Easy rear tire air....

[Chupaca]

Have posted the type of chuck that works best to fill the rear tire on a spyder several times before but see there are new faces asking so If you do it from home you can pick this chuck up at Harbor Freight cheap and some with the built in air guage with trigger fill...:thumbup:

most gas stations that service trucks will have this style on their air pumps as well....

 

[Bfromla]

:2thumbs: & reminds me :lecturef_smilie::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

 

[gerald37]

Have posted the type of chuck that works best to fill the rear tire on a spyder several times before but see there are new faces asking so If you do it from home you can pick this chuck up at Harbor Freight cheap and some with the built in air guage with trigger fill...:thumbup:

View attachment 160707 View attachment 160708 most gas stations that service trucks will have this style on their air pumps as well....

I have one of them and it does work great. It is hard to get on straight.

 

[slick999]

I got a flexable extension that I bought at a HD dealer,works great.One end screws on the tire valve then you can move it any direction and check pressire or add air at the other end.

 

[cruisinTX]

you can also pick these 90* adapters up at bicycle shops. makes rear tire pressure checks even easier with the gauge seen in the OP.

 

[asp125]

Picked up one of these for my home compressor.

 

[Chupaca]

Here's the thing....

I have one of them and it does work great. It is hard to get on straight.

The stem is rubber and flexes. You just start it at the angle pull it over with the chuck till it is straight and push in to fill.:thumbup:

 

[wmh9680]

I have one of them and it does work great. It is hard to get on straight.

I have one of these and was wondering if I could use it to access it from the other side. Mike

 

[UtahPete]

Have posted the type of chuck that works best to fill the rear tire on a spyder several times before but see there are new faces asking so If you do it from home you can pick this chuck up at Harbor Freight cheap and some with the built in air guage with trigger fill...:thumbup:

View attachment 160707 View attachment 160708 most gas stations that service trucks will have this style on their air pumps as well....

On an RT, I haven't been able to approach the tire valve at that angle because of the body work. Have to slip between the pulley and the wheel with some chucks.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

The best solution, I will argue, is one of these from JT. http://spyderstore.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=63&product_id=53. He's a sponsor here.


I made my own version. It balances the air pressure evenly when used on the front tires. Just use one end for the rear tire. The chuck slips onto the stem and locks on it. No fighting with getting the chuck square on the end of the valve stem. When you're finished filling just release the chuck off the stem.

 

[irvin48]

Have posted the type of chuck that works best to fill the rear tire on a spyder several times before but see there are new faces asking so If you do it from home you can pick this chuck up at Harbor Freight cheap and some with the built in air guage with trigger fill...:thumbup:

View attachment 160707 View attachment 160708 most gas stations that service trucks will have this style on their air pumps as well....

milton and others also have a pressure gauge shaped like that . works well. i use these
on every thing to check pressure.

 

[UtahPete]

The best solution, I will argue, is one of these from JT. http://spyderstore.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=63&product_id=53. He's a sponsor here.
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I made my own version. It balances the air pressure evenly when used on the front tires. Just use one end for the rear tire. The chuck slips onto the stem and locks on it. No fighting with getting the chuck square on the end of the valve stem. When you're finished filling just release the chuck off the stem.

Interesting product. Does it help with access to the rear?

 

[pegasus1300]

Harley Davidson has the same access problem we do with the RT's on the Ultra and maybe their baggers as well.Anyway they make an extension that will allow you easy access to the valve stem on the rear. last time I checked it was 10.95. The air chuck Chupca showed is great at home,but sometimes you can't find on on the road,use the extension. Thanx for the reminder Chupaca

 

[UtahPete]

Harley Davidson has the same access problem we do with the RT's on the Ultra and maybe their baggers as well.Anyway they make an extension that will allow you easy access to the valve stem on the rear. last time I checked it was 10.95. The air chuck Chupca showed is great at home,but sometimes you can't find on on the road,use the extension. Thanx for the reminder Chupaca

https://www.harley-davidson.com/store/valve-stem-extension

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Interesting product. Does it help with access to the rear?

It does in that it's fairly easy to push the chuck onto the stem & you don't have to hold it on. It's a bit more difficult to pull it off than push on.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

https://www.harley-davidson.com/store/valve-stem-extension

It would be better if it had a push on chuck rather than screw on.

 

[SPYD3R]

TWINS

The best solution, I will argue, is one of these from JT. http://spyderstore.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=63&product_id=53. He's a sponsor here.
View attachment 160730

I made my own version. It balances the air pressure evenly when used on the front tires. Just use one end for the rear tire. The chuck slips onto the stem and locks on it. No fighting with getting the chuck square on the end of the valve stem. When you're finished filling just release the chuck off the stem.

HEY, we must be twins or something.... :yes: :clap:
here's mine, not as fancy, but as functional....

made it for $30...
on my 1st ride, i noticed a marked difference in handling....
Dan P
SPYD3R

 

[wyliec]

https://www.harley-davidson.com/store/valve-stem-extension

Thanks. I have a Harley within a couple miles. I like that one better than the 90 degree I have, which is only a couple of inches, and doesn't extend too far out.

 

[slick999]

https://www.harley-davidson.com/store/valve-stem-extension

Thats the one I use,works great.Easy to store.

 

[UtahPete]

I couldn't find the H-D one at a store, so I got this from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Accu-gage-Ch...25802098&sr=1-6&keywords=valve+stem+extension