tyre pressure sensors

[fizzer]

hi ,i have a rear tyre pressure sensor a little lazy on the rear,as soon as i ride off the front shows instantly the pressure,but the rear has just a line for a few hundred yards then it jumps into life.
if i bought a second hand one and fitted it to the wheel ,would it need to be callibrated to the bike or would it just work straight away .
many thanks

 

[trebor]

I believe you have to pair them to the bike.

For the sake of a few hundred yards I wouldn't bother, I've had two GSs from new and the sensors on both have taken about that distance to fire up.

Bob

 

[sidestand]

Mine's the same - I wouldn't let it bother you too much.

Think your dealer has to plug them into the computer to set them up to the bike.

 

[fizzer]

ok thanks guys,

 

[Magwych]

Think your dealer has to plug them into the computer to set them up to the bike.

... or someone with a GS-911. That now has the ability to recode the computer to a new sensor.

 

[Martyn H]

hi ,i have a rear tyre pressure sensor a little lazy on the rear,as soon as i ride off the front shows instantly the pressure,but the rear has just a line for a few hundred yards then it jumps into life.
if i bought a second hand one and fitted it to the wheel ,would it need to be callibrated to the bike or would it just work straight away .
many thanks

I've owned a couple of bikes with TPM, & ridden quite a few more, & they all without exception did this. I don't think you have a problem.

 

[autogs]

well just to be difficult ive had several 1200 gsa"s and ive always found they work straight away

 

[fizzer]

ha ha ,oh well ,there is always some difference,its a gs it would be disapointed if i had the same response from everyone , i have to think that the gs has a soul and are all different ,a bit like a bike with a personality eh

 

[RoyF]

The manual states.....

" -- -- appears directly after the ignition is switched on, because the sensors do not transmit tyre pressures until the first time the motorcycle accelerates to more than 30 km/h...."

Don't they have a centrifugal type switch in them before they switch on then turn off 15 mins or so after the wheels stop turning to save their internal batteries?

For what its worth, my rear switches on before the front one, and will sometimes switch on when I drop it off the centre stand.... By the way they display in bar as standard, but I got my changed to 'PSI' by the dealer on delivery.

 

[fizzer]

thats handy to know ,i didnt know it could be changed to psi

 

[Marks adventure]

By the way they display in bar as standard, but I got my changed to 'PSI' by the dealer on delivery.

Do they charge for this as I would rather read psi

 

[fizzer]

i had my bike into allan jefferies the other day for a fuel strip replacement,if i had known about the change over to psi was possible i would have asked them to do it.
oh well i will remember for the next time.

 

[Martyn H]

Do they charge for this as I would rather read psi

If they have the bike already connected to the diagnostic kit, it's just a "radio button" on the settings - as is 12/24 hour format for the clock, ambient temperature to degrees F or C, & the indicator auto cancel interval can be extended (pre twin-cam it could be turned off altogether).
If it's being Serviced, that's the time to do it, as it'll be connected to the diagnostic anyway.

 

[Old Wobbly]

Do they charge for this as I would rather read psi

This is news to me and would prefer PSI over BAR to save me working it out as I'm riding along.. Not that it's particularly tricky but we're brought up on PSI here so you'd have thought it would be a standard UK spec thing really..

Will ask at the dealers to get mine changed..

Cheers

 

[big pete]

This is news to me and would prefer PSI over BAR to save me working it out as I'm riding along.. Not that it's particularly tricky but we're brought up on PSI here so you'd have thought it would be a standard UK spec thing really..

Will ask at the dealers to get mine changed..

Cheers

I had mine changed to psi for the same reason.But as pointed out by Allan jefferies just bear in mind that psi will show a lot more variation with temperature etc,so don't think their is a fault its just that psi has a lot finer increments.

 

[Nick V]

The manual states.....

" -- -- appears directly after the ignition is switched on, because the sensors do not transmit tyre pressures until the first time the motorcycle accelerates to more than 30 km/h...."

Even though the sensor readings always appear eventually on my '09, sometimes they take two to three minutes to appear, sometimes they take ten seconds.
They seem to appear on the display more quickly if I start off very gently, getting above 30 Km/h but staying below 40 for the first few hundred metres.

On my '10, the readings consistently appear on the display within 100m of moving from standstill - sometimes less. By default, the readings are present before the bike has even left my driveway.

Don't they have a centrifugal type switch in them before they switch on then turn off 15 mins or so after the wheels stop turning to save their internal batteries?

They must have a centrifugal switch of SOME kind.

Thing is, though: where on earth do you slot batteries into the sensors?
I've gotten up close and personal with all four sensors on both my bikes, having changed tyres and rims for various reasons.

Taking a close look at the RDC sensors, they appear to be a one-piece moulding, with all internal electronics 'potted in' to the sensor body.
They have no conventional 'cover' of any kind behind which batteries could be hiding - just a tiny hole on the sensor body which, I presume, is the orifice which leads to the actual air-pressure sensor.

 

[Beemerman59]

Even though the sensor readings always appear eventually on my '09, sometimes they take two to three minutes to appear, sometimes they take ten seconds.
They seem to appear on the display more quickly if I start off very gently, getting above 30 Km/h but staying below 40 for the first few hundred metres.

On my '10, the readings consistently appear on the display within 100m of moving from standstill - sometimes less. By default, the readings are present before the bike has even left my driveway.



They must have a centrifugal switch of SOME kind.

Thing is, though: where on earth do you slot batteries into the sensors?
I've gotten up close and personal with all four sensors on both my bikes, having changed tyres and rims for various reasons.

Taking a close look at the RDC sensors, they appear to be a one-piece moulding, with all internal electronics 'potted in' to the sensor body.
They have no conventional 'cover' of any kind behind which batteries could be hiding - just a tiny hole on the sensor body which, I presume, is the orifice which leads to the actual air-pressure sensor.

You have to open them up with a knife if you want to change the battery. There's a thread somewhere, either on here or ADV.

 

[Nick V]

You have to open them up with a knife if you want to change the battery. There's a thread somewhere, either on here or ADV.

Just did a search here... there are at least 15 different threads containing the phrase 'tyre pressure sensor' as a main subject, and Dog knows how many others in which it's discussed on the side...
Can you post a link?

Alternatively, can someone give a short 'How-to'?

 

[trebor]

This thread on the ADVRider forum has pictures of the sensor with the goo dug out to reveal the battery. And in this thread on BikersOracle briefly explains what the poster did to replace their batteries.

Bob

 

[Nick V]

This thread on the ADVRider forum has pictures of the sensor with the goo dug out to reveal the battery. And in this thread on BikersOracle briefly explains what the poster did to replace their batteries.

Bob

Bob, you are my new personal hero.
Thanks loads, man!...