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PRODUCT REVIEW<br />
THROUGH THE EYES OF A PILLION<br />
PUNCTURE KIT<br />
By Barbara Frew<br />
Before lockdown we planned a long motorbike road trip<br />
with a great friend John. Jozi to Cape Town and back.<br />
Taking 19 days, Route 63, Route 62, 4500 kilometres, 12<br />
stop overs and as many mountain passes that we could<br />
find on route.<br />
We were well prepared for all emergencies, including tools,<br />
first aid kit and a STOP AND GO PUNCTURE KIT with a<br />
small compressor.<br />
Half way through the trip we somehow went through an<br />
informal settlement and John’s back tyre picked up a big<br />
nasty nail and the tyre was going flat.<br />
We removed it with a Leather-man and used a mushroom<br />
plug provided in the puncture kit, after inserting the plug,<br />
we tried to inflate the tyre with the compressor by plugging<br />
it into the external jack on the motorbike only realising that<br />
the power source is protected with a 2 AMP fuse which<br />
instantly blew. Luckily, we also had some CO2 bombers<br />
which we were able to inflate the tyre with and within 15<br />
minutes we were on our way.<br />
With the tyre pressure almost perfect, which we checked<br />
at the first garage we came to and no spaghetti or glue<br />
jammed into the tyre, we still did another 6000km on the<br />
tyre and when it was replaced at TYRE WAREHOUSE they<br />
were impressed with the way the puncture kit worked.<br />
When we finally got to our destination that day, we had<br />
to sort out the blown fuse, as the power point was being<br />
used for the Garmin.<br />
On returning to Johannesburg, John went to Donovan<br />
Muller at Cytech to install a 12 volt power point upgrade to<br />
accommodate the current drawn by the compressor.<br />
TOP TIP: Invest in the STOP AND GO puncture kit with a<br />
mini compressor. Install a 12 volt power point upgrade so<br />
no fuses on the bike will blow and if possible like us - we<br />
took an old tyre and practised at home a few times before<br />
the trip to insert the mushroom … it is very easy.<br />
STOP & GO puncture kits are supplied by CYTECH Johannesburg,<br />
chat to Gina or Kerry on (011) 433-8850 or<br />
drop them a mail on info@cytechmotorcycles.co.za or go<br />
to their website at www.cytechmotorcycles.co.za<br />
They assisted us with all of the above and it is sure worth<br />
for peace of mind.<br />
Safe riding from Barbara, Rob and John.
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