82 GS850 Front Valve Stem

[salty_monk]

Is this the correct stem for the 82 GS850 tubeless rim (the 2.15" one)

http://www.americanmototire.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=632_695_700

METAL TUBELESS TIRE VALVE STEM FITS ALL CAST WHEELS WITH 0.327"-0.339" HOLES
FULL-LENGTH THREADING FOR VARIOUS RIM THICKNESSES
COMES WITH METAL CAP, LOCK-NUT, AND O-RING SEAL
1 3/16" EFFECTIVE LENGTH
REPLACES SCHRADER PART# 6205

[Steve]

Looks like it will work just fine, but for the same price, you might want to consdier their angled valve stems.

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[salty_monk]

I wasn't sure that the hole size was the same on the angled ones... I know the more modern wheels I have use a different size of valve.

[Roostabunny]

I'm hoping I can resurrect this thread.

I recently did my first solo tire change (Yay! *pats self on back*) and had plans to install angled valve stems because I don't own a compressor and the local fill station near me has one of those one-sided 45° chucks that make adding air to the rear wheel almost impossible.

Bought a nice looking set on amazon - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o05_s00_i00

Bought the 11.3mm because they said it was for Asian bikes, but they were too big.

Anyway, I'm mostly just posting here for folks who might make the same mistake, the old Suzukis require the 8.3mm size. I need to double check that, but now that I've disassembled the thing, it's clear that the bigger 11.3mm is not right.

I'm bummed, too, cause now I need to break the bead again to get a new one in. Looking into valve extenders. May just put one of those in the tool kit.