How do you inflate yours?

Jamey · Trackday Trickster Joined: 08 Aug 2011 Karma :

I found out the hard way at the weekend that those air machines in petrol stations don't work on my bike because I can't get either side of the nozzle into the wheel at the right angle due to the brake discs.

So I', in the market for a good way to keep my tyres pressures correct. What do you guys use?

Bicycle-style floor pump? Electric compressor thing that plugs into a cigarette lighter socket? Something else?

Also, what pressure gauges are actually reliable?

Howling TerrorOutOfOffice · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Karma :

£25 Track pump
£5 Halfords digital gauge.

Review.
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/Ride%20Magazine/Product%20test%20pdfs/9%20SEP08%20Pressure%20gauge%20test.pdf
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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

You want one of these

https://www.rainbowbmw.com/reshop/image/cache/data/Latest/BMW%20Right%20Angle%20Tyre%20Valve-500x500.jpg

Rowey · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Karma :

Been using a foot pump and Halfords digital gauge for years with no problem.
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P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Got a foot pump with that twin cylinder thing.. pumps really well.

Also have an air compressor at my dads, used to seat tyres on rims and inflate his camper Laughing

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Quirky · Scooby Slapper Joined: 31 Jul 2011 Karma :

Joe Blow track pump from my road bike

https://www.cycle-route.com/images/products/large/4/4284.jpg

stonesie · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jul 2010 Karma :

I'm lucky enough to have a compressor so I bought a cheap airline gauge and promptly threw the gauge away and replaced it with a much more accurate one, it only goes upto 60PSI but thats all I need for the space-saver in the car Thumbs Up

Ive found my bike tyres loose more pressure the faster I go, must get stronger valve cores (or Triumph style valves).

kawakid · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

One of these and a digital gauge

https://www.asia.ru/images/target/photo/50214943/17Ah_Jump_Starter_With_Air_Compressor.jpg
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0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

I think a you'll find that on some bikes it's almost impossible to get the connector on the valve whatever pump you use. As joe posted, get a 90 degree adapter.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I just bend the end of the airline nozzle enough for it to fit.
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Jamey · Trackday Trickster Joined: 08 Aug 2011 Karma :

Cheers all...So I can just buy two of these, can I?

old1eye · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 01 Sep 2011 Karma :

just use your mouth!

when you get dizzy the tyres inflated enough.
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

It's usually all a case of angles - get it all behind the brake disc and then get the angle from there.

Remember brake discs are dirty and very hot if you've just been riding! (I just leave my gloves on.)

A automatic-stop digital gauge is nice, but maybe not needed if you've just gone one reasonably new bike.
You can get jump starters that have a pump built in, but the gauges tend to be terrible. Useful to have, but again less so for a single reasonably new bike.

Muscle Bike Rider · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jun 2009 Karma :

Argos tyre inflator plugged in to the car. Built in gauge so jobs a good un
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james1988 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 May 2010 Karma :

Michelin tyre compressor I had for Christmas a few years back. Plug it into the 12v adapter in the car and away to go.

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Marmalade · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Karma :

I've had bolt in angled valves fitted, makes it simple
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