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I use this. While I can't check the pressure sitting in my living room (why would I want to?), I also don't have to get out my phone. The handlebar mount comes off and I have it mounted to the dash (left of the radio) and hardwired to the bike so it's on when the bike is on. The sensors use common watch batteries. I've had mine for about 10K miles and replaced the batteries once.
And like others have said...get metal valve stems.
Related to this is using a suitable pressure for our tyres! Especially when 2-up I boost my front by a couple of psi and the rear by four. If we are on tour, laden to the gunnels, I add a couple more to the rear, these all compared with solo pressures.
I heartily endorse the caution against rubber valve stems, in fact will never use them again. We had a 'puncture' in France a couple of years ago, which we couldn't detect. Proved to be the rubber stem which had sheared. That was on Saturday, we finally got moving again late Tuesday!
I gotta admit, while it will still make you find the stem, it certainly will make it easier to fill the tire and check the air then crawling under each time..
I gotta admit, while it will still make you find the stem, it certainly will make it easier to fill the tire and check the air then crawling under each time..
I don't have access issues with my Breakout, of course, but for those who do, wouldn't one of those long handled trucker pressure gauges be helpful ? They're 20 bux or so but if you get the use out of it,,, what the hell ?
I don't have access issues with my Breakout, of course, but for those who do, wouldn't one of those long handled trucker pressure gauges be helpful ? They're 20 bux or so but if you get the use out of it,,, what the hell ?
Not a chance in hell will this brute work, especially on the rear tire of a bagger. Just no room for it. But you are right, no problems checking the tires on my Breakout either.
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