Anyone using a tire pressure monitoring system any how do you like it?

 

I had a Doran system on my Vulcan 2000 that I really liked. Saved me a couple times when I picked up nails.

Can't use it on my Ultra. The vibration caused the valve cap sensors to come off (faster than an ejection seat) after only a few miles. At $30 a piece, I gave up. Loctite isn't a solution. Even a small drop made it too hard to get the cap off to add air.

 

1.) would you not balance the wheel with the device in place?

2.) a great substitute for thread locker is nail polish, it'll just crack when force is applied to it ( that's why all those set screws inside electronics have a dab of nail polish like material on them)
In addition, some thread lockers need heat to cure

mike

 

We have them factory fitted in two of our cars and I can now see the benefit of them. Haven't seen a suitable set for bikes yet, so I'm interested to see what works on our bikes.

 

I've had the Tire Guard for over 2 years http://www.amazon.com/Show-Chrome-WI.../dp/B001VDUBHW

It works fine, but not instantly as soon as you turn it on.
It has a battery savor feature, so it has to detect movement before it sends a signal from the tire.
Sometimes it will work before I back out of the garage, sometimes it takes a couple miles to send a signal.

You will be shocked/surprised at how much difference in pressure there is between cold and warm tires (that have been running, not air temps).



I used velcro to mount it to the dash instead of using the key chain hook.

 

http://www.orangetpmsusa.com/afterma...torcycle-tpms/

I found this one too and the internal sensors work on HD wheels.

TexasFatBoy,
Have you had any problems with corrosion? I would think not in Texas but I figured I would ask. I don't think sensor theft would be a problem since it is hard see the valve stems anyway.....

 

Buddy of mine had them on his G wings 90 degree valve stems, the centrifugal force of the weight of the sensor tring to straighten the stem caused the stem to break and gave him a flat. In wheel sensor would be the way to go.

 

I like the internal one you posted better, but this is all I could find 3 years ago.

Not sure what corrosion problem you are talking about. It's a valve cap.

They have a locking collar to prevent sensor theft, but I don't use it.
It takes a little allen wrench to unlock it and I figured I'd loose the wrench when I needed to add air out on the road.

It works, I'm not really recomending it, but it works good enough for me.

 

The internal sensor looks like it would work better but I run dyna-beads. The db's would probably not do the sensors any good smacking up against them during tire rotation.

 

That's neat, well done! Seems to be the most affordable system out there, from what I have found so far. The system has to be visible while riding, so I was surprised that a keyring even featured with any of them.