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by keekwai
Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:16 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Emergency Honda PCX Roadside Tools & Instructions
Replies: 16
Views: 12811

Re: Emergency Honda PCX Roadside Tools & Instructions

If you are riding on loose dusty roads or in wet conditions you need to check/replace the filter regulary because if it gets clogged it will restrict the airflow which can trash the belt very quickly. So if you absolutely must carry spares and tools, make sure you have some spare filters with you. ...
by keekwai
Fri Apr 05, 2013 3:19 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: Emergency Honda PCX Roadside Tools & Instructions
Replies: 16
Views: 12811

Re: Emergency Honda PCX Roadside Tools & Instructions

Well even with a Cub-style Honda Wave or Dream I'd still want to be able to do repairs myself on the spot. Sometimes it's a long walk between little villages.
by keekwai
Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:08 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Emergency Honda PCX Roadside Tools & Instructions
Replies: 16
Views: 12811

Re: Emergency Honda PCX Roadside Tools & Instructions

Far easier to use a puncture repair kit. No need to take the wheel off at all. I'm taking a repair kit too ... I'm just paranoid. As for the drive belt, it won't break inside the service schedule mileage of 15,000 miles so you can go right round the whole of Thailand and Cambodia more than once bef...
by keekwai
Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:01 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Emergency Honda PCX Roadside Tools & Instructions
Replies: 16
Views: 12811

Re: Emergency Honda PCX Roadside Tools & Instructions

you you wrote:You can break the bead by carefully dropping the side stand onto the sidewall
Can you explain this a little more? I don't get it.
you you wrote:Don't forget to pack a corkscrew!!!
I'm not a big wine drinker ... but is there another use I don't know about?

o_O
by keekwai
Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:57 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Emergency Honda PCX Roadside Tools & Instructions
Replies: 16
Views: 12811

Re: Emergency Honda PCX Roadside Tools & Instructions

how do you propose 'breaking the bead'. Very often this is the hardest part of the job That does worry me a bit ... as does re-seating it with a 12v pump. Maybe I'll just take a complete spare wheel instead of a tyre ... and do a quick wheel swap. Then get the damaged one fixed in the next town. Pr...
by keekwai
Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:04 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: Emergency Honda PCX Roadside Tools & Instructions
Replies: 16
Views: 12811

Emergency Honda PCX Roadside Tools & Instructions

I'm heading off on a trip from Thailand to Cambodia (I live in Thailand) and I want to be able to take care of the two things that could strand me in the middle of nowhere. Flat tyres and broken drive belts. So ... I compiled a list of all the tools needed plus instructions and videos ... copied it ...