Inflating tyres

[t'other dave]

And the description of the item says temporary, i.e. put it on the valve, inflate your tyre, take it off again and carry it with you..... yet they still add a note of not suitable for tyre sensor!!

I too wonder why that would be?? as I can't see a reason why?

anyone got an idea?

Because at speed it becomes a heavy weighted thing on your naff ally valve stem, not advised on rubber valves either as a permnat fit because it bends the valve back and can cause sudden deflation, centrifugal spinny roundy forces at work.
Dave.

 

[Pablo1]

TYRE FLATTENER

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...earch&storeId=10001&catalogId=10151&langId=-1

£2.99 at Halfords : )

Having read this post i bought one of these as a just in case, first ride out yesterday after bike laid up for 3months, farkled all through the winter but guess what ? never thought to check pressures before hand, now maybe Im a bit pedantic but the info on bike was telling me the front was low at 1.8bar.
Stopped at the next big BP and proudly got my new accessory out and connected to the valve stem, 50p in the slot and away we go, quickly realised no air being put into bike, gave up went to ride off with the bike tps sensor flashing a red warning of 0.3bar only on front.
JUST FLATTENED MY TYRE
Noticed only a little air escaping during my attempt to top up.
So whats the best way to go, carry a footpump ??? Ive already got 2 accessories wired stright to the battery so another 12volt supply for a new accessory socket seems a tad optimistic without putting a fused distribution box in which im guessing is expensive.???

 

[Wapping]

Pablo, it is very easy.

A bike's tyres will lose pressure, it's as simple as that.

Your's fell to 1.8 bar which is about 27 psi, down from about 36 psi on the front, a loss of 9 pounds which is not unreasonable over three months.

Get yourself to Halfords or some other motor factors and buy yourself a reasonably good foot pump and a pressure guage. They need not be expensive. Next time you wheel the bike out after a long layoff, check the pressure. Clip the connector onto the valve stem reasonably carefully, using a right angle adapter if necessary. Pump the tyres up to pressure. Job done, ride off.

Re-check the tyres say once a month and repeat as necessary. This way you'll probably never need to visit a garage forecourt air pump again, unless you have a puncture which is rare ( touch wood). If you do have to visiit one, have the right angle adaptor under the seat....... And be careful, that's all.

 

[Giles]

I love this section. It always starts my day with a smile.

 

[Sgt Bilco]

I love this section. It always starts my day with a smile.

 

[stever1]

SCUSE ME , BUT

Once again , after reading this thread i find myself asking why BMW havent sorted out the access to the tyre valve at the design stage ?. Due to the design of the wheels getting a tyre inflator on to them can be a bit of a chore.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

I love this section. It always starts my day with a smile.

I do too

Anyway TPS sensors are so gay

 

[Northants Rob]

Picked up a 90 degree adapter at my local BMW dealer, does the trick for me my bike has tyre pressure monitor if that helps

+1 I bought one from Ocean Plymouth (via eBay)...£8 shipped!

 

[original_concept]

I do too

Anyway TPS sensors are so gay

I used to think that, until I had a rear puncture that took the pressure straight down to nothing.

Every puncture prior to that had been slow and easy-ish to control. I average 3 punctures a year, winter, crap on the roads etc etc. 2 this year already.

I was happily doing 50 in the A1 road-widening road works, so without the TPS the next time I would have tried to change lane in a hurry etc, would have most likely ended up in an off.

The GS is too a heavy bike to have a flat tyre IMHO. Lighter bikes IME are less worrying, heck I did a usual London commute with a flat tyre until someone pointed out the flat tyre as I pulled in to the car park.

 

[Sgt Bilco]

Once again , after reading this thread i find myself asking why BMW havent sorted out the access to the tyre valve at the design stage ?. Due to the design of the wheels getting a tyre inflator on to them can be a bit of a chore.

Is that the biggest issue you have?? Life must be good in your house

Wapping has already given the best tip of getting a foot pump from Halfrauds and do it at home instead of struggling at a garage. The garage psi's are way out anyway

Sure, it's a bit of a faff but hardly a deal breaker.

 

[Wapping]

I love this section. It always starts my day with a smile.

It's a gem. Two separate threads on how to get air into a tyre. And other on how to pick the bike up, including a bod practicing on his lawn, along with requests for a film of the same (though that itself would be funny, if grainy, overspeed and accompanied by suitable silent movie rapid drama evoking piano playing).... but little correspondence on how to avoid falling off the bloody thing in the first place, which may be the best route, of course.

Once again , after reading this thread i find myself asking why BMW havent sorted out the access to the tyre valve at the design stage ?. Due to the design of the wheels getting a tyre inflator on to them can be a bit of a chore.

They have on other models, where they mould the valve stem into the cast spoke of the wheel; on the 1600GT for example.

But those are bikes for girls, who cannot manage the seat of the pants, rugged, self-reliance of the GS 'around the world adventure' bikes or the complicated issue of getting the correct amount of air into a tyre without breaking something or blaming electronics.

You may have the wrong bike. But, don't even think of getting an HP2 Sport though, as that is really difficult due to the large discs and the stylish wheel casting.... plus there is no way to attach panniers, so root vegetable runs to Tesco's carpark are right out.

 

[johnnyboy]

They have on other models, where they mould the valve stem into the cast spoke of the wheel; on the 1600GT for example.

But those are bikes for girls, who cannot manage the seat of the pants, rugged, self-reliance of the GS 'around the world adventure' bikes or the complicated issue of getting the correct amount of air into a tyre without breaking something.

You may have the wrong bike.

Cutting and to the point.

 

[AndrewD]

Just don't leave the 90 adapter on...

On the way to the ferry and out pops the whole valve

 

[Giles]

.... the 1600GT for example.

....But those are bikes for girls

Don't be so hard on yerself Trixie ...

 

[Pablo1]

Pablo, it is very easy.

A bike's tyres will lose pressure, it's as simple as that.

Your's fell to 1.8 bar which is about 27 psi, down from about 36 psi on the front, a loss of 9 pounds which is not unreasonable over three months.

Get yourself to Halfords or some other motor factors and buy yourself a reasonably good foot pump and a pressure guage. They need not be expensive. Next time you wheel the bike out after a long layoff, check the pressure. Clip the connector onto the valve stem reasonably carefully, using a right angle adapter if necessary. Pump the tyres up to pressure. Job done, ride off.

Re-check the tyres say once a month and repeat as necessary. This way you'll probably never need to visit a garage forecourt air pump again, unless you have a puncture which is rare ( touch wood). If you do have to visiit one, have the right angle adaptor under the seat....... And be careful, that's all.

I have a pump, just dont carry it around with me , and do check pressures regularly, just not this time and your right again I never normally need to visit a garage forecourt for air , my experience the other day though had me thinking !, feck it, worst case scenerio weve always got the fourth emergency service .

 

[Giles]

Joking and piss taking aside, I may very well ditch my TPS.

I am just in the process of getting a second wheel set so I can jump between road and off road, and find the brittle valves a complete pain in the arse.

Think I'll replace my valves with Watlings finest and get my dealer to switch off the TPS stuff. (If he can .... ).