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Old 03-05-11, 10:44
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Tyre change

Hopefully our final pitstop before Morocco (less than 3 weeks to go).

Martin and I decide to practice tyre changing, swapping the Sirac's for TKC 80's.

An ambtious start, we lined up as if trying to compete ....



... but the tyres were a lot harder to remove and re-fit than we thought. We wanted to do everything by hand, and despite a full workshop available, use just the tools we will carry with us.

2 and half hours later, all 4 TKC's fitted and ready to roll !



The TKC's felt strange at first, almost a reluctance to steer at slow speed - as if you have a steering damper, but it didn't take long to get used to them.