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My Road King Classic 2000 has two schrader valves behind the RHS saddlebag.
My existing air pumps do not fit. What size is the RK valve, can I buy an adapter to fit standard air hoses?
My existing air pumps do not fit. What size is the RK valve, can I buy an adapter to fit standard air hoses?
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I'm assuming the bike is new to you?? The newer bikes use a hand pump that you can get from a dealer or online. A bicycle pump or a compressor is not recommended for these shocks, hope this helps.
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Those two valves are not for the tires, they are for the shocks and forks.
They are conventionally sized schraders, but because the volume of the air chambers is so small, they will bleed out completely before you can disconnect a conventional chuck. Hence the special little hand air pumps that close the valve before disconnecting, not bleeding out the shocks or forks. You can get one from Harley, or a mini bicycle fork/shock air pump from Amazon or the like.
They are conventionally sized schraders, but because the volume of the air chambers is so small, they will bleed out completely before you can disconnect a conventional chuck. Hence the special little hand air pumps that close the valve before disconnecting, not bleeding out the shocks or forks. You can get one from Harley, or a mini bicycle fork/shock air pump from Amazon or the like.
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