modre tools

[modre]

these are about to go on the rat site...I have a dozen sets made.

set consists of:
a little screw jack for use with the center stand to lift the front for wheel removal...do it in a gas station parking lot if need be...a handy little tool.

a rear shock adjuster tool doubles as a spoke plunker shaped like a little baseball bat...mine is brass but the ones for public are steel.

and a tool to fit the oil fill plug.

sure you can use an allen wrench on the shock and a butter knife on the oil plug...but you bugger the holes and slot...these fit.

set is $60 a pop...and not everyone gets one...cause I'm gettin' pissy.

[modre]

[mark]

Nice work, modre. Great ideas, especially the screw jack. Shame I don't have a center stand.

--mark

[Hedge]

I have the Modre Portable Jack and had the chance to try it out and it works extremely easily. The picture he just supplied gives you a clear idea of the many things it can do. I for one just like the idea of getting both my wheels off the ground during the winter storage procedure, You can rely on any product Modre has to offer. I also have his lowering pegs already installed but I cannot comment yet on the new improved position because it is not yet riding season for me. But just sitting on the bike I can tell you it is already better.

Great work Rick!

[ATriumphGoddess]

ummmmmmm....a "spoke plunker"?

How often am I supposed to plunk my spokes?

[modre]

ummmmmmm....a "spoke plunker"?

How often am I supposed to plunk my spokes?

now and then...apparently folks are having trouble with broken spokes...I think it's hard use without maintenance...and the best insurance is finding the loose ones before they slack off and make the tight ones overstress.

the "plunk" is just a tap to hear the musical pitch which tells you the tension on it. loose ones thud and snug ones ping. a quick plunk around the wheel finds them quick and easy.

don't buy the pricey spoke wrench or torque wrench...specific torque isn't imperative...just make them all sing within a 4th interval and you'll be fine...and use the 6mm wrench out of your tool set.

plunk every couple weeks when you're wiping down, oiling the chain, or checking the air. If you don't drive like a gorilla it's pretty forgiving.

[ATriumphGoddess]

now and then...apparently folks are having trouble with broken spokes...I think it's hard use without maintenance...and the best insurance is finding the loose ones before they slack off and make the tight ones overstress.

the "plunk" is just a tap to hear the musical pitch which tells you the tension on it. loose ones thud and snug ones ping. a quick plunk around the wheel finds them quick and easy.

don't buy the pricey spoke wrench or torque wrench...specific torque isn't imperative...just make them all sing within a 4th interval and you'll be fine...and use the 6mm wrench out of your tool set.

plunk every couple weeks when you're wiping down, oiling the chain, or checking the air. If you don't drive like a gorilla it's pretty forgiving.

Cool! Thanks! (All these years riding and I never plunked my spokes? Shame on me.)