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    Default FOBO TPMS ???

    I just installed the fobo tpms but noticed the sensor is less than 1/8 inches away from the rim.
    There is only enough room for two large size zip ties. If I press on the sensor it will touch the rim.
    Would this be an issue, would gravity make the sensor to hit the rim?

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    I have had them for almost a year and no problem with them
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    do you often ride around with zip ties on your tires?



    if not, then it will not be a problem.
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    Default Not a problem

    I've had mine for over 6 months now with no issues at all. If I were you I wouldn't worry about it. Enjoy the ride and the FOBO's. Great product.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DJFaninTN View Post
    do you often ride around with zip ties on your tires?

    if not, then it will not be a problem.
    Maybe the zip ties make his OEM tires last longer
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    Default FOBO

    I have had mine installed for about 3 months with no problems, except they seem to register 3 to 4 PSI higher than with a manual gauge.
    Any ideas why?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ValleyRider View Post
    I have had mine installed for about 3 months with no problems, except they seem to register 3 to 4 PSI higher than with a manual gauge.
    Any ideas why?
    I am having the same issue. Checked my pressure before and it was 18,18 front 28 back, put the sensor on and was reporting higher so I let air out on all 3 tires. Wonder which one is more accurate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by garb55 View Post
    Maybe the zip ties make his OEM tires last longer
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    Quote Originally Posted by Papahoosh View Post
    I am having the same issue. Checked my pressure before and it was 18,18 front 28 back, put the sensor on and was reporting higher so I let air out on all 3 tires. Wonder which one is more accurate.
    If you only have one hand gauge, buy another. It is always preferable to have a back-up, and they are not that expensive.
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    Also, I prefer metal valve stems. They never break, rarely leak, and are best to support these types of TPMS sensors.
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    Default 2 sets of Fobo's - Pleased with their performance

    Got the first set for the wife and liked what they did, so got a set for my bike and have been pleased with them for over a year. They may read different from your gauge, (I thought they read a little less than my hand gauge, but they seem to agree well with each other when I switched them on tires to check. I would suspect that maybe the hand gauge is off. Never hurts to have a new gauge, although then you will always wonder which one is off.. I also worried about the stems flexing, but after 20,000 miles and no problems,,,ride more; worry less!
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    Default FOBO pressures

    Go into the app on your phone and find in "settings" that there is a option for Enable/Disable gauge pressure. I believe disable resorts back to atmospheric pressure & compensates for temperature or something like that which will be different than your gauge readings.
    I have a hand held gauge I checked against a calibrated dial gauge at work and it was within 1/4 psi of it. We have 3 on my F3 & 3 On the wife's RT and they all read correctly once I figured out I was on wrong setting in the app.
    Hope this helps instead of confuses you--

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    Quote Originally Posted by Papahoosh View Post
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    Yeah......thank goodness for that, Paphoosh
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    Quote Originally Posted by 5legsshort View Post
    Go into the app on your phone and find in "settings" that there is a option for Enable/Disable gauge pressure. I believe disable resorts back to atmospheric pressure & compensates for temperature or something like that which will be different than your gauge readings.
    I have a hand held gauge I checked against a calibrated dial gauge at work and it was within 1/4 psi of it. We have 3 on my F3 & 3 On the wife's RT and they all read correctly once I figured out I was on wrong setting in the app.
    Hope this helps instead of confuses you--
    I wouldn't have thought there would be too much variation in atmospheric pressure in Florida though, 5legs.
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    I don't use FOBO as an absolute measure of pressure, but as a warning mechanism. I have found tyre pressures that suits me, and I use FOBO to ensure the tyres and shock remain around that pressure. This was very useful yesterday when I left the dealer after a service and the FOBO showed 29lbs in my rear tyre when I usually run 22lbs. They had checked the rear tyre and adjusted it to Kenda specs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 5legsshort View Post
    Go into the app on your phone and find in "settings" that there is a option for Enable/Disable gauge pressure. I believe disable resorts back to atmospheric pressure & compensates for temperature or something like that which will be different than your gauge readings.
    I have a hand held gauge I checked against a calibrated dial gauge at work and it was within 1/4 psi of it. We have 3 on my F3 & 3 On the wife's RT and they all read correctly once I figured out I was on wrong setting in the app.
    Hope this helps instead of confuses you--

    Thank you it helped allot.
    Last edited by Papahoosh; 12-21-2016 at 03:49 PM.

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