Grant demystifies the black art of Tire Changing and Repair to help you STAY on the road! "Very informative and practical." See the trailer 
Cotton or synth sweat-wicking t-shirts with the Horizons Unlimited logo on the front and a snappy slogan (changing every year) on the back.
Show your route on your panniers. Great conversation starter when you meet people on the road!
Motorcycle and travel books to inspire and inform you!
ll 5 DVDs with a custom printed slip case. "The series is 'free' because the tips and advice will save much more than you spend on buying the DVD's."
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23 Jun 2006
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How to prop up Yamaha xt 600e while adjusting rear wheel/chain?
Hi, any suggestions how I can find a 'prop' to attach to the right side of my XT to allow me to work on chain or take wheel out to fix puncture?
If available, where can I buy one? Paul 
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26 Jun 2006
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Hi Paul
To prop my Baghira, I use a piece of 22mm. dia. Copper Tube with an end cap soldered on either end, over each end I then fitted a rubber from a walking stick. Be sure to chock the other wheel when propping against side stand. I also use this prop to raise the front wheel from under one fork leg. Alec.
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26 Jun 2006
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I found my Hepco BEcker topbax to be exactly the right size to sit the engine guard on. Three punctures in three days tought me that lesson...
Jens
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18 Jul 2006
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11 Oct 2006
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petrol tin
Whilst travelling with John - xt600 - he would prop his rear swing arm on his petrol tin...
mark www.etribes.com/markstowe
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6 Dec 2006
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On my Poland-trip this summer I found out that old steel rims work even better than my Krauser boxes - I had a flat in the middle of nowhere but fortunately rather close to a car garage and the owner was very helpful in both, vulcanizing the flat and organizing two old steel rims. Works like a charm!
PS: Since I had to push the bike for about 500m to get to this garage I had to take off the boxes and everything else - it's actually all in the trunk of that red car you can see on pic2 - it's amazing how two people on one bike can fill up an entire Opel trunk 
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting GERONIMO!" Last edited by mj; 6 Dec 2006 at 22:06.
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7 Dec 2006
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For fixing punctures pop a Pannier under the right hand foot peg and lean the bike onto the stand.
For Oiling the chain sit on the ground and just pull the bike over on the foot stand. Can be balance easily enough to rotate while oiling.
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8 Dec 2006
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We found that a handy rock worked well in Cambodia while fixing punctures. On reflection I can't help but think that we might have had less punctures if we hadn't both carried our favourite rocks everywhere...
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8 Dec 2006
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15 Dec 2006
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Bike Krutch
Bike supports -check out 'Bike Krutch' on the web.
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16 Dec 2006
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This is one leg salvaged
Last edited by mollydog; 26 Mar 2009 at 02:43.
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16 Dec 2006
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Leaving it on it's side
If the bike has a battery without fluids and we put the gasoline switch at the "off" position can't we leave the bike on it's side at the ground? Does it need other precautions?
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17 Dec 2006
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Yes, you can lay the bike on the ground.
Last edited by mollydog; 26 Mar 2009 at 02:43.
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4 Jan 2007
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Nice to see on how many way's you can lift a wheel
But anyone tried to put out two wheels at the same time? I did   First I tried to put the lid of the panniers under the bike. But that was instable, and the bike fall back wards! Nu damaged done, luckily.  After that I put the tripod of my camera under the pannier rack. That worked well for me
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5 Jan 2007
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Hummmm
By the looks of the picture...... flippin doddle as you have a main stand!
 Try with ONLY a side stand..............  need extra hands or lie bike on side but that's not the easiest of methods to get wheel & swingarm off
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