loop out on rock ledge out the back of Nowra.:ohmy: :huh:

Hatto

Done the same. That is where the piece of hacksaw blade I carry came in handy. We used it to cut the tree branch to make the plugs.

Speaking of plugs, a spark plug fits the sump plug hole on a XR400 in a pinch if you loose it. (will get you home)

and a sparkplug spanner can be used to extend a broken brake or clutch lever (saw it done at Sofala last year)

[Craig HattonMember]

Use a cheap lettuce spinner to spin excess water/cleaner out of air filter before re- oil

Hatto

[nathanMember]

Cut the leg out of your missus old stockings and use it as a cheap filter skin (make sure you wash them first).

[scott bockingMember]

Cut a piece of plastic hose the length of you bars and stick it inside your far bars. If you bar end plugs are easy to get off then you have the perfect storage place for a siphon hose.

STM

[simon burkeMember]

when u buy a spark plug.Leave it in the box.Wrap the box in elec tape…so when you and your bike go for a swim…its still nice and dry :cheer:

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