Off And On

Adventure Rider Issue #27

• Checkout
• Fit Out
• Unlucky Dip with Karen Ramsay
• How To Ride with Miles Davis
• Trophy Bound
• Andy Strapz
• Flinders Three-Day
• Ural Adventure Ride
• Off And On
• Riding reporters
• Over The Top
• Vietnam
• Ducati Multistrada1200 Enduro Pro
• KTM Rallye NZ
• It’s What We Do
• ’Strom Troopers
• Motorrad Garage KLR650

In recent issues we’ve had a look at a few aspects of tyre repair. We’ve stepped through plugging a tubeless tyre and we’ve laid out the process of repairing a tubed tyre. Last issue we looked at bead breakers. Now here’s a quick look at a very serious and challenging part of the procedure for adventure riders – getting the tyre back on.

A mid all the drama facing a rider doing a tyre repair, getting the tyre back in place isn’t usually considered a big deal. But now rear wheels and tyres need to cope with in excess of 100 horsepower on rough terrain and tyres and wheels are being constructed so the two stick together like politicians with dual citizenship. Wheels are designed so they grip tyres hard, and with big bikes running at over 180kg, the tyres themselves are seriously tough and comparatively inflexible.