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My bikes a 2023 1/2 CVO Road glide. Tire pressure monitor seems to be messing up. Most of the tire either one display on the dash displays just a double dash for the actual pressure number for the tire. Sometimes its for the front tire, then the rear tire and sometimes both tires.
I had it to the dealer for this and I guess they ran the updates or whatever but it didnt fix it. The tech suggested it could be from and of the electric items Ive added on the bike as electrical is real touchy on these bikes. Has anyone else have any problems with the monitor system. Tks.
I’ve had three bikes with RDRS (which includes TPMS). 44,000 between them. One blinked out for about an hour one time, then came back on, and that’s the only hiccup I’ve had. I added LED lighting upgrades, but that’s it as far as electrical, and I run heated gear.
TPMS was intended to let people who never check their tire pressure know when pressure is low.
Unfortunately, the system that Harley uses has experienced a lot of issues, primarily with false readings and warning lights that display when there is no low pressure. Plus, the pressure readings on my bike are off by 4lbs: cold reading with accurate gauge vs TPMS display.
TPMS was intended to let people who never check their tire pressure know when pressure is low.
Unfortunately, the system that Harley uses has experienced a lot of issues, primarily with false readings and warning lights that display when there is no low pressure. Plus, the pressure readings on my bike are off by 4lbs: cold reading with accurate gauge vs TPMS display.
Not my experience. I'm pretty religious about checking my tire pressure minimum once a month the old fashioned way and the TPMS on my bike matches my digital tire pressure gauge within 1 psi usually right on. There are parameters built in that trigger the low pressure and the high pressure warnings. In my experience, if the cold tire pressure is off by 4 or 5 psi, it will trigger the warning.
TPMS was intended to let people who never check their tire pressure know when pressure is low.
I have a feeling TPMS was introduced in cars with the advent of run flat tyres else you may never know out on the road you had just suffered a puncture.
I have a feeling TPMS was introduced in cars with the advent of run flat tyres else you may never know out on the road you had just suffered a puncture.
Funny you say that. About 2 weeks ago, I went to ride my bike and the low pressure light was on and the TPMS said 11 psi in the rear tire. I put it up on the jack and rotated the rear and sure enough, there was a construction nail buried in the tread.
Not a CVO, but my Skyline TPMS does an odd thing every now and then. I've never had it go to dashed lines, but...
Normally the display will show the current tire pressures front and back. Underneath the current pressure it shows the target pressure. Normally 36 PSI for the front and 40 PSI for the rear (As in the owner's manual).
But every now and then the target pressure changes to match what's in the tire currently. As in the example below:
2020 with 198,000 miles and TPMS is dependable for the most part. Every once in a while, maybe 4-5 times a year it will show my front or rear tire is flat. Then after a few minutes it goes away. It's not enough to bother me or put energy into addressing.
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Any problems with tire pressure monitors?
