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| Kando | | Chaac |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 08/11/2009 | | Posts | : | 780 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 26 Feb 2011 - 19:51 Post title : Tire pumps | | | After a couple of weeks in the garage the rear tire lost about 4 lbs. air pressure.....
who is using what in the way of portable or plugin electric tire pumps? either small enough to take on a trip or a plug in unit for garage use only to top off the tires?
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| fab | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,515 | | Location | : | wyong, nsw, Australia |
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| | Posted : 26 Feb 2011 - 20:10 Post title : Re: Tire pumps (Re: Kando) | | | i know this is not a air pump,but i use nitrogen in my car and bike tyres(it is a denser gas)
i have had it in my tyres and they stayed the same pressure until they tyres wore out.
i didn't believe the hype until i tried it.and it was only $4 a tyre
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| Leethal | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,529 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 26 Feb 2011 - 21:30 Post title : Re: Tire pumps (Re: fab) | | | I was using my big compressor in the shed, but now just a cheap $10 foot pump, saves waisting electricity for one or two PSI. On trips I will take a puncture repair kit with the little gas bottles and carry extra bottles.
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| Farkinott | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 13/12/2010 | | Posts | : | 283 | | Location | : | Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 26 Feb 2011 - 22:06 Post title : Re: Tire pumps (Re: Leethal) | | | Which puncture repair kit do you use?
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| Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,529 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 27 Feb 2011 - 06:47 Post title : Re: Tire pumps (Re: Farkinott) | | | This type mate 
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1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Nitron R3 shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| zolti | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 27 Feb 2011 - 07:04 Post title : Re: Tire pumps (Re: Leethal) | | | looks a straight forward kit leethal.
for out and about i was looking for a similar kit tried the airpro but was far too bulky. that ones neat, saw a similar kit but the plug needed sliced after being screwed in. at pesent if i had a puncture the AA will fix it. that said i am going to get a kit this year simply to avoid the wait for the AA if i ever did have a puncture. its best to have one just incase. shoud get a good one for about £20
before a trip i use a digital tyre pressure gauge to determine the correct pressure as the foot pumps are usually out, then top up using a double barrel foot pump, rechecked using the digital one. usually takes about 10 pumps. my foot pump gauge is about 8psi out.
after the winter lay off which was about 2 months i had no reduction on the back tyre pressure, i run it about 40 psi 2 up but lost about half a pound in the front tyre.
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| fasteddy | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 963 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 27 Feb 2011 - 16:44 Post title : Re: Tire pumps (Re: zolti) | | | I have one of these that has an engine pump, simple but as long as you have battery power or a motor that runs, endless supply of air and is small and compact.
But then again, I have to double check plug access with the Thunderbird...
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| narsisco_lopez | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 09/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 2,765 | | Location | : | Golden (Showers!), Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Feb 2011 - 14:57 Post title : Re: Tire pumps (Re: fasteddy) | | | I've got the stuff below for emergency road-side tire repair...
Slime Tire Top Off
Tire Plug Kit
The little 12V pump and plug kit with "sticky strings" will definitely get you to a place to get it properly-prepared.
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| RedBird2010 | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 666 | | Location | : | Spokane Valley, Washington, United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Mar 2011 - 03:23 Post title : Re: Tire pumps (Re: narsisco_lopez) | | | I have but have not used one of the Co2 inflators, I have used the slime plug kit on our 4-wheeler tires and it works really well, even with the flexing of the atv tires.
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| narsisco_lopez | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 09/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 2,765 | | Location | : | Golden (Showers!), Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Mar 2011 - 13:21 Post title : Re: Tire pumps (Re: RedBird2010) | | |
RedBird2010 wrote:
I have but have not used one of the Co2 inflators, I have used the slime plug kit on our 4-wheeler tires and it works really well, even with the flexing of the atv tires. |
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I saw Ewan McGregor use a CO2 cartridge on one of his tires in an episode of "Long Way 'Round"... did the job, but seems a bit wasteful to me, just tossing out the cartridge afterward. And obviously, the more you take on the road with you, the more space they take up. With the pump and sticky strings, your repair kit always takes up the same space no matter how many times you use it.
My friend traveled with his Slime pump last year and he demonstrated it for me... letting all the air out of his rear tire, then re-inflating it. not super-fast, but got the job done.
| 2012 Storm (SOLD!)
Other Bikes:
2003 Suzuki DRZ400E (plated - my dual sport/mountain trail/camping bike)
Past Bikes:
2012 K13S
2009 KTM 990 Adventure
2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 (the Alien Queen)
2009 Triumph Sprint ST (another great bike!)
2007 Kawasaki ZX10R
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1975 Honda SB550T "Clubman"
1981 Kawasaki KZ1000J
1985 Suzuki GS550E
1978 Yamaha 650 Special
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| ataDude | | Chaac | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 527 | | Location | : | Texas, United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Mar 2011 - 15:59 Post title : Re: Tire pumps (Re: narsisco_lopez) | | |
narsisco_lopez wrote:
My friend traveled with his Slime pump last year and he demonstrated it for me... letting all the air out of his rear tire, then re-inflating it. not super-fast, but got the job done. |
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I agree. I carry (and have carried for years) a small pump and a sticky string repair kit. Have used it multiple times... mostly on other bikes... and it works well and takes up a minimum amount of space.
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,715 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Mar 2011 - 20:19 Post title : Re: Tire pumps | | | theres a real cheap one that i think target sells that Is $10 or $15 and if you open the plastic housing and remove the actual pump mechanism it's very small if you want to tote it too. I'll have to see if i can find the info on my PC at home.
For me at home i just use a bicycle pump that has a gauge built onto it. Some are very inaccurate as was the first one i bought, but the second one checks out to be accurate when compared to some good quality tire gauges i have for the car. For the road that target number should work good if you have a fork bag or some sort of carry bag. Otherwise the Co2 option and gummy plugs are a good option for on the road flats.
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| EnGage | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Mar 2011 - 01:32 Post title : Re: Tire pumps (Re: daz) | | | Nice thing about CO2 is it doesn't take up space. I always carry a cartridge on my road bike. Have used it many times.
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