Tube Tools?

[grmtylr]

I've just bought an Africa Twin and it's the first time I've had a bike with tubes rather than tubeless tyres.

Previously I've carried tyre plugs and gas cannisters to repair punctures and thankfully never needed them.

What should I look at carrying to repair punctures on the Africa Twin tyres? Obviously a spare tube is a good start but what else in teh way of tyre levers etc?

[boboneleg]

Get the best tyre levers you can, Buzzetti are the best in my experience

[OB1]

Get the best tyre levers you can, Buzzetti are the best in my experience

And the Motion Pro bead breaker tool:

https://www.dirtbikexpress.co.uk/worksh ... y0QAvD_BwE

[dibbs]

I use three tyre levers and a 'bead buddy' it makes changes a lot easier, ive just bought a high volume hand pump as it fits under the seat and is just as good as those plug in electric ones and takes up far less room! a 21" spare tube as will be able to use it for both wheels. And a nifty trick i learnt was to use the side stand as a bead breaker (only works if you have a centre stand! bike on centre stand, wheel off and slid under side stand, rock bike towards you and voila! pop goes the bead) and a couple of spanners for the wheel nuts and chain adjustment and that's about it really. Anything else is way beyond my mechanical ability so it would be AA/RAC for anything else lol.....

[OB1]

I've just bought a high volume hand pump as it fits under the seat

Do you have a link to this or a brand and model? TIA

[Tramp]

Yeh common dibbs dont hog the i fo

[dibbs]

hahahahahahahahaha... ok ok here you go from Halfords:

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-m ... -hand-pump

[Tramp]

Mucho thanks Dibbs...so is it as good as they say see they do a higher psi one....i tend to brake electric ones flying about on salisbury plain

[chrisjk]

BTW, do practice changing the things at home first! Also, patching tubes can be a nightmare because the patches fail so often and some damage can't be patched, better carry a spare front wheel inner as well as patches.

Hand pumps are fine if you are Popeye. Get an electric pump.

[dibbs]

Mucho thanks Dibbs...so is it as good as they say see they do a higher psi one....i tend to brake electric ones flying about on salisbury plain

I think the higher psi one has lower volume Russ! the bloke in the shop reckons that one is the best for a motorcycle inner tube. Agreed it will take quite alot of pumping still, but as long as there is enough air to get you to a garage thats ok, and i also carry a couple of the air canisters. I haven't tried it out yet (hope i never have to really lol...)