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May 20, 2008 | 07:26 AM

#21

Windup08

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RE: Pressure gauge for tires

I would like to find a screw-on connector type tire pressure guage....I too have trouble getting the angle right when I check pressure and end up loosing enough to guarentee that I have to add, and I have 4 different guages....just can't get the right angle with any of them. If there was a screw on type that didn't loose air while attaching it I would own it in a heartbeat.

May 20, 2008 | 08:48 AM

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The Old Man

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RE: Pressure gauge for tires

I just use the guage on the air pump for the air shocks. You can even bring the pressure up a pound or two at the same time.

May 20, 2008 | 08:49 AM

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RE: Pressure gauge for tires

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ORIGINAL: fotoflojoe

...Can anybody recommend a good tire pressure gauge?...

You might want to try the EZAir by Accu-Gage...uses flexible hose with clip attachment.

That's the one I want. A buddy of mine has one and being able to fill the tire through the gauge is the ****. Can you tell me who sells them other than buying online?

May 20, 2008 | 08:54 AM

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RE: Pressure gauge for tires

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get a decent digital guage at walmart or sears about 10.00 get the pressure right to even half pounds

I had one of those. Pretty cool gizmo but when I needed to use it the batteries were usually dead. [:@]

May 20, 2008 | 02:53 PM

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Amodump001

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RE: Pressure gauge for tires

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Not to hijack - but this loosely counts as a tire pressure gauge-

http://www.smartire.com/motorcycles

I wanted to add this to my previous cycle but didn't have the money. I've heard mixed reviews. Can anyone who uses/used it comment on quality/usefulness/accuracy?

rjhammetter, that looks like the one. My brother clams itâ€™s right on, infect it showed a problem twice, once with a nail and then a Leakey valve stem. Both were as he was leaving on a trip and a visual didnâ€™t show any issues. He tells me that he uses it to sort through his hand gages for the ones that are any good. He also indicated that sometimes you donâ€™t want to know how hot your tires are, maybe itâ€™s just in AZ.

May 20, 2008 | 03:17 PM

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Pine Tree

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RE: Pressure gauge for tires

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...Can you tell me who sells them other than buying online?

I've seen some NAPA dealers carry them...but mostly on-line places.

May 20, 2008 | 03:32 PM

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SloChicken

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RE: Pressure gauge for tires

Snap-on offers one like this for about the same money. http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/gift_...TS+UNDER+%2475

It is accurate, but honestly, if you have a bike with air-shocks, i would suggest getting a shock pump and giving it double-duty as an air pressure gauge.

Just a thought.

May 28, 2008 | 09:32 AM

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fotoflojoe

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RE: Pressure gauge for tires

Thanks to everyone for the replies. I ended up getting the HD gauge with the hose and tread depth meter. To those who suggested it, you were absolutely correct. This thing works really well - 1000 times better than what I was using before.