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Old 08-13-2017, 05:02 PM
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I don't know about the rest of y'all but adding air to the tires of my 17 Ultra has been a pain in the !@#.
That is until now. I didn't want to drop over $30 for one of those fancy Motion Pro tire chucks; plus with the mixed reviews they got I was very hesitant to buy one.
Iv'e seen the other threads on how to built one but wasn't motivated enough to buy the pieces and cobble something together.
I was at Napa today and saw this one for $15 so I bought it and it works great and is easy to snake around the brake discs get the air into the tire!

Napa P/N 90-519 , $14.99 at my local store.
 
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Old 08-13-2017, 06:40 PM
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Nice! I just aired up my tires today using a 12 volt compressor with the screw on type chuck, talk about a pain in the ***!.
 
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Old 08-13-2017, 06:54 PM
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I use a 12V air compressor with the 90 degree rubber lined chuck that levers on. Compressor has a built in gauge. Takes about 5 minutes to air up both tires.
 
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Old 08-13-2017, 07:18 PM
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I had these installed when I bought new tires.

https://www.kurveygirl.com/shop/index.php?cPath=169

 
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That's what I'm talking about. Why the hell some thing like isn't original equipment?
 
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Old 08-13-2017, 08:45 PM
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I have t-valves and they are SO much easier to use.
 
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I got one of these. It makes checking and filling tires much easier.

https://www.harley-davidson.com/stor...stem-extension
 
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I got one of these. It makes checking and filling tires much easier.

https://www.harley-davidson.com/stor...stem-extension
Do you lose any air pressure when removing the extension?

Thanks!
 
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Originally Posted by SecondGear
I got one of these. It makes checking and filling tires much easier.

https://www.harley-davidson.com/stor...stem-extension
That's pretty much the same as what I've got on my little 12 volt compressor, pain in the *** to have to screw on and off especially on the rear tire.
 
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Old 08-14-2017, 07:38 AM
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When I put new tires on the Limited earlier this summer, I installed the FOBO T-stems along with their pressure monitoring device. Adding air is much easier, and the pressure monitor makes it nice to not have to check the pressure every few rides.
 


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