Tyre air pressure valves

[transalper44]

Why don't BMW or the fact, most bike manufactures, not angle the air valves to one side of the rim, instead of having them sitting straight up, making feeding air to them difficult, particularly with service station air lines.

Is it just me or, do other's have a similar problem ?

 

[haditlowered]

Cost i guess, but it's a bit of a pig sometimes, i asked on another thread about tyre fitting (i fitted my own) whether adding those angled valve extenders would effect the wheel balancing... I've not fitted them so ...i dunno

 

[bisbee]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-singl...255?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item23505d5cd7

Just stick one of these in your tool kit

 

[Martyn H]

Why don't BMW or the fact, most bike manufactures, not angle the air valves to one side of the rim, instead of having them sitting straight up, making feeding air to them difficult, particularly with service station air lines.

Is it just me or, do other's have a similar problem ?

They do on the front alloy wheels of recent 1200RT's, & others in the range.

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

..................., i asked on another thread about tyre fitting (i fitted my own) whether adding those angled valve extenders would effect the wheel balancing... I've not fitted them so ...i dunno

My experience with them is that they leak if left connected so just keep one on the bike and screw it on/off as needed, quick and easy to do.

Andres

 

[Alan R]

Why don't BMW or the fact, most bike manufactures, not angle the air valves to one side of the rim, instead of having them sitting straight up, making feeding air to them difficult, particularly with service station air lines.

Is it just me or, do other's have a similar problem ?

i take it question 1 is purely rhetorical, if not ask Bendy Toy on this site as he has a similar hankering to redesign almost all components on the R1200gs and will no doubt will welcome a kindred dissatisfied soul. Seriously though, a 90degree valve adaptor in your tool bag is all that is needed to deal with this particular design compromise.
Alan R

 

[younger06]

Get the right angled ones fitted at your next tyre change.

 

[MWH]

I bought a right angled adapter, works on my wife Guzzi T4, doesnt on my GSA. When you get to the end of the thread its not pushed down on the valve!

Her Guzzi 1200 Sport came with 90 degree valves fitted as standard, much easier. The new LC's with cast wheels have their valve in one of the spokes facing out, much better design.

 

[transalper44]

Thanks for all your input, it is a design fault on Air cooled GS's. A company like BMW should have sorted the problem years ago, though it has now on the LC's.

 

[Badboybez]

Triumph do it on the Explorer - best thing about the bike when I had it...oh and probably the only thing that didn't get a recall

 

[Beemerman59]

As far as the wire wheels are concerned I can imagine that the valves have to be central to allow enough space for the spokes and retain a tubeless tyre. My guess anyway and I've never had a problem getting air into the tyre either. Also keeps them in balance on the vertical axis. Maybe.

 

[Bendy toy]

An angle adapter cots £2 and takes moments to fit to (or remove from) the tyre valve. Then you can use any air pump you like. So what's the problem?

 

[bisbee]

It's hardly a design fault on a GS at least I wouldn't want to be off road with an angled valve that could get easily damaged or ripped off

 

[Delboy777]

This is what I use http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Michelin-...25?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item4adc34a3c9

 

[thor1340]

If you are planning on buying right angled calve adapters make sure you get the right ones if your bike has PDC sensors. I had hassle and ended up snapping a valve at a petrol station. Nippy Normans does both variants.

 

[Bendy toy]

I must have got lucky with simple cheap 90 degree adaptors. They screw onto the valve stem with a captive Schrader valve cap.