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Heya Burnsy, yeah the Kato isn’t really made for the slow figure 8’s.

Has it got a termo fan on it? If so, did it start up before it got hot? Is the bike new?

I remember the first time my Kato overheated in the scrub…nervous few minutes but all was good. As Adam said, take a fiver and let it cool a bit or get on a bit of open twin trail and wind it up! :woohoo:

Ace

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Thanks for pointing that one out Dejay.

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KING BOLLOCKS wrote:

Have a bit of look around ace ,pick a target, batter your eyelids and promise heaps of beers and friendship for life
If that fails mate…big cable ties and head towards the nearest dealer..even if its 100 km away and your down to the rims :laugh:
If that fails…burn your bike to keep warm,then walk home in the morning :silly:
3 cheers for bike shops !!! :cheer:
bol :woohoo:

Hip hip hooray…hip hip hooray…hip hip hooray :laugh:

and i will keep a BIC on me as a contingency

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pete the wulf wrote:

If you can change a tire on a GS800 you can change them on a Kenworth 904 ( same rim i think )

PTW

:laugh: :silly: :laugh:

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EAGLE`02 wrote:

:laugh: :laugh:

I do all mine myself ACE,,,Takes me about 45 mins to do both usually, no hurry . Also good practice for if & when you get a flat on the trail and have to do it on the dirt with less gear. :S

Have learnt a few tricks along the way :whistle:
1.Warm the new tyres in the sun if possible
2.Run the old ones with valve stem removed or real low pressure if possible to warm them up & help loosen the bead. Depends on the type & brand of tyre, some are bastards to get off, others not so bad
I imagine the ones on the rear of the 800 are pretty firm in the sidewalls :S
3.I use an old rear tyre on the floor as a stand, some guys have a couple of old tyres strapped together to get more height, or make a home made stand from an old car rim. Really saves the rim and brake disc from damage too,,, Or buy a change stand from Suttos
4.Grab some more levers,,,, I have 6, longer ones are better to have at home.
5.Use rim protectors (plastic doovers that sit between rim & lever) I use bits of rubber cut to fit
6. I use a spray bottle of soapy water or rub liquid soap around the bead with my fingers to help the new tyre slip on
7. Use talcum powder insde the tyre and on the new tube to enable movement there as well

Any more tips needed ????? :whistle:
Best tip of all,,,,,,,,

GET TB TO FIT THEM :silly:
He loves doing it :silly:

:laugh:
I reckon the quickest way for me to change my tyres is to take them to your place. Seeing as though you are so good at it, you can change mine while i drink beer and watch! :laugh:

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jimmy wrote:

Practice makes it easier. If you get stuck on the side of the trail somewhere it does help to know how to do it your self.
Some tyres are tougher than others to change.
What bike did the wheels come off?

Hi Jimmy, they came off an F800GS. I suppose a good amount of time was spent trying to protect the rims…fat lot of good that did! In the end i didn’t care too much about that. :whistle:

Will probably do them all myself now…just looking for some pointers. Thanks.

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Sounds like a good day for a great cause. I will do my best to get there Pete

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Top report Mick, sounds like a great ride!

Sure beat hanging around the shed all day.

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Bob wrote:

he has a lot better / funny songs but they may offend :whistle:

With the Sydney Symphony…classic stuff :laugh: :laugh:

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Well you have all summed it up for me.

I was saying to TB that the Nav ride would be hard to top for fantastic scenery and a wide selection of tracks from technical snotty trails to long twin trail sections and surprise bulldust hollows thrown in for good measure. :S

But you know what…i have no doubt that in fact the next ride will be just as rememberable. You are a true legend of the trails TB!

Riding highlights for me were Yengo and the Bridal track – just brilliant!

Lowlight was looking back down that pig of a hill that i ‘assed’ it up :pinch: and thinking your kidding, now i have to go back down that! :angry: :S Your so right Boulder, all i saw were $$$$ :pinch:

Thanks Eagle for the company from start to finish and everyone else for making a BMW rider feel welcome. It was also good to meet some new faces.

Lock me in for the next one TB!

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EAGLE`02 wrote:

KING BOLLOCKS wrote:

wow TB…i was just settling in with my popcorn and choc top vanilla ice cream :cheer:
Bravo

YOU would have enjoyed the real thing better Boll
And No Lattes were consumed at all (I don`t think anyway)

maybe there were some at Rylstone yesterday morning for brekky ????? :whistle:

Not me… :blush: :whistle:

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Well you did it again TB

It really doesn’t get much better than that. Great tracks – great people. PLENTY of dust :S

Thanks to DJ for the lend of the GPS…cheers mate. Sorry you got a bit lost cause i was using your GPS :blush:

My stats:

Day 1: 464.5 klm

Day 2: 551.5 klm

Average fuel consumption: 4.4 ltr/100klm

Will post some pics later.

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Here at the Oak…waiting :whistle:

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mickp wrote:

I’ll catch up with everyone at St Albans 2morrow arvo for a few drinks and camp for the night.

I have a Garmin 60csx and mount if anyone needs to borrow it for the weekend as I have things to do over the weekend after returning from Phillip Island. I’ll bring them down just in case.

Mickp

Good one Mick – see ya there

[AndrewMember]

That blue one looks like the ’91 DT 175 i use to have…ahhh the memories just came flooding back…

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