FOBO....nuts
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FOBO....nuts
I just installed FOBO tire pressure sensors on my 17 RGU. I have not ridden it yet but it does send the pressure to the app on my phone so Im satisfied with that. They came with locknuts that you are supposed to install prior to installing the sensor and then tighten the nut against the sensor. I have aftermarket 90° metal valve stems. The lock-nuts kept the sensors from contacting the valve stem core, thus no reading. I removed the nuts and installed the sensors and everything set up fine. Has anyone else run into this problem? I know the lock nuts are furnished for a reason. I hope the sensors stay put.
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Ive got about 7,500 miles on mine, with continuous speeds above 80mph...and never lost one without the nuts,
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I hadnt thought of that, thank you!
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I will when I get new tires.
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Cruiser
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I always wondered why more people don't go this route. I can add air without removing the TPMS sensor. My TPMS isn't FOBO, but same principle.
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I'm willing to bet a lot don't know those are a thing. I didn't until I got a FOBO setup. Now, I have a pair of those sitting on my work bench waiting on the need for new tires. However......at this point I'm just going to pull the adapter grommet off of the fobo stems and use it to adapt the H-D TPMS into the 11.5mm stem hole on my talon wheels and have the TPMS activated in the Boom.
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that specific fobo adapter you have has two grommets on it. one has an angle on it and is designed so that it may work on either the 8.3mm or 11.5mm valve stem holes as the CVO wheels use the 8.3mm size. remove the angled grommet from the fobo adapter, place inside the wheel then attach the TPMS sensors as normal. Activate the TPMS in the boom and have the sensors activated should be all you need. Or you could skip the adapter and purchase aftermarket or cvo wheels with the smaller valve stem. The only thing you won't have as a non cvo bike is the light on your gauge cluster unless you swap to a cvo gauge. you will still have the alert and the new screen within the infotainment system. soon as I wear out my tires I'll get pictures step by step of the process. the fobo adapters are about 40 bucks plus the HD TPMS sensors are about 199. Only reason I'm going that route is for simplicity and my FOBO's aren't super accurate and i'd much rather have the alert flashing in my face on the BOOM if it starts dropping pressure.
let me caveat that a little more.....that's for 17 and newer. I think you may need a different BCM for older bikes.
let me caveat that a little more.....that's for 17 and newer. I think you may need a different BCM for older bikes.