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cluffy 29-03-11 07:20 PM

90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
Eyup folks, just wondering how you get on with filling the tyres with air at petrol stations with the standard straight valve's, i keep meaning to check tyre pressures but then i dont wanna look like a tool trying to get the tyre inflator on to the valve. Is it best to just buy the 90* valve adaptor thingys or is it easy to inflate with the standard straight valves? and i presume the valve adaptors dont affect wheel balance? i know they wont weigh much but idve thought that any if the wheel rpm is fast enough it could be noticable?

Danny

maviczap 29-03-11 07:34 PM

Re: 90* valve adaptors?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cluffy (Post 2510970)
Eyup folks, just wondering how you get on with filling the tyres with air at petrol stations with the standard straight valve's, i keep meaning to check tyre pressures but then i dont wanna look like a tool trying to get the tyre inflator on to the valve. Is it best to just buy the 90* valve adaptor thingys or is it easy to inflate with the standard straight valves? and i presume the valve adaptors dont affect wheel balance? i know they wont weigh much but idve thought that any if the wheel rpm is fast enough it could be noticable?

Danny

Just use the adaptor to put air in. I got told to take them off after my MOT. They do weigh enough to affect the balance of the wheel, but I never noticed.

I have seen 90* valves for the wheels, why they don't fit them as standard I don't know, because using a garage airline with the standard wheels and disks is a nightmare. Worse with GSXR front discs :|

cluffy 29-03-11 07:56 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
may have to just use them and then remove them maybe.. iv'e heard of people getting 90* walves fitted to the rims if/when they get new tyres fitted but ive only just got some on so could be a while before theyre due to come off. I was only wondering as ive not checked the tyre pressures in 6 months ish, i got the new tyres fitted before i bought the bike so i dont know what pressures the fitter's used either, maybe time to invest in a tyre pressure gague and somr 90* adaptor jobbies.

hongman 29-03-11 08:25 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
I did mine at a garage a few months ago, and whilst awkward, it wasnt difficult to be honest.

DarrenSV650S 29-03-11 08:28 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
I've got these http://www.mandp.co.uk/productinfo/5...nd-Caps/Ariete


Makes it a lot easier :)

dyzio 29-03-11 08:29 PM

Re: 90* valve adaptors?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by maviczap (Post 2510987)
Just use the adaptor to put air in. I got told to take them off after my MOT. They do weigh enough to affect the balance of the wheel, but I never noticed.

Also they can leak air, so you think you have a slow puncture - d'oh!

Or, they can crack and let the air out overnight, when you are away and have no air pump at hand - D'OH!!

:D

Quote:

Originally Posted by maviczap (Post 2510987)
I have seen 90* valves for the wheels,

Ask about them next time you're getting new rubber fitted.

daved407 29-03-11 08:31 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
16 inch wheels on a fireblade make it interesting but not impossible. The shortest valve tubes work best for me as it gives more room to get the inflater on. Some inflaters have a double ended head which will work on of the two ways.
TPs are often on the chainguard or under the seat on a sticker. In in doubt a dealer will have them too.

Bluepete 29-03-11 09:06 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
Just buy a Tiger. It comes with angled valves as standard!

Not helping am I...

Pete ;)

Specialone 29-03-11 09:07 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluepete (Post 2511095)
Just buy a Tiger. It comes with angled valves as standard!

Not helping am I...

Pete ;)

And my sprint did, bloody useful they are too :)

Richie 29-03-11 09:15 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
I've a floppy 6 inch...






tyre adaptor tube I screw on.... makes life easy :0)

orose 29-03-11 09:45 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluepete (Post 2511095)
Just buy a Tiger. It comes with angled valves as standard!

Not helping am I...

Pete ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by specialone (Post 2511097)
And my sprint did, bloody useful they are too :)

Theres probably a theme here, seeing as the speed triple also has them ;)

Specialone 29-03-11 09:47 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
There you go, buy british and get air in your tyres :)

monkey 30-03-11 02:03 AM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
My Daytona's got 'em too!

Nice one Triumph.

In seriousness you'll get the knack of doing it with the standard valves. I remember when I started riding finding it a bit of a mission.

rictus01 30-03-11 03:57 AM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
the S4 has them and the Superduke had one on the rear, I got the front one changed from a straight to an angled one at the tyre change, so now both are the same, does make life easier.

Cheers Mark.

Spanner Man 30-03-11 07:00 AM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
Good morning all.


Screw on 90 degree adaptors a supposed to be removed before riding. I've seen plenty of rubber valves that are seperating because of the weight of the angle valve, & centrifugal force. Use 'em & take 'em off afterwards.

In order to replace the standard rubber valves with the 90 degree type as fitted to Triumphs you will need 11mm valves & not 8mm as shown. Also £26.99 a pair!! I'm doing them at £6 each when fitting tyres.


Cheers.

Dicky Ticker 30-03-11 07:20 AM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
Another +1 for tryumf

dirtydog 30-03-11 12:06 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dicky Ticker (Post 2511250)
Another +1 for tryumf


My Daytona had them as well

SUPERSTARDJ01 30-03-11 01:20 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
The Tuono has a metal valve so can't bend it like other bikes making it near on impossible to do.

SUPERSTARDJ01 30-03-11 01:37 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
What about-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/45-DEGREE-MOTO...#ht_1706wt_648

Teejayexc 30-03-11 01:42 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SUPERSTARDJ01 (Post 2511484)


That looks like a bad case of Brewer's Droop :(

cluffy 30-03-11 05:40 PM

Re: 90° tyre valve adaptors?
 
Cheers for that peoples, i think ill just have a bash at filling them up as they are and see how we go, seems like a lot of faffing about screwing the adaptors on and then removing them every time so i may give that idea a miss. And it looks like the top tip of the day is, if you wanna blow ur tyres up easy, just buy a triumph..

Cheers


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