Portable tire inflater and blown fuse!

[Road-Kill]

Exactly what I just stated in my post. :yes:
Those electric pumps are worthless when needed and why I went with those tiny CO2 cartridges.

There are lots of good products that qualify for portable tire air pumps but this is one I won't recommend. Lamonster had a nice battery chargeable mini air pump that worked well------Except it won't hold a charge while being stored for over one month. I spoke with Lamonster's tech & he said to charge it before I went out on any long trips. Not exactly what I had in mind when I purchased this mini air pump for close to $50. I'll discount mine $25.00 if anyone is interested in using this application for a tire air pump.View attachment 165292
Darrell

 

[Wildrice]

Whatever happened to the standalone tire inflater Lamonster used to sell? Found my old order. It was called "Lamonster Approved Air Pack" Charge it at home or hotel and you don't need to worry about fuses. I particularly like how you can dial in the exact pressure needed. I really liked it. No longer available? Something wrong with it? I didn't see it on his site.

I'll sell you mine for $25 + $5 shipping. Make that $25 including shipping to lower 48 states. The pump has a really neat feature. When the battery is dead plugging it into 12 v outlet won't make it work until the battery reaches a certain % of charge--which might take 20-30 minutes. How fun--huh :-(
Darrell
PS: The other 8-10 items I purchased from Lamonster worked great

 

[JayBros]

Joe from Squared Away recommended this awhile back. http://www.aerostich.com/aerostich-mini-compressor.html

I'm going to get one. Sounds like just what you would want to pack for an emergency...

Looks like a pretty good compressor and Aerostich has a good reputation, but, with its chuck, for the rear wheel you'll need a valve stem extender like one of these unless you've installed a different type of stem: https://www.harley-davidson.com/store/valve-stem-extension.

 

[johnsimion]

I had a new cigarette lighter connected directly to the battery. It comes out in the frunk and has a switch on it so it's only on if you need it on. This avoids messing with any of the Spyder's delicate electronics and gets around the amp problem for an inflator.

 

[johnsimion]

Exactly what I just stated in my post. :yes:
Those electric pumps are worthless when needed and why I went with those tiny CO2 cartridges.

This sounds like a great idea even though I've never seen or heard of it before. How do you connect the CO2 cartridge to inflate your tire? What's the connection? And how many CO2 cartridges would it take to fill a tire, anyway?

 

[Road-Kill]

https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Go-8065...le+tire+repair+kit&refinements=p_89:Stop+&+Go

I purchased the above kit as well as extra CO2 cartridges. The CO2 cans have a threaded cover that you screw on a small flexible bike hose too. It says 5 canisters will fill a bikes tire to 30PSI. More than enough to get you to a gas station/repair shop. 4.8 rating on Amazon. My thoughts.

This sounds like a great idea even though I've never seen or heard of it before. How do you connect the CO2 cartridge to inflate your tire? What's the connection? And how many CO2 cartridges would it take to fill a tire, anyway?

 

[wingit3611]

Mini Inflator

Harbor Freight has a Mini inflator online for $9.99. Got one at the Local store with a discount about a year ago. Work's great on the trunk 12V outlet to blow up my shock. Has a pressure dial on it.

 

[IgoFar2]

This looks worth while: https://shop.antigravitybatteries.com/products/accessories/micro-start/cool-parts/adv-tire-inflator-air-pump/?utm_source=icontact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=laborday2018&utm_content=msa9a_btn

 

[martiniman]

He quit selling those, as they had problems.

This is similar to what Lamont sold:
https://www.amazon.com/Fineed-Hand-..._rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=KV96425VN7JE262GC4QQ

I still have mine from Lamont, and it still works. If the charging part of the inflator quits working, I can then use the inflator cord plugged into a dash mounted powerlet outlet (rated 15 amps). The powerlet outlets I have dash mounted on my 2008GS are connected the way boiler animal describes, with proper size wiring and fuses.

Still have mine as well.
I wonder what the problem was. Too basd. Thanks for the info.

 

[Wildrice]

Yup! That sounds just about right...

But before you go trading in that 5 amp fuse for something stronger... :lecturef_smilie: DON'T!

So Bob--your saying an 8 x 32 threaded screw might be a bad idea :yikes::lecturef_smilie: ??

 

[YIRYDE]

I run my compressor off of my battery tender with an adapter like this, https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tend...97&sr=8-1&keywords=battery+tender+12v+adapter.

 

[Docster]

I add the recommendation to always check out/test new equipment BEFORE needing to use it. Pack those things in the bike tested, knowing they will work.