nitrogen spyder

[hondaman]

I just put nitrogen in my tires today at work.Should help out with a few things.Thought I would try it out.........:doorag:

 

[rkteck]

I heard that if you use Helium, your tires will never touch the pavement and never wear out!:joke:

 

[nater1]

Are any of you two interested in owning ocean front property in Arizona

Are either of you two interested in purchasing ocean front property in Arizona?

 

[rkteck]

I live in Arizona and would love it if I could afford some ocean front property here. Hows much u askin?

 

[vt228]

I have some ocean front property here. from the deck you can see the sea sailboats asking $456,566.99 in 5 easy payments :roflblack::roflblack:
or give your :spyder: to hold it lol ...........

 

[rkteck]

Can you see Russia from your deck?:joke:

 

[Bersquack]

Can you see Russia from your deck?:joke:

I'd like that! Keep an eye on those commies!

 

[krb1945]

Nitrogen vs normal air...

The real answer is nitrogen is better than standard air pump air... because...

1 nitrogen molecules are larger than air molecules... I will point out that the air we
breathe is about 78 percent nitrogen... but the remaining 22 percent is
miscellaneous molecules which are smaller. The smaller the molecule the
easier it is to penetrate the microscopic holes in the tires or tubes.

2 nitrogen is dry... meaning there is no water to rot or rust anything.
moisture will rot anything including metal, rust is slow oxidation.

3 using nitrogen means you will not have a much decrease in tire pressure.
Therefore you won't have to add pressure as often.

I have nitrogen in several of my vehicles tires (15 of them don't forget the spares) and as of this date I have not had to add pressure in one years time. Then there's the GL1800... using pump air I have to adjust every 7 to 10 days. The SE5 has stayed where it is since purchase in april. Don't know if it comes with air or nitrogen. You may think it is some conspiracy but nitrogen is much better than pump air in tires or balloons if you don't want them floating in space.

Now I'll get off my information soapbox. I just want to be a help.

 

[RoadHammer]

How much does nitro cost you ?

 

[zzneonzz]

How much does nitro cost you ?

Locations around here that offer it will vacuum and fill with Nitrogen for about 8$ a tire.

 

[NancysToy]

The real answer is nitrogen is better than standard air pump air... because...

1 nitrogen molecules are larger than air molecules... I will point out that the air we breathe is about 78 percent nitrogen... but the remaining 22 percent is miscellaneous molecules which are smaller. The smaller the molecule the easier it is to penetrate the microscopic holes in the tires or tubes.

The other major component is oxygen (21%). An oxygen molecule is only 3% smaller than a nitrogen molecule.

2 nitrogen is dry... meaning there is no water to rot or rust anything.
moisture will rot anything including metal, rust is slow oxidation.

Only because it is from a bottled source. Air from a gas cylinder is dry, too.

3 using nitrogen means you will not have a much decrease in tire pressure. Therefore you won't have to add pressure as often.

This theory has yet to be proven, but is highly toted as fact. Loss of pressure is more dependent on the type of tire and rim, as well as your climate conditions. Most air loss in tires is through pysical means, such as leaks at the rim or valve core, and not through the sidewalls.

A small loss of air (or nitrogen) in a small volume, conventional, motorcycle tire will cause a proportionally larger loss of the total percentage of the tire's volume, so it loses more pressure than a larger tire. The volume change from temperature is also greater proportionally, so the small tire is affected by climate change more. BRP fills the Spyder tires with air at the factory. They do seem to leak down repeatedly if running the minimal tire pressures they suggest, but since I have upped the pressures, our air-filled Spyder tires stay steady, like my four-wheeled vehicle tires, varying only with the seasons. I have to add air during the winter, and let some out in the summer. I am not convinced that pure nitrogen does a darned thing except make dealers money.
-Scotty

 

[Longlegs]

Well speaking of nitrogen I was wondering why Shell is making a big deal about nitrogen enriched gas. It seems to me that would reduce the "effective ingredient".

 

[BillGargan]

Gas "enriched" with ethanol is also NOT enriched!

 

[nater1]

I hear you about shell? What are they talking about.

I hear you about shell, and their talk about nitrogen enriched fuel. I have only been exposed to liquid which is 367*f bellow zero, and Vapor/gases nitrogen. Nitrogen is a oxygen depleting agent so I do not understand the logic or what term they are referring to as nitrogen. Sounds like snake oil.

 

[Firefly]

The main reason nitrogen is used in commercial airline tires (& the Space Shuttle too) is because it won't ignite like air.

The rest of the benefits are pretty minor overall.

 

[Latemarch]

Well speaking of nitrogen I was wondering why Shell is making a big deal about nitrogen enriched gas. It seems to me that would reduce the "effective ingredient".

The nitrogen that Shell is referring to is part of the mix of stuff they add to the gas to modify the octane rating and the detergents for keeping the fuel system clean.
It's always been in there it's just that the marketing guys found out about it.......no big deal and no change in their gas......which is by the way really good fuel though often expensive.

 

[krb1945]

Shell

I heard the Shell CEO testify before congress a few months back... he said, I'll quote here, "We could lower our prices and help the consumers a little, but if we lower our price we would sell all of our gas and be out of business!"

I couldn't believe this idiot either. So I did not want to be guilty of putting them out of business so I immediately stopped using their products. I find BP/Amoco works pretty good in my 9 vehicles. And I won't be causing the shell employees to be laid off.

Now wasn't that considerate of me?:hun:

 

[DynamoBT]

I like the way you think!

 

[hondaman]

nitrogen

if you dont think the nitrogen is worth it think about this.If you have a new car they have $400.00 + - worth of T.P.M.S. sensors plus install and reprogram if they are replaced.Most compressors have water in the lines.Plus the water in the air gets water in the tires .And the T.P.M.S. sensors dont like water.Some tires on even honda cars are 350.00 + -X4. Allmost every tire I check is under inflated between oil changes.That wears out the tires early and gets you at the pump a little early.Every tire I have checked with nitrogen Is holding air 4-5 times longer.As long as you dont get a nail.So if you dont think its worth it,:shemademe_smilie:save your 30.00 to have it done......................

 

[bone crusher]

if you dont think the nitrogen is worth it think about this.If you have a new car they have $400.00 + - worth of T.P.M.S. sensors plus install and reprogram if they are replaced.Most compressors have water in the lines.Plus the water in the air gets water in the tires .And the T.P.M.S. sensors dont like water.Some tires on even honda cars are 350.00 + -X4. Allmost every tire I check is under inflated between oil changes.That wears out the tires early and gets you at the pump a little early.Every tire I have checked with nitrogen Is holding air 4-5 times longer.As long as you dont get a nail.So if you dont think its worth it,:shemademe_smilie:save your 30.00 to have it done......................

I check my tires pretty often and have never seen such drastic changes in tire pressure...what do you attribute the fast pressure changes to? Here in MD we have 4 seasons...lots of barometric pressure changes, but some reason (luck?), my tires don't get altered too much...

I did have a problem with the Spyder as I don't think it was checked on the last service, but since I've fixed that issue, they've been fine..

As far as your nail example goes, Ride-on would help you with that problem..haveta get some of that stuff myself and figure out how to put it in. Lamont said to check on youtube, but I can't find anything...argh...