Relax
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There's the key word. If you tighten it to the right torque spec, but fail to grease the threads when called for, you still end up with not enough torque.
Do you do a pre-flight check before every ride?
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There's the key word. If you tighten it to the right torque spec, but fail to grease the threads when called for, you still end up with not enough torque.
Gaoler
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In order for those to work, they would have to depress the valve core and crack open the internal sealing gasket. I would have more confidence in the valve core seat, than the seat of the likely Chinese made cap.I'm guessing these (or less likely but also possible, the more expensive and more accurate bolt on tpms that macdoc uses).
I agree. I don't use them. To be fair, the valve cores are also Chinese made crap.
Stephen W.
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I think our last 5 bikes came with alloy 90 degree valve stems. If your bike doesn't have them I’d suggest changing to these for all tubeless motorcycle applications.
My last few bikes have had TMps built in one less thing to think about.
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Fuzzbuster
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Do you have an open sprocket cover or closed?
What’s the shelf life of these? I’ve been meaning to put a set on that I bought 10 years ago. Stored inside house still in unopened package.JS
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Holy hell, how can someone ride that long enough that the rear end had to be totally sloppy (to the point of touching the plate) and not notice that something was wrong to the point of basically getting ready to go again and only being noticed by someone else?
That's a special level of obliviousness there, IMHO.
I discovered I have a slow leak in my front tire a few weeks ago - I wasn't 30 feet down the road before I felt it was low, even before the TPMS light started blinking. Sure enough, 25psi.
+1 for TPMS being great on a motorcycle.
There's an axel stick joke in here somewhere. Where's peggy when you need him?
Dirty Frank
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If the rubber components still show elasticity they should still be good.
Thanks!
Fuzzbuster
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I have those on most of my rims. They are great. Make sure you face them in the same direction, generally not in the direction of the kick stand side. Might need a new air chuck depending on which one you own!
Mad Mike
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You got it. Stupid simple, $1.50/capI'm guessing these (or less likely but also possible, the more expensive and more accurate bolt on tpms that macdoc uses).
Jungle website.
Agreed. Caliper also would have started grinding on the rotor as soon as it was out of alignment and I don't see a rotor in the photo.
I don't do a check every time I ride. I know I should.
Max527
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Closed. I was cleaning the cover of road grease then noticed it. Torqued back to spec. Good ever since.
Fuzzbuster
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I buy a aftermarket open cover or modify the cover myself on all my bikes now. So much better to be able to take a glance at it and see if it is ok!
Before every ride? **** no. I couldn't even imagine it.
Time to leave for work, got that meeting at 9, too bad I'm going to be late because I need to inspect the motorcycle I just rode 12 hours ago.
Time for my lunch break, it's only 30 minutes, but I'll spend the first few minutes before I ride to my sandwich spot.
After I eat, I'll spend a few more minutes checking the bike I just rode 20 minutes ago before I ride back to the office.
Ah, 5:00 is finally here. I'd like to leave early to beat the rush out of the parking lot because it's a long left turn up a busy street. Too bad I need to spend the next couple minutes checking the bike I rode 3 hours ago.
Gotta stop by Canadian Tire on the way home to pick up the 18mm spark plug bit for my current project. I was in Canadian Tire for 2 minutes, but I'll spend 3 minutes after that checking the bike I was just on.
Get home, walk the dog, time to go pick up some takeout. Guess what I have to do first?
That's right. I have to slit my wrists first, because my life is ******* misery from checking my motorcycle every time I ride it.
But I get it, some people are into masochism, if that's your fetish, good for you, but it seems like a terrible way to live your life to me.
Time to leave for work, got that meeting at 9, too bad I'm going to be late because I need to inspect the motorcycle I just rode 12 hours ago.
Time for my lunch break, it's only 30 minutes, but I'll spend the first few minutes before I ride to my sandwich spot.
After I eat, I'll spend a few more minutes checking the bike I just rode 20 minutes ago before I ride back to the office.
Ah, 5:00 is finally here. I'd like to leave early to beat the rush out of the parking lot because it's a long left turn up a busy street. Too bad I need to spend the next couple minutes checking the bike I rode 3 hours ago.
Gotta stop by Canadian Tire on the way home to pick up the 18mm spark plug bit for my current project. I was in Canadian Tire for 2 minutes, but I'll spend 3 minutes after that checking the bike I was just on.
Get home, walk the dog, time to go pick up some takeout. Guess what I have to do first?
That's right. I have to slit my wrists first, because my life is ******* misery from checking my motorcycle every time I ride it.
But I get it, some people are into masochism, if that's your fetish, good for you, but it seems like a terrible way to live your life to me.
