New tip suggested by Spock of the Dogs Bollox, Liverpool:-
A good tip for when going on a rally is to take a rain cover of a car with you and when you and your biker chums put your tents up put them facing each other with a distance of about two meters then place the sheet over the two of them creating extra space for you too keep your bags in and also invite your neighbouring tent owners round for a drink and the passing off a nice cigarette in the warmth and dry of your cover sheet. 

From Lone Wolf -
A few silly tips that have saved me time and trouble.
by Lone Wolf of Moonshiners and the Dok of Bastard Brothers

  • A spare ignition key, hidden inside one of the indicators (or anywhere else, for that matter.) may well save a lot of hassle.
  • Don't throw away old inner tubes. Cut them into "rubber bands". Much cheaper than original "tent rubbers" for tensioning the fly sheet.
  • Next time you have the headlight out, extend the wires by about six feet. The excess wiring will fit into the headlight shell. Then. If (should that be when) you need light to repair your bike (because it's always something at the rear end that fails) your headlight will reach all parts. (Just like a certain German larger.)
  • Fed up with having to strip half the bloody faring away just to change a blown speedo bulb? They now make a 12 volt "bulb" that consists of several miniature l.e.d.'s. They're not cheap ( about £3-50) but once fitted, it will not "blow". Try Maplins or possibly R.S components.
  • Stick a spare split link on your bike's key ring. (Smug shaft drive bikers can stick a spare universal joint up their arse. A good trick if you can do it!! )
  • In cases of emergency, a condom will hold over a gallon of petrol.Ideal for that "I can't find and empty bottle" situation. ( You have to be fairly quick before the petrol "rots" the rubber. It also renders the condom unsuitable for it's original purpose.)
  • An old, but good tip is to run spare control cables parallel to the existing ones. This kills two birds with one stone. You don't have to find somewhere to stash the spare cable, plus, because it's already routed, you only have to change nipples. (ooer missus)

 

from Dok of Bastard Brothers

  • For Gaffa/Duct tape, try and find the genuine US of A stuff, also known as "100mph tape", because it is used by the USAF to spot repair bullet holes in planes ! Radio spares have it as part number 494-477.
  • A modification that will be done on my own heap, will be the replacing of the glass type fuses with resetable automotive blade fuses. These babes are direct plug in replacement for standard blade types, so no more searching for that fuse on a dark ,windy, wet night; that you taped on the inside of the seat 6 months ago for just such an occasion :] They should be available from good motor factors: They are known as the 1610 Series Blade Style Reset Only, and are available in 6,8,10,15,20 and 25A. Again Radio Spares carry the range, the 25A is RS 409-918 approx £6 each.
  •  Instead of WD40, try to locate Servisol 10. Again Radio spares or your local Tandys, or butter up your local TV repair shop ! This is the stuff that the professionals use. If you cant find it , dont worry use SP-75. Now this stuff is an answer to a maidens prayer ! Penetrating oil, lubricant, and contact cleaner all in one ! My preferred choice for switchgear in the absence of Servisol.
  • The Power Box unit is a direct replacement for the reg/rectifer unit, and contains two large capacitors to really deliver a whack to the startor. It also allows for a smaller capacity battery.
  • Instead of a torch for the tent, drop into your local Army Surplus/Hunting/Camping Supplies shop and get a few chemical Snap Lights. They come in 1, 4 and 12 hour range and lots of colours.Cold chemical reaction giving safe no flame light. Avoid red, because that could start a Q outside your tent of very drunk randy bikers.

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