Simple Motorcycle Repair Tips for Adventure Riders

For motorcycle enthusiasts, a motorbike is always an essential companion on every long journey. But do you know how to "care for" your bike if it unfortunately breaks down along the way? Whether your beloved bike gets a punctured inner tube, faulty spark plugs, or other issues, you can still repair it yourself without visiting a repair shop with the following tips!

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1. Patching and Replacing Motorcycle Inner Tubes

1.1. How to Replace and Patch Motorcycle Inner Tubes

Today's motorcycles typically use 2 common tire types: tubed tires (tires with inner tubes) and tubeless tires (solid tires without inner tubes). In this article, we will guide you on how to replace/patch tubed tires.

Tools You Need to Prepare

To patch/replace your motorcycle inner tube, prepare the following tools:

• Water bucket
• Marker pen
• Mini air pump
• 3 tire levers
• Wrench
• Adhesive
• Sandpaper
• Inner tube patch kit for patching
• For replacing the inner tube, you will also need a basic motorcycle repair tool kit and a new inner tube

Guide to Patching Motorcycle Inner Tubes

With tubed tires, we will patch the inner tube directly. The process consists of 8 steps:

Step 1: Raise the center stand of the bike. Release the air, deflate the inner tube completely, then unscrew the valve stem nut with a wrench.

Step 2: Insert the tire lever at the contact point between the tire and wheel rim, then gradually push the tire outward.

Step 3: Remove the inner tube. Gently run your hand inside the tire to check for any nails stuck in it. If there are any, remove them.

Step 4: Inflate the inner tube and submerge it in a water bucket. Any location where air bubbles rise indicates a puncture. Mark the puncture location with a marker. Note that the tube may have multiple punctures, so inspect carefully.

Step 5: Gently sand the area around the puncture with sand