Checking air issue
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Checking air issue
Hi All,
I am having the hardest time checking the air on my Electra glide ultra classic.
I even went to my HD dealer yesterday to buy at different air pressure checker. No luck. I just can't seem to get a good deal due to the spokes. Any advise?
I am having the hardest time checking the air on my Electra glide ultra classic.
I even went to my HD dealer yesterday to buy at different air pressure checker. No luck. I just can't seem to get a good deal due to the spokes. Any advise?
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Use a 42300009 extension ... It works fine with spokes. Then hool your gauge to it.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...stem-extension
http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...stem-extension
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Mike ... I think ( looking at the pictures ) he has spokes. It's a bit though to get to. I don't believe there are tubes with 45° angle valves.
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My concer with the extension would be exactly what several of the reviewers report. Loss of air while attaching and removing it.
I check tire pressure in the garage before I leave the house. I find that once I have the stem properly positioned (for me) getting the chuck and guage on and off is not that bad. Besides, you still have to get the extension on and off in the same tight quarters.
I believe that if I wanted an extension I'd make my own using a hose with a lever lock on the stem end and attach a Schrader valve to the other end. I think that would make attaching to the valve stem much easier than screwing one ond and result in a lot less loss.
I check tire pressure in the garage before I leave the house. I find that once I have the stem properly positioned (for me) getting the chuck and guage on and off is not that bad. Besides, you still have to get the extension on and off in the same tight quarters.
I believe that if I wanted an extension I'd make my own using a hose with a lever lock on the stem end and attach a Schrader valve to the other end. I think that would make attaching to the valve stem much easier than screwing one ond and result in a lot less loss.
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Not all spoked wheels use tubes.
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I know the gauge works because I tried it out in my truck. But I cannot get it seated correctly to give me any kind of reading on the bike tire.
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Believe me ... the extension I listed will work. I use it all the time.