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FOBO-Bike TPMS system on a Spyder

and the trailer?

Some years back we had a 38 foot RV and we pulled a Saturn VUE. I installed a similar concept TPMS whose monitor accommodated all tires... 6 on the RV and 4 on the toad. Wondering if FOBO may consider modifying their app to support 5 inputs, 3 from the Spyder and and 2 on the trailer.

Bob, would mind dropping this concept on them?

Thanks,
Paul
 
finless said:
You read my mind! On May 9th I will be going to a large ride where there will be probably 100 Spyders. I will check it on as many seats as I can.

As for heat, the spec say operating tempos to 85C or 185F. Not sure there is that much heat all the way back under the seat like that near the brake fluid tank?
But we shall see. Sensor is on the way and I will be testing it.

Bob
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:thumbup: Check for BT interference too keep us posted.
 
pjweimer said:
Some years back we had a 38 foot RV and we pulled a Saturn VUE. I installed a similar concept TPMS whose monitor accommodated all tires... 6 on the RV and 4 on the toad. Wondering if FOBO may consider modifying their app to support 5 inputs, 3 from the Spyder and and 2 on the trailer.

Bob, would mind dropping this concept on them?

Thanks,
Paul
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I have already asked them about the trailer and any limits on number of sensors. The FOBO APP can support up to 19 sensors!
To add the trailer you add another bike profile to the APP. So you have the Spyder as one profile and the trailer as another.
For now you setup the trailer as another 2 wheeled motorcycle. Bob Mutch (USA Distributer) says he has asked for a graphic of a cycle trailer to be added and they will be doing it in future updates, possibly this one that is adding the Spyder RT with the air-shock sensor.

Magdave, no issues with my BT headsets so far. I was using a SMH5-FM till today and I just installed my 20S. I have it bound to my wifes helmet (20s), my SM10 in the trunk, My iPod in the trunk, my iPhone 6 plus, and my Sena GoPro BT backpack. So far no issues.
The system obviously uses some different kind of BT protocol as the sensors do not show up on the iPhone in the BT settings screen.

Bob
 
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Thanks

I think I'll order a set later today. Just finished installing EBC brake pads from Bajaron so the TMPS is the last thing before this riding season gets started.
 
Very good news, thanks again for doing all the work. I forgot about the trailer. I intend on having a trailer for the RT by June so looks like I would want 6 sensors.
The way I understood Bluetooth communication, the device randomly chooses from 79 available "channels" to communicate. It has a set time to make it's communication before it uses another and it does this random selection @ over 1000 times per second. So unless you have all channels being used at all times it would be difficult to cause any interference.
 
markyodo said:
Very good news, thanks again for doing all the work. I forgot about the trailer. I intend on having a trailer for the RT by June so looks like I would want 6 sensors.
The way I understood Bluetooth communication, the device randomly chooses from 79 available "channels" to communicate. It has a set time to make it's communication before it uses another and it does this random selection @ over 1000 times per second. So unless you have all channels being used at all times it would be difficult to cause any interference.
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I am thinking my interference issue was caused by a strong BT signal masking out a weaker one. It may have been sidebanding. No way to tell what device uses what channel. :dontknow:
 
Another question Pioneer Bob:o) Say you have the three sensors for the bike and they are set up and work fine. You are towing the bike in a trailer. Could you take the front 2 sensors from the bike and put them on your trailer(2 wheels) I assume that they reset to the different pressure in the trailer tires and then you are good to go.

Other than being cheap, do you think that this will work?
 
Yes you can do that but if the pressure min and max need to be changed then you have to release them change the settings and rebind them. At the point might as well add another vehicle and the rebind to that.

The FOBO web site has excellent videos for moving the sensors to different vehicles.

Bob
 
Just checked Play Store, FOBO Bike not there. Sent them an email asking when Android users may see app. Sure looks like what I have been wanting in aTPMS app.
 
pitzerwm said:
Another question Pioneer Bob:o) Say you have the three sensors for the bike and they are set up and work fine. You are towing the bike in a trailer. Could you take the front 2 sensors from the bike and put them on your trailer(2 wheels) I assume that they reset to the different pressure in the trailer tires and then you are good to go.

Other than being cheap, do you think that this will work?
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I just got confirmation from FOBO support, which BTW is great. You can buy the FOBO bike set plus one for the rear wheel install on the Spyder and all is as previously stated. When you are towing the bike on a trailer, you take the 2 off the front tires and put them on the trailer tires. You do not need to disable them when transferring them. You will need to reset the new pressure desired.
 
pitzerwm said:
I just got confirmation from FOBO support, which BTW is great. You can buy the FOBO bike set plus one for the rear wheel install on the Spyder and all is as previously stated. When you are towing the bike on a trailer, you take the 2 off the front tires and put them on the trailer tires. You do not need to disable them when transferring them. You will need to reset the new pressure desired.
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No need to buy an extra sensor just buy the right kit here ya go

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181694937904?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
 
pitzerwm said:
I just got confirmation from FOBO support, which BTW is great. You can buy the FOBO bike set plus one for the rear wheel install on the Spyder and all is as previously stated. When you are towing the bike on a trailer, you take the 2 off the front tires and put them on the trailer tires. You do not need to disable them when transferring them. You will need to reset the new pressure desired.
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OK so understand though. While you do not need to do the process I said step by step let me clarify what happens.

If you go into the APP and change the tire pressure and click "done", the FOBO APP tells you to unscrew the sensor and wait 8 seconds. Then it tells you to screw it back on. What it is doing is basically the same thing, e.g it is unbinding and rebinding the sensor.. When you unscrew a sensor for more than 8 seconds it basically turns it off. The sensors turns itself on when you screw it on and it senses pressure. So again same thing.

So it is not just as simple as you say although this process the APP takes you through to change the pressure settings is quite easy.

So just to clarify. I did in fact test this and that is what you do.

Bob
 
Fobo TPMS are now installed on my Spyder. Total install time is 20 minutes including air ajustement prior the installation of the TPMS. It's very easy to install when following the instruction of Bob (Finless). I also made one test with the apps by reducing air pressure of the front right tire and I heard the alarm in my helmet equiped with SENA SMH10. This is my results:

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A couple days ago the iPhone FOBO app was updated. It added a 2 wheel trailer and a 4 wheel trailer. I expect another update soon for the air shock bag.

Android I cannot speak to as to its update as I don't have a android device on 4.4 yet.

Bob
 
If you have been playing with your FOBO system, you will see that you can mail yourself a log. Right now the log is nondescript because they were just using it for trouble shooting. Here is what I figured out. It's an Excel spreadsheet, so if you have Office or a MS reader, you can check this out.

This is the link: You tell it to open the file with Excel, or you can save it too if you want.

http://williampitzer.com/FOBO.xlsx
 
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