12v Bike pump or CO2 inflator ?

Spookily, I've just been looking at the MotoPressor from Rocky Creek,
Comes with a 5 year guarantee for around £30.
motopressor-pump-1.jpeg
 
Spookily, I've just been looking at the MotoPressor from Rocky Creek,
Comes with a 5 year guarantee for around £30.
motopressor-pump-1.jpeg

Yes but if you buy a Halfords Tesco or any other similar one for less than £10 and break off the plastic outer, that looks exactly the same. Expensive bag. JJH
 
Buy any car type compressor from any motorist's shop, the cheaper the better.

Take off the cosmetic and bulky case.

You now have one small compressor in your hand.

It might, if you are lucky, draw less than five amps and will not trip the canbus. If so, job done.

If it does trip it out, power the compressor via a fused (7.5 amp might well do) lead direct to the battery or via a relay. Job done.

Now there's an idea :augie

This could all go very wrong though!:D
 
I don't think any of them are 'cabus compatible' some people are able to use certain pumps when others can't.
It is best to install devoted wiring to be on the safe side.
I use this http://www.airman-uk.com/all-products/tour it has proved to be robust and reliable. It will not run with the canbus.

Airman has good reviews. I bought one. I had one of the AA type things before (not AA badged, loads of outfits use the same generic pump, labelled up - Stop N Go anyone?) but it seized up on its fifth use.
 
The Rocky Creek one, or a Tesco one? Canbus compatible?

Just a cheapo one from a multiple Tesco or something like them (cheap and chearefull) with the external plastic taken off and hay presto it looks like the rockey creek one. (Obviously not as no manufacturer would dress up/down a cheap product and pass it off as something else). Expensive bag though. JJH
 
This should work with canbus, pricey though

http://www.dynaplug.com/microproinflator.html

At 4.5 amp at 40 psi it just comes in under the 5 amp that will trip the "fuse". $59+whatever duty/tax+shipping. It's going to be dear. I wonder would it be better if the collective wisdom here could come up a way to increase the tripping point of the socket? Probably easier to just wire in another one. If u must use a socket. JJH
 
Another vote here for a hard wired socket. Air compressor or heated clothing in the winter and no risk of overloading the bike wiring loom or grief with a tripped canbus and still flat tyre miles from anywhere.
 
Used mine (an el cheapo AA branded one bought at a filling station (wired direct to battery via aux terminals)) to pump up a tyre I'd done a puncture repair on for a stranded fellow biker at the Hartside Cafe nr Alston.
Due to the first repair not sealing correctly, I had to do a second repair, so the compressor had pumped a tyre up twice & was also needed along with some soapy water to identify the puncture.
Upon starting the bike, it was obvious that the compressor running had depleted the battery significantly, the engine cranked over much slower than usual so the point I am making is Leave the engine running while using a compressor.
 
+1 for the motorpressor from rocky creek - great compact pump - bought it 3 years ago at motorcycle live and still works brill. Fixed 2 punctures on bikes during trips, 1 car puncture and frequent routine tyre pressure checks. The neoprene bag is great for resting it on when in use to keep it off the floor and quieter.:rob
 


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