Bikers' Banter

bobsnicholson wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 1:41 pm I have a button to press and it gives me the pressures..........easy peasy.

I grovel around on the floor. I nearly always have to pick up the front end to find the valve

And I forgot to get 90°valves fitted last time

bobsnicholson wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 1:41 pm I have a button to press and it gives me the pressures..........easy peasy.

There is a lengthy discussion on a BMW MOA (BMW Motorcycle Owners of America) forum about the inaccuracies of TPMS.

Ninjachica wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 10:09 pm
I grovel around on the floor. I nearly always have to pick up the front end to find the valve

This is when a center-stand is very handy.

Center stand
Nowadays one has to pay extra on most new bikes. I did on the Z.

On my BM cage , if the tyre pressures get low , the on-board computer starts pinging and if I ignore it the car goes into "limp" mode and limits top speed to 50 kph .
I've learnt to check pressures regularly .

I have always checked the tyres on everything, every week and always before a long journey. Same for the oil. I am constantly frustrated by modern batteries. I miss checking that as well. I never got out of the habit. When the kids were still at home I used to make them check the lights and indicators on the car and after they left home I had to park in front of the big glass windows at work, so I could see the reflection for myself.
Now I only check the lights etc. on the bike every time I use it. I just assume the car will always be O.K because it always has been

The Fazer has a main stand, but the ninja doesn’t.

We have a compressor in Spain, so checking tyres is easy. Here, I have to go to a garage and put 50p in ...

Over the years i have gained a couple of pumps and pressures gauges. When the mood takes me i check the pressures manually...............must learn how to read them gauge things that pop out when you put it on the valve.

bobsnicholson wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2019 7:17 am Center stand
Nowadays one has to pay extra on most new bikes. I did on the Z.

It is included in the upgraded versions of BMW bikes. Here in The Colonies, if you want a base model Beemer, it is special order and a few months wait for it to be shipped from Germany.

Ninjachica wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2019 10:00 pm We have a compressor in Spain, so checking tyres is easy. Here, I have to go to a garage and put 50p in ...

Costs more than 50 pence to go to Spain, no?