New back tire. Short valve stem. Do extenders exist that work?
So like I said, new back tire, but the valve stem is really short, and I struggled to get the PSI down from 30-18 because it took some finangling to get something on it due to where it is at.
So 15 minutes to get the pressure where I wanted it. So do these kind of things exist? Or not?
So like I said, new back tire, but the valve stem is really short, and I struggled to get the PSI down from 30-18 because it took some finangling to get something on it due to where it is at.
So 15 minutes to get the pressure where I wanted it. So do these kind of things exist? Or not?
Whoever did the tire swap should have put on one that was a little longer ..... JMHO .... Glad you using 18 PSI .... Mike
Go to your nearest Harley store, It's fun anyway just to see all the pretty new Harleys. Ask for a rear tire valve extender. They use them on Ultras to check the rear tire. Last time I checked they were about $11. You can screw it on when you want to check the rear tire pressure.
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Get a trigger type hookup for the compressor hose with a gauge on it, so you can clip it to the valve stem and adjust the pressure with the air still hooked up. Get it where you want it, just un-clip the hose and ride. 5 minute job and don't need 4 hands to do it.
This is great for adjusting tire pressure up or down. Easily adds air and bleeds air. It clips on to the valve stem so you don't have to remove it until you are done. No need for a valve extender or angled air chuck. I find that if I get my valve stem right at 5 o'clock, I can easily attach it and remove it. Also useful for tires on your cage. One of my best investments.
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Short of installing an accessible valve stem on the other side of the rim, you just have to overcome the struggle of airing up that rear tire the way it is by becoming creative and resourceful. Lord knows if I can do it you can do it. If I can no longer air up my tires then's the time to give up riding.
This is great for adjusting tire pressure up or down. Easily adds air and bleeds air. It clips on to the valve stem so you don't have to remove it until you are done. No need for a valve extender or angled air chuck. I find that if I get my valve stem right at 5 o'clock, I can easily attach it and remove it. Also useful for tires on your cage. One of my best investments.
Short of installing an accessible valve stem on the other side of the rim, you just have to overcome the struggle of airing up that rear tire the way it is by becoming creative and resourceful. Lord knows if I can do it you can do it. If I can no longer air up my tires then's the time to give up riding.
I was the first one here to move the Schrader valve to the disk side of the wheel .... The first time I did it, after the mechanic removed the rear tire from the wheel I took it home and did the drilling and adding the new angle valve .... for my other two, I just brought a battery drill & bit and did it while there in the shop. ... it took all of five minutes .... Mike
From what others have reported here MOST tire shops can't balance the Rear wheel ..... However in my experience ( and others here ) the Rear wheel and tire don't NEED to balanced .... Mike
This is great for adjusting tire pressure up or down. Easily adds air and bleeds air. It clips on to the valve stem so you don't have to remove it until you are done. No need for a valve extender or angled air chuck. I find that if I get my valve stem right at 5 o'clock, I can easily attach it and remove it. Also useful for tires on your cage. One of my best investments.
From what others have reported here MOST tire shops can't balance the Rear wheel ..... However in my experience ( and others here ) the Rear wheel and tire don't NEED to balanced .... Mike
Right on Mike, the belt vibration masks the tire vibration if there is any.
This is great for adjusting tire pressure up or down. Easily adds air and bleeds air. It clips on to the valve stem so you don't have to remove it until you are done. No need for a valve extender or angled air chuck. I find that if I get my valve stem right at 5 o'clock, I can easily attach it and remove it. Also useful for tires on your cage. One of my best investments.
Just bought one of those from Amazon, received it yesterday and wow it works great , no need for an extender, a piece of cake to use for this 80 year old.
Thanks for the suggestion, I can do all 3 tires in no time at all. A definite 'Must Have'.
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Just bought one of those from Amazon, received it yesterday and wow it works great , no need for an extender, a piece of cake to use for this 80 year old.
Thanks for the suggestion, I can do all 3 tires in no time at all. A definite 'Must Have'.
Probably wont work for me since I do not have an air compressor. I might need to get one, I guess
Probably wont work for me since I do not have an air compressor. I might need to get one, I guess
Yep. If ya have room for it its worth its weight in the gold stuff. I dont run mine until I am doing some work requiring some air. Check the pressures and adjust if ya have to before you leave home and all sorts of other uses.
Those snap on gauges, trigger type hookup. Yes they are great but the pressure dials are off the clock. I have one but swapped the dial out for an 0 - 60 p.s.i. Much easier to set to the lower pressures of these Spyders.
Probably wont work for me since I do not have an air compressor. I might need to get one, I guess
Yeah, you gotta have air compressor for that, but if you look around on the web or tool stores, you can find some nice, dependable, small, air compressors. They are very light weight, tankless, and run on household current. Easy to move around, very convenient, and you can get top of the line small portables for less than $100. I have 2 big shop compressors, but just for airing up a couple vehicle tires, I don't bother with dragging out all the heavy duty, stiff air hose. I just grab the small tankless and use an extension cord. For the small tires, you might want a small 12 volt that runs on the battery, to carry with you, but I am working mostly around the shop and have a small portable that plugs in 110 volt outlet, because airing up trucks, trailers, or loader tires takes a little more than the small 12 volts can handle.
From what others have reported here MOST tire shops can't balance the Rear wheel ..... However in my experience ( and others here ) the Rear wheel and tire don't NEED to balanced .... Mike
From what I have run into and I actually have one of the harley guys from the local harley shop to thank for this suggestion is to use a local shop that works on ATV's and side by sides and they have the equipment to balance the tires with. The shop he referred me to works on can-am side by sides so they had everything they needed to do the balance.
But I think on the next go round I am going to give the balance bead bags a try so I can remove the weights off of the wheels. Even though the shop mounts them good the clearance between the brakes is very close (on the front) and I don't want to risk a strike on the brake if the adhesive becomes loose on the weight.
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