Took tyre off rim, cleaned it all up to death......
In the absence of sikaflex I used some high temp flue sealant I had over from a job..... I made a little spreader tool from plastic milk bottle, basically a kind if t shape that sat on the rims where the bead sits but allowed a small section to drop into the space where the rim band sits.....
I kept it at a death of around 4mm above the rim band, daubed in the red silicone and them smoothed it off to an even level right the way round the wheel.
Took a few passes to get it smooth and even in a best attempt to not affect the wheel balance.....
Left it to cure and refitted the tyre.
Used a yo eye header to refit the tyre, and I've got to say they are worth every penny.
It has held perfect pressure for 3-4 days now.... Hopefully it will hold up as a permanent cure.
did first on dry.........no no no no no no. Don't do that.
Listen to the wise tc folk.
Ripped old stickers off, easy.
Removed glue with solvent spray and white spirit.
Removed white spirit residue by giving the plastics a double good fairy liquid sesh in the bath! (She doesn't know;) )
Dried off by radiator.
Sprayed mild soapy water on plastic and sticker back, lined up squeezed out water with credit card.... Then applied heat with hair drier and rubbed outwards with thumbs.
Took a while but looks great.
I wil TRY to get a picture up..... Don't hold your breath tho!
Just changed the front and back tyre on my bike...... Front (tubed) is fine, but rear is leaking air through the spokes. I don't fancy fitting a new rim band as I understand their a pig to fit.... And too be honest, I don't fancy removing the tyre again to bead silicone/sikaflex or the like as I've just (foolishly) fitted some nice rim tapes......
I went to halfords earlier today to see if any of this "slime" or goop stuff would do the job...... But on reading the label I understood it that the goo would be flung out to the tyre tread itself centrifugally, but I don't think any would manage to run itself around the actual wheel rim ?
Has anyone used this stuff for leaking spokes ? Is there a technic for running it round the rim band?
Anyone had success ?
Also, this happened last time I changed a back tyre..... And in the end, I fitted a Heaney duty michellin tube.
Are their any great advantages or disadvantages of fitting an inner tube ?
Both really simple jobs to do, took ten minutes for each....
Haven't rode the bike yet and have some tweaking of dampening/ preload to fiddle with but already. The bike feels better suited to my weight. (17.5 stone)
I was concerned the 20% rear spring may have been too stiff and presented problems with grip/traction but I don't think this will be the case.... It's still soft and should absorb the terrain well enough without catapulting me into orbit..........
I've just done these mods as the 09 evo standard suspension set up us crap. Built for whippets weighing in at 10-12 stone........ Not a fine figure of a man and a half like me weighing in at 17.5 stone!
How much do you weigh ? They do 10% or 20% stronger springs.......
sounds like a plan where do you get the jets from flower
Ill in box you my new phone number........... Got jets from splat but pretty much anywhere has em..... Well, not asda but you know what I mean..... That place in dee side will be your closest... Just ask for jets 45 and 110 for. Kehin carbarooney.
Giz a bell cos I've got the carb pretty accsessable at the mo, bikes stripped down ready for new big boy shock spring..so air box is off making it really handy p whip,the carb out before I rebuild it.......
Nelly me old china... Reading this lot I'd say the issue with the knocks all carb related.
Reason, I reckon it's pinking/ knocking as a posed to little end rattle..... Is, your dicky mixture screw is working its way WAY out, and the bikes run mega rich for a while......could have given you an excessive carbon build up on head maybe ???
The jetting.... I swapped mine yesterday to a 45 pilot. And a 110 main. Adjusted the mixture screw/ tick over to suit....... It is proper crisp and responsive and ticks over lovely......
The jets are around 3-4 quid, get them changed before you do anything else....... Or bring your bike over here one eve this week and try my carb.
If that mixture screw is SELF adjusting all the while..... Well..... There's your problem. Order a new spring along with the jets....whole lot won't set you back a tenner..... Then runs some proper decent fuel through to try and burn the crap out the head..... It'll be reet.
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I fitted the stiffer front and back spring on my evo..... MUCH better....
Under £100 for both so cant complain.
I went the full stiff front and 20% stiffer rear....... Thought it might have been too much, but its fine....