Checking tire pressure, is there an easier way? or gauge?
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The 28 spokes wheels are a PITA. I bought and tried most of the gizmos that have been listed here. Didn't really solve the problem. There's not enough room for the air chuck without bending the rubber valve. Best solution is to install 82deg angled/zero loss valves. With them, checking and inflating is a piece of cake.
http://www.motorcycleanchor.com/tire_valves/index.htm
Pic of the valve on the front wheel.
http://www.motorcycleanchor.com/tire_valves/index.htm
Pic of the valve on the front wheel.
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And the loss of air when removing the chuck is very little...I'll guess and say less then 1/4 of a pound.
These gauges work well but I'll agree with those above, these cast wheels do not make checking tire pressure easy with the straight valve stems.
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I was at Auto Zone, and ran across this , http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Slime-Digital-tire-gauge-with-extension-hose?itemIdentifier=32830
I like it so far.
I like it so far.
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I just bought one of these, except it talks and gives you the reading at a rally in Panama City Beach this weekend. My wheels are the pain in the *** spokes and I have big hands so checking and correcting tire pressure makes the neighbors cringe when I am performing the task. This is the tool I have been looking for and it worked like a charm. Hell I didn't even have to lay on the ground at the gas station to check the rear tire!
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The 28 spokes wheels are a PITA. I bought and tried most of the gizmos that have been listed here. Didn't really solve the problem. There's not enough room for the air chuck without bending the rubber valve. Best solution is to install 82deg angled/zero loss valves. With them, checking and inflating is a piece of cake.
http://www.motorcycleanchor.com/tire_valves/index.htm
Pic of the valve on the front wheel.
http://www.motorcycleanchor.com/tire_valves/index.htm
Pic of the valve on the front wheel.
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