Tire Watch - Watch your tire pressure?

[el-nicko]

Nice. If you need it.

http://www.moto24.co.uk/tire-watch-watc ... -85mm.html

[slparry]

my KGT has them as standard and they've potentially already saved me once at least ... bombing down the motorway one day and the TPS warned me the pressures were wrong far before I'd noticed a prob. Pulled over in the next service station to find a wood screw in the tyre

[boxerscott]

Nice. If you need it.

http://www.moto24.co.uk/tire-watch-watc ... -85mm.html

Nice if you can afford em

[el-nicko]

For us plebs that can't afford one here's a picture of a rather lovely K1200GT and an old boot.

[slparry]

Same as mine Nick, Crystal Grey .... for some reason they didn't produce it in that colour for long, most seem to be blue or metallic black

[el-nicko]

Same as mine Nick, Crystal Grey .... for some reason they didn't produce it in that colour for long, most seem to be blue or metallic black

VERY handsome mate.

[boxerscott]

To me that looks slab sided and rather like a "Scoot" than a bike, but the old boot looks like an old boot

[DaveH]

Trick, but not much use for us with 1200S's - front valve is on one of the spokes

If anyone goes for these consider weighing the sensor first and putting the equivalent amount of weight on the inside of the rim on the opposite side to the sensor. (or you will end up with a shed load of weights on the outside to balance - not pretty)

Those who have ridden enduro/trail bikes with rim locks will know what I mean - like riding a jack hammer at speeds over 60mph.

DH

[boxerscott]

I do not know what is difficult about checking your tyre pressures on a regular basis, even though air at filling stations can be unreliable and expensive. I bought a mains air pump, its good but the gauge sucks, it is about 10psi out,so I have a non battery operated (non digital) pressure gauge, again the digital battery ones suck, you try changing the battery, it is a lucky dip if it will work again after you have disturbed the case seals. Maybe tyre pressure chexking can be a chore

[Daveg2812]

I do not know what is difficult about checking your tyre pressures on a regular basis, even though air at filling stations can be unreliable and expensive. I bought a mains air pump, its good but the gauge sucks, it is about 10psi out,so I have a non battery operated (non digital) pressure gauge, again the digital battery ones suck, you try changing the battery, it is a lucky dip if it will work again after you have disturbed the case seals. Maybe tyre pressure chexking can be a chore

Likewise, I have one that comes in a suitcase type job is only 12v, but it works surprisingly well. Had it 10 years or so, and it's still going strong. Gauge is also surprisingly accurate when compared to the decent quality pen style gauge I always use to to check it..............Won't tell me if my tyre's going down on the M18 though

[Blackal]

I do not know what is difficult about checking your wheel nuts on a regular basis, even though air at filling stations can be unreliable and expensive. I bought a mains air pump, its good but the gauge sucks, it is about 10psi out,so I have a non battery operated (non digital) pressure gauge, again the digital battery ones suck, you try changing the battery, it is a lucky dip if it will work again after you have disturbed the case seals. Maybe tyre pressure chexking can be a chore

Fixed it for ya.............


Al

[slparry]

Checking pressures are no problems but to me the point of the device is pre warning of punctures when on rides

[el-nicko]

Checking pressures are no problems but to me the point of the device is pre warning of punctures when on rides

[Dai wiskers]

I use these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tire-Pressure ... 2c60e73fef

Yes i have heard the warnings about them ripping the valve out etc but i have had no problems at all, other presures are available if you hunt around a bit

Won't help when riding but handy to see at a glance if pressure's OK during fuel/fag stops etc

[el-nicko]

I use those too Dai and I've heared (the urban myth?) about them pulling out. I mentioned them in a previous posting ( see 'Tyre Pressure Monitors.' 13/5/12) to which Trixter 'number8' replied but never responded when I asked him to coroborate his negative comments. I myself, find it hard to see how that can happen (them pulling out) since, on a bike at least, the centrifugal force they are subjected to acts radialy, from the wheel centre , along their longest axis and is not subjecting the 'stem' to constant flexing which might eventualy result in failure. But no doubt a fellow Trixter will soon be along to put me right on that score. Interestingly, the ebay 'ad' shows them installed 'sideways' i.e pointing outwards, on a car wheel. Now that application may, over a period of time, throw up some issues. Having said that, these things have been around for years and if there was an inherent problem I'd have thought it would, by now, have been well publicised and they would no longer be offered for sale.