Towing a bike with another bike

[Mick Fagan]

Just visit any upholsterer, they all carry different sizes of webbing for chairs and the like.

Total cost would be about $5.00 or $50.00 with the words Touratech written on it.

Mick.

 

[Fanum]

Mick....how does the tourniqueting the tyre thing work???

 

[Mick Fagan]

The tourniquet works well. The trick is to lubricate the bead on both sides, I carry a 35mm film canister of tyre lube inside the fuse box, this allows correct slippage. There is room on the LHS on the 1100 fuse box, I keep it wrapped in a spare rag, which is then used to clean your hands when finished.

One then wraps the webbed belt around the tyre and uses a tyre lever to twist the webbed belt and pull in the tyre. You have to be careful that you don't overtighten the tyre and balloon it out, this makes it impossible to seal.

Using your second set of hands, you then start your compressor (I carry one) and with some little bounces up and down, the tyre seats a treat.

I haven't used the CO2 canisters but keep them for when I'm just externally plugging a tyre that isn't off the bead.

Mick.

 

[Finbarr]

Holding ropes in your hands or tying on to <b>ANY</b> part of the steering is just plain stupid - you are asking for trouble.

The footpeg method described earlier is the ONLY safe way to tow a bike. I've used it a few times (and for quite some distance) and it works very, very well.

Also - this method allows the tow-ee to keep both hands on the bars and be in full control of the bike. The balance is nice and there isn't any nasty lateral forces building up anywhere that threaten to throw you off as you approach a corner.

Getting spooked? Just take a foot off the peg and the rope snakes off after the tow-er.

If you've got a busted bike and you're being towed in the first place - the last thing you need are boken bones to add to the mix. Be safe.

Regards,
Fin.

 

[Fanum]

The tourniquet works well. The trick is to lubricate the bead on both sides, I carry a 35mm film canister of tyre lube inside the fuse box, this allows correct slippage. There is room on the LHS on the 1100 fuse box, I keep it wrapped in a spare rag, which is then used to clean your hands when finished.

One then wraps the webbed belt around the tyre and uses a tyre lever to twist the webbed belt and pull in the tyre. You have to be careful that you don't overtighten the tyre and balloon it out, this makes it impossible to seal.

Using your second set of hands, you then start your compressor (I carry one) and with some little bounces up and down, the tyre seats a treat.


Mick.

Sorry for being thick, but you're wrapping the webbing right round the diameter of the tyre right...the rolling circumference, rather than round the tyre and rim through the spokes???

That makes sense...unless I've got it totally wrong

Good tip......

Never been in the sort of situation where I'd have to think up something like that and use it.....but usefull to know just in case

Bill

 

[Mick Fagan]

Bill, yes, one wraps the webbed belt around the circumference of the tyre, then compresses it onto the wheel rim using a tyre lever as the tightener.

Works a treat, although I can tell you one does work up a sweat whilst doing this.

Mick.

 

[Fanum]

ta Mick......obvious once you've heard about it or seen it I spose but not something that would immediately spring to mind in our pampered never-far-from-a-garage lives here in the UK