OBO and Nitrogen?

[guzzihack]

While at Spyderfest I purchased the OBO pressure monitoring system from Pitbull's booth. ps: Thank you again Lamont for the install (made it look easy). For the short time I've had it I did notice quite a fluctuation in pressure from tire and ambient temperature. I've tried the nitrogen in the tires of my '03 Guzzi with limited success. It seems the rims or tires lose air quickly. The nitrogen slowed the pressure drop, but it still dropped.

Has anyone tried nitrogen in Spyder tires to keep the pressure more constant? Any adverse effects on the OBO? Wouldn't think it would harm it in any way, but experience tells for sure.

By the way, we're thankful for the bike blessing by the CMA and the volume of my Stebel horn. Kept a 4-wheeler from trying to occupy our lane with us on Saturday. (dirty drawers!)

 

[PaladinLV]

Do you mean FOBO?

Anyways, I use nitrogen. Last fill was 5 months ago, and there has been only a 0.2 change in pressure.
I've been using Nitrogen since moving to Las Vegas and from 2009 until 2015 my Harleys had nitrogen with similar results.

AJ

While at Spyderfest I purchased the OBO pressure monitoring system from Pitbull's booth. ps: Thank you again Lamont for the install (made it look easy). For the short time I've had it I did notice quite a fluctuation in pressure from tire and ambient temperature. I've tried the nitrogen in the tires of my '03 Guzzi with limited success. It seems the rims or tires lose air quickly. The nitrogen slowed the pressure drop, but it still dropped.

Has anyone tried nitrogen in Spyder tires to keep the pressure more constant? Any adverse effects on the OBO? Wouldn't think it would harm it in any way, but experience tells for sure.

By the way, we're thankful for the bike blessing by the CMA and the volume of my Stebel horn. Kept a 4-wheeler from trying to occupy our lane with us on Saturday. (dirty drawers!)

 

[guzzihack]

Do you mean FOBO?

Anyways, I use nitrogen. Last fill was 5 months ago, and there has been only a 0.2 change in pressure.
I've been using Nitrogen since moving to Las Vegas and from 2009 until 2015 my Harleys had nitrogen with similar results.

AJ

Yea Fobo. pps: Duh. Gotta be smart enough to read the box correctly when tired. Homer quote, "Dope!" May have to try the nitrogen idea next time I get to town.

 

[Chupaca]

Not to worry....

FOBO measures pressure and doesn't care what the gas is.....I use nitrogen and it works well. :thumbup: pressure holds....

 

[jwulf74]

I usually use the 80% nitrogen. No Fobo yet, but I do check the tires and every month or two I need to add some.

 

[PaladinLV]

I might add:

Go to a place that uses bottled/tank nitrogen! That's 98-99% pure.
Machines that make it are only 90% at best and believe me that makes all the difference.

AJ

Yea Fobo. pps: Duh. Gotta be smart enough to read the box correctly when tired. Homer quote, "Dope!" May have to try the nitrogen idea next time I get to town.

 

[guzzihack]

That's a little tidbit I was unaware of. Could explain why I kept losing pressure on my Guzzi after having it done. Thanks AJ

I may first play with the tire pressure. Lamont recommended 18/28 but I think I should consider we ryde 2up most of the time and we aren't lightweights unfortunately.


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[finless]

Nitrogen here and even with that, the Spyders rear tire changes temperature a lot!
I go from 26 PSI ambient parked to almost 34 PSI running down the freeway on a 90F day.

Bob