So there I was, at the saddle where Glendora Mountain Road and Mt Baldy Ridge Road meet. Stopped to take in the view, and saw clouds coming out from under the hood, much to the entertainment of the bikers there. Opened it up and noticed that a radiator hose had sprung a sizeable leak next to the PS reservoir and was spraying all over the engine/left-throttle-body. After letting it cool, I used channel-locks to open up the clamp, and a flathead screwdriver to un-stick the hose from the pipe(to the engine). Pulled the hose farther over the fitting until the hole was on the other side of the flange, then clamped on the other side and and everything was watertight after that. When I got home, I refilled the coolant, and ordered the 5pc silicone hose set from Roe. Good times.
I was really glad I had that little bag of tools - it had pliers, channel-locks, a flathead and a phillips screwdriver, and a few zipties. The trunk isn't *that* big, so you have to be choosy about what you bring for those "just-in-case" moments - what do you carry in your trunk, and where exactly do you put it... under the spare?
I was really glad I had that little bag of tools - it had pliers, channel-locks, a flathead and a phillips screwdriver, and a few zipties. The trunk isn't *that* big, so you have to be choosy about what you bring for those "just-in-case" moments - what do you carry in your trunk, and where exactly do you put it... under the spare?