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FOBO Bike TPMS system?
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TIRE TEPERATURE
Stefen,
The Driving tires doing the work always get warmer than the Driven tire. That was the first thing I noticed when I installed them on my trike. If you don't set the MAX pressure on the driving tire (or in my case tires) 20% higher than Recommended Cold Pressure. You will most likely get a high pressure alarm. It happened to me. I installed the sensors on my trike and we left for Daytona, it was about 87 degrees, the asphalt was over 106 degrees. I was cruising, for about two hours, on a quite two lane road in the middle of nowhere, listening to my music when all of a sudden I had this whaling noise inside my helmet, I sat up, looked all around, and was anticipating being run down by a SNOWPLOW..........and I live in South West Florida. My Smartphone is mounted on the handle bars and I saw the trike icon on the screen with a red box flashing 45. I had set the high pressure at 10% of the recommended 40 psi or 44 psi.
They work.
Bob Mutch
Stefen,
The Driving tires doing the work always get warmer than the Driven tire. That was the first thing I noticed when I installed them on my trike. If you don't set the MAX pressure on the driving tire (or in my case tires) 20% higher than Recommended Cold Pressure. You will most likely get a high pressure alarm. It happened to me. I installed the sensors on my trike and we left for Daytona, it was about 87 degrees, the asphalt was over 106 degrees. I was cruising, for about two hours, on a quite two lane road in the middle of nowhere, listening to my music when all of a sudden I had this whaling noise inside my helmet, I sat up, looked all around, and was anticipating being run down by a SNOWPLOW..........and I live in South West Florida. My Smartphone is mounted on the handle bars and I saw the trike icon on the screen with a red box flashing 45. I had set the high pressure at 10% of the recommended 40 psi or 44 psi.
They work.
Bob Mutch
pitzerwm
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So the app sends an alarm into the bluetooth in the helmet? Very handy. I'm thinking can this work?
I have a 3 wheel motorcycle and sometimes I will tow it in a trailer. I understand that I can make two "plans" in the app, one for the bike and one for the trailer. If I take two sensors off the bike and disable them, then install them on the trailer. Using plan two to monitor the trailer tires. This should work right? I know I'm cheap, I don't want to buy any more sensors than I need to. The trailer is only used to transport the bike. No need to monitor the bike on the trailer or the trailer sitting in the parking stall.
BTW welcome to SL
retirednick
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Thanks Bob for another great video of an interesting product.
ahh-cool
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First let me say welcome to the neighborhood.
Second let me say there are too many Bob's here, some of you need to change your name.
Right now my bike is taken apart so I can do a cat bypass. I'm hoping to start getting it welded and back together this week.
Then we'll check out how it works.
I'll probably put them on my truck in the meantime so I can play with it
Stefan
pitzerwm
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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.
finless
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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
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finless
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Enjoy man! :yes:
And if you need any help or anything let me know now that I have some experience with the system!
But wait..... My wife and I are leaving town for 4 days for our 31st wedding anniversary... So I wont be around....
I guess I will read about your news when I get home! Remember, you can always call support in the USA at fobobikesales.com!
Bob Mutch is a great guy and answered all my questions.
Bob
jimnsusie
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After seeing this post and then watching the thread for a couple of days I just had to order for my spyder. Looks like a great product. Right after I ordered it got an email from Bob Mulch making sure I ordered the color I wanted. Sounds like great customer service. Can't wait to get it on the bike. Thanks for finding this product and posting.
SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
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Spyders come with rubber valve, i already change my fronts to metal & when i pull off rear i will use 90 degree metal
and those tpms units i would recommend on metal shaft only.
Bob Denman
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Fobo TPMS are now installed on my Spyder. Total install time is 20 minutes including air adjustement 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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Dragonfly
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Received mine this morning and the only problem I had was with the lock-nuts, nowhere is it mentioned (could have missed it) that it takes a wrench to install the lock-nut far enough down on the threads to get the sensor on. The software is easy to understand only wish it had a Temp / Pressure Log, I mailed the log file to myself but parameters are not identifiable. I weight the unit and the lock-nut is .83 grams and the sensor is 11.23 grams.
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