Tire Question: So I can't ride anymore?

[Mushroom Soup]

Here's one I haven't seen: The valve stems on my GS850G point right at a crossing of the wheel spokes. This means there's just a couple of inches headroom for the valve and this means that straight inflation chucks won't fit.

They're tearing down the last gas station in town with angle ball-type chucks (and a white control box with a crank on the side for setting the pressure).

So now what? I can't get air any more? I've asked a bunch of people and nobody has any idea what I might do.....

Does anyone know of any angle adapter gadgets that I can install or carry? Or any other solution?

MS

 

[Jethro]

The people who mounted your tires should have used an offset valve stem. Go back to them and ask them to fill your tires.

At the heart of the matter however, it sounds like your wheels are laced incorrectly. The valve stem should always be between to parallel spokes, but maybe that's just bicycle wheel lacing I am thinking. MC wheels shouldn't be different.

 

[Joe Nardy]

It could also be that the valve stem is too long. Is it a rubber stem? If so you may be able to bend it to one side to fill it up with air.

Thanks,
Joe

 

[Billyboy]

Buy an adapter!

My work here is done.:-D

 

[GS550joe]

Tubeless or tubed??

Tubeless or tubed??

If the tire is tubed then the tube has shifted away from the center in the direction opposite of the end of the stem... (happens on bicycles all the time)..

regardless of whether the tire rim combo is tubeless could have a tube in it..

If tubless.. the stem is in crooked... have the stem replaced with a short one..

Just my $.02

JP

 

[Boondocks]

Here's one I haven't seen: The valve stems on my GS850G point right at a crossing of the wheel spokes. This means there's just a couple of inches headroom for the valve and this means that straight inflation chucks won't fit.

They're tearing down the last gas station in town with angle ball-type chucks (and a white control box with a crank on the side for setting the pressure).

So now what? I can't get air any more? I've asked a bunch of people and nobody has any idea what I might do.....

Does anyone know of any angle adapter gadgets that I can install or carry? Or any other solution?

MS

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=43520

 

[Mushroom Soup]

Buy an adapter!

You got one?

If tubless.. the stem is in crooked

No it ain't. Nor is it long, nor is it bendable.


http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=43520

Holy smoke, an actual answer....but do you think that that thing actually works for ten bucks???

All these motorcycles and I'm the only one who has this problem?

H

 

[Llamaguy]

Let me guess, that was also the last gas station with free air, too? who has quarters on a motorcycle?!

 

[Steve]

Honda Gold Wings have right-angle valve stems. Might also need the braces that go with them.


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[Suzukizilla]

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=43520

Damn now you have to mount a cigarette lighter on your GS just to inflate your tire:shock: ! LOL!

This is the best I could come up with IF its a tube'd tire.
http://www.motorcycleproshop.com/tires/inner_tubes.asp

If its not I would think any tire shop should have a 90 deg. valve stem to put in.

 

[Suzukizilla]

Actually found a 90 deg. stem for tubeless...

http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/produ...d=404&productId=p541467&leafCatId=40404&mmyId=

 

[EJMAMMO]

A possible carry along adapter

A possible carry along adapter

You could put the following products together, from any air store, ie harbor freight, ace hardware to make a carry along adapter, is useful for those very long handle fillers at some stations.

 

[EJMAMMO]

Another pic

Another pic

A look at the other end

 

[Baatfam]

I must have missed why you need to go to the gas station for compressed air....???
Nothin' at home to do the job? No electricity? Try this:

Ace hardware....$9.49

Ace airpump

HTH,
Bob T.

 

[ScottMc1100L]

Man, I thought I was green I at least know how to fill my tires #-o !

Kidding really!

The air chuck circled in the picture(or the one above it in the photo) so kindly provided by ejmammo looks like the ticket to me. Maybe you could post us a picture of your tire stem

 

[Mushroom Soup]

Yo, that 90 degree Kirk thing looks great....as soon as the bike is ever apart again....any combination of ingredients I'm aware of required at least three hands to deploy.....I could give the ball-with-a-latch thing a try but I've never gotten anything with a latch to work on any bicycle pump.....it's looking like my best out is just to buy a compressor and put whatever chuck I want on it......now what can I throw out to make room for that ???

Thanks guys...

 

[jpaul]

I bought a 12V compressor that is small enough to fit in the pocket of my fairing. Then I installed a power socket on the bike. I just wired it to the accessory screws on the fuse box, and tied the wire to the frame. The wire is long enough to run to my tankbag if I want to power something for a trip, or to put in the tailsection where the tools used to reside. I have a real attitude about paying 50 cents for a little air in the tires while traveling. When the last free gas station air disappeared around home, I broke down and bought a cheap compressor for the garage.

 

[fwwrcpg]

Simple fix I did was take a air blower that hooks to my comperssor and a bicycle pump. Took the hose off the pump and connected it to my air blower. Works great cause you have a squeeze valve on the blower so you can stop and start the air.
When you are done put the bike pump back together so the kids dont gripe.

 

[ghwrenchit]

......When you are done put the bike pump back together so the kids dont gripe.

They know how to use it???:-D :-D This is 06 man.... kids don't know anything mechanical. What were you thinking??

Just kidding.....

ghwrenchit