Hot tips and Cheap tricks

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Carry a spare clutch lever, a front brake you do without, clutch lever less so.

Spare chain joining link on front brake cable, oldy but a goody for everyone else but me.

[Justin WilliamsMember]

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

Yep, That was a good save Hatto:lol: …. Lesson learned I now carry a spare lever:ohmy:

[DavidMember]

Spare brake and clutch levers cable tied inside airbox.
KTM not sure on other models if they will fit.
Looks like enough space for a spare gear lever as well.

[Matt BakerMember]

I use a lot of garden hose to stop vibrating noises on my bike, between frame and bash plate, under bark buster mounts. My front guard rubs on the bottom radiator hose between the 2 rads so it copped some garden hose too (the guard is from a later model bike and is bent and snapped)

[ChrisMember]

Always carrying a spare tube, tyre levers and a spanner that will get your wheel off is a good idea too, that way your ride doesn’t get held up for an hour trying to find a spanner.

[mikeMember]

I like to oil my air filter in a plastic bag:cheer: and if possible try and ride with a fitter and turner cause they can fix just about anything:laugh:

[Richard WMember]

Most of my tips are last century.

Tin cans are good to braze on rusted out 2 stoke muflers.

Use the oxy to burn out the carbon on a 2 stoke muffler.

Strips of tin cut and placed around the rounded side of a drum brake pad gets a bit more life out of them.

Make sure sure the slit on the clutch/brake lever adjuster is pointing down to lessen the chance of moisture getting in the cable.

[DeanMember]

If you have to add oil straight into your fuel tank,make sure to turn your tap off and tilt your bike so the oil will run down to the non fuel tap side. Young bloke at Dungog on a YZ250 didnt do this and wasted an hour of our riding time diagnosing pulling carb apart etc ! :angry:

In a pinch a piece of aluminium can, can be shaped into a reed petal :woohoo: saw it done on a KTM495 :laugh: worked so well he left it in there for 18 months :laugh: (this should be in the Mcguyver thread ) 😆

Drill your valve stem hole slightly larger than the stem and run the lock nut to the top under the cap, if the tyre slips it wont rip your valve stem out.

Put dabs of Silicon on your alloy subframe where the seat base rubs (remove silicon before selling your bike ) stops the subframe wearing and lookin ugly

Blow the shit factory grease out of your wheel bearings with compressed air,repack with a known quality grease,get much better life out of your bearings.

Ollie

[Aaron WildeMember]

Just thought I would add to Ollies statement. Grease your linkage bearings before they rust and sieze. And when cleaning linkage bearings with compressed air and solvent the pressure can blow apart the nylon bearing casings. So you need to buy new ones. :blush: :angry: So be careful.

[ChrisMember]

Forget gumption or anything else to clean the crud out of your plastics, CHUX MAGIC ERASERS are the best ever, try them they work a treat and better than anything else I have used.

Chris.

[scott bockingMember]

Old Berocca canisters make an excellent storage space for nuts, bolts, spare plugs etc.
They store easily in a bum bag or tool roll and are waterproof.

STM

[Bruce CurtisMember]

A good heat gun should be in every dirtbikers shed.

used carefully they can restore plastics, both scratches and colour fade

for 2T bloke(ettes) this very same heat gun is the BEST way of burning your pipes out, real fireworks stuff without damage or risk of damage to pipes including nickel plated ones.

and they are very helpful for applying stickers and fitting tyres with stiff sidewalls in winter as well.

So heat guns ladies and gentlemen is todays handy hint.

[Justin McknnonMember]

1 – Carry a little sachet of mcdonalds pepper – perfect for radiator repairs on the go

2 – Paw Paw cream (the stuff in the little red tube) prevents monkey butt, and blisters if applied before a ride

3 – A tube of quicksteel is ideal for repairs on the go, it can be used for broken cases, radiators and even joining broken levers back together

4 – Fill your camelback with water and 1/2 cup of sugar between rides, it prevents your camelback tasting like arse if you have a month between rides

[AlexMember]

osmooian wrote:

1 – Carry a little sachet of mcdonalds pepper – perfect for radiator repairs on the go

This needs further explanation. Pepper?

[Scott TyszkiewiczMember]

Dont carry 2 tubes on a ride, Just carry a 21″ front. You can always stuff a 21″ tube into a 17″/18″/19″ rear.

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