There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
That is indeed the way. I have a track pump for the pushbike, but it aso does for the Triumph and for the car. Still, none of that would solve the OP's problem. He needs an adapter until he can get proper valves next time he buys rubber.[/QUOTE]
I was under the impression he was having difficulty at petrol stations. So the above probably would help him, seeing most ends on pumps you by are no where as long as the ones at petrol stations.
I like your humour by the way.
You can buy right angled extensions from any push bike shop-cheap.
As has been pointed out, the adapter is a stop gap measure. Make sure when you buy new tyres or tubes that they have a right angled valve.
Also as has been pointed out, you should be checking your tyres cold and you can't just pull into a gas station and get a cold reading. Apart from which the tyre guages at service stations are famously unreliable.
A good guage well worth having, otherwise you've really got no idea what pressures yer running.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
Lots of good wisdom being shared here!
The cheats' way to deal with pressures on overnight or longer trips, is to refuel first thing in the morning close to where one overnighted. Dial up the pressure a touch using the servo air unit, then check/reset using a quality gauge, which I normally have in my pack anyway. But yeah, checking tyre pressures when they're warm is for amateurs
I'm on my first bike and never bought tyres but when I do then I'll know this piece of goodninformation!
I live about 15 seconds walk from a gas station so the tyres will still be cold, especially if I do it after leaving the bike stationary overnight.
Good advice, thanks for the info!!
New BP being built in Rangiora.
I've emailed them to ask for a motorcycle friendly free-air set up.
Remains to be seen.
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