Air vs Nitrogen
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From: Somerville Ma
Air vs Nitrogen
We just purchased a 2014 Street Glide and they put nitrogen in the tires.
When I check my tire pressure and it's low....where do you get nitrogen besides the Harley Dealers?
How often do you need to check the tire pressure
Thanks for any help here The salesman really didn't have answers and I left to ride B/4 asking the Service Man.
When I check my tire pressure and it's low....where do you get nitrogen besides the Harley Dealers?
How often do you need to check the tire pressure
Thanks for any help here The salesman really didn't have answers and I left to ride B/4 asking the Service Man.
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From: Lexington Ky
Several tire stores, and oil change houses have Nitrogen. I think you can also buy it at car stores. The big difference is that Nitrogen doesn't expand and contract with temps as air does therefore it doesn't require as much adjusting.
when all else fails, you can add regular air to it when needed.
when all else fails, you can add regular air to it when needed.
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The air we breath is 78% nitrogen. Nitrogen is an inert gas, the important aspect of that being that it will not change in pressure regardless of temperature. If you intend to use nitrogen a lot, then the cheapest thing for you to do is buy a nitrogen tank of the size in which you think you will need. The place to buy one is a wholesale HVAC parts house (they will sell that to you without you needing an HVACR license), or you can go to a welding supply outlet. You will also need to buy a regulator and the appropriate hose and connector for the purpose you intend to use it for.
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You can get nitrogen at your local flying service. It is used to put in aircraft tires and struts. Mostly it keeps your tires at a constant pressure with changing outside temps. Put your valve stem at the top of your wheel blow some nitrogen in let it set awhile then take the valve stem out and let it go down some. nitrogen will settle to the bottom of tire keep doing that about 3-4 times and you will have a 100% nitrogen, or let all the air out and fill back up just make sure your bead is still on the rim
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We just purchased a 2014 Street Glide and they put nitrogen in the tires.
When I check my tire pressure and it's low....where do you get nitrogen besides the Harley Dealers?
How often do you need to check the tire pressure
Thanks for any help here The salesman really didn't have answers and I left to ride B/4 asking the Service Man.
When I check my tire pressure and it's low....where do you get nitrogen besides the Harley Dealers?
How often do you need to check the tire pressure
Thanks for any help here The salesman really didn't have answers and I left to ride B/4 asking the Service Man.
Let me guess, you're thinking about installing nitrogen and thought you'd ask about it in a backwards kind of way?
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Stiggy: They being the dealer here in Tampa. I can only quote what they told me at the time of the sale. And you guessed wrong! I don't back door on anything...straight up front and forward at all times. What would be the need of asking a question in a "backwards kind of way"
To everyone else: Thank you for your response's and time
To everyone else: Thank you for your response's and time
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I don't mean to call BS or anything like that, but I'm confused. When did N stop behaving according to the General Gas Laws? According to "Charles' Law" the pressure of a known volume of an ideal gas varies according to its absolute temp. I don't recall N getting a dispensation. "I smell marketing in the air 
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