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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Going Through a Flat Tire and Looking Back

By Darnell Austria




The minute I laid eyes with this invention, I said to myself, "I could have invented that!" But the truth is, I didn't. I certainly hope I did so considering that I might be riding a gold-plated 30-inch rim Harley on my own in an island with a little ice cold drink and hot BBQ.

Here's the situation: let's say you get yourself a flat tire far away from home because of a roof nail, drywall bolt, or other things left on the highway. After the hole is marked on the tire you take out the Cargol Turn & Go kit and mark the punctured spot together with the provided chalk. After this you grab the needle-nose pliers in the package and tug out the object. Next you just screw the kit's "key" in the leak and cut it by snapping it off once it's set deeply into the tire. The finishing touch is to use the available CO2 cartridge and fill the wheel up and quickly you can be back traveling without any other tools, hassles, or calls to a tow truck.

The kit is small enough to snugly fit in a pocket and it likewise works on cars, trucks, ATVs, and practically every other wheel that holds air. In short, nobody should ride his motorbike without this little invention.



99 percent of all motorcycle mirrors are just ugly. They dangle off the handlebars just like antlers and extremely ruin the looks of a great motorbike. I personally think that for a mirror to be effective, it must be of a big enough so objects behind you can be seen and that's why all of them are just not cool enough.

That has been the way up until Joker Machine entered the scene featuring its Viewtech CNC-machined billet convex mirrors. These mix-and-match collection of mirrors are marked up right and also comes in numerous styles of head and stem units, so regardless of the model your bike is, you can find a decent match.

Certainly, the special appearance of these mirrors is all great, but what's the good sense in even having them if you won't be able to see exactly what is right behind you. That's where the convex mirror comes in. Joker Machine utilizes exclusive glass which has the broadest sharp view of any kind of side mirror 3 to 4 times its over all size.

While using a set of Joker Machine's mirrors on my Road Glide not only could I view over and above either side of my shoulder area without moving my head, I can view 80 percent of the traffic behind me. After a couple of a number of hours of usage and once my eyes were practiced towards the smaller sized presence of the side mirror, I was surprised about just how much I could see right behind me easily.

It only required one ride to determine that these particular Joker Machine mirrors are definitely theaccessory that I am intending to swap out on most of my present and future bikes.




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