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I watched a guy having trouble getting air in his front tyre today whilst filling up my wife's car. Bloody grage pumps never fit bike wheels do they and its a pain to carry a pump.
I had some 90% valves fitted to my falco but I used to carry a home made flexi, an old foot pump hose with a cut of car tyre valve in one end secured with a hose clip. You simply fitted the hose to the wheel using the foot pump connector and attached the air line to the tyre vale in the hose. It was small enough to fit into the bikes tool roll and got plenty of use.

Great idea! I shall have to remember that next week when im at work, see if I cant knock something similar up


I have seen (on the latest Army Landrovers) one similar to the truck extension, but made of rubber. Not had any to trial (Im not MT streamed) but i'd imagine they'll do the same thing as yours

I saw somewhere a device that uses sparklet type bulbs to inflate a tyre.

I'd never use a garage air pump on a bike, they aren't any good.

Gio wrote:
I'd never use a garage air pump on a bike, they aren't any good.

Would you care to explain Gio .... I'd not trust the gauge on them but not sure what the problem might be with the pump itself.

Thumper wrote: I used to carry a home made flexi, an old foot pump hose with a cut of car tyre valve in one end secured with a hose clip. You simply fitted the hose to the wheel using the foot pump connector and attached the air line to the tyre vale in the hose. It was small enough to fit into the bikes tool roll and got plenty of use.

Great tip - thanks Thumper

Dont ask him about the stopwatch method, for christs sakes.

D-Rider wrote:

Gio wrote:
I'd never use a garage air pump on a bike, they aren't any good.

Would you care to explain Gio .... I'd not trust the gauge on them but not sure what the problem might be with the pump itself.

Thumper wrote: I used to carry a home made flexi, an old foot pump hose with a cut of car tyre valve in one end secured with a hose clip. You simply fitted the hose to the wheel using the foot pump connector and attached the air line to the tyre vale in the hose. It was small enough to fit into the bikes tool roll and got plenty of use.

Great tip - thanks Thumper

If you can't trust the gauge how can you trust the rest of it?

How about using your own guage G

Gio wrote:
If you can't trust the gauge how can you trust the rest of it?

You think they're gonna fill yer tyres with beer instead of air?

Rickyrock wrote:How about using your own guage G

Thats what I do, then pump them up at home.

Gio wrote:

Rickyrock wrote:How about using your own guage G

Thats what I do, then pump them up at home.

..... as probably do most of us .... but when not at home, the garage air line and my own pressure gauge seems to be a satisfactory solution.

I still don't understand what is the problem with the air line itself.
(You're not one of these that insists in filling their tyres with Nitrogen are you?)


Hey Samray .... where's this garage that dispences free Beer ..... I've a far better place for that than in my tyres !

D-Rider wrote:

Gio wrote:

Rickyrock wrote:How about using your own guage G

Thats what I do, then pump them up at home.

..... as probably do most of us .... but when not at home, the garage air line and my own pressure gauge seems to be a satisfactory solution.

I still don't understand what is the problem with the air line itself.
(You're not one of these that insists in filling their tyres with Nitrogen are you?)

I check my tyres about once a week and since I got the BM I've only had to top the tyres up once, the pressure had dropped about 2lbs on the front (so strictly speaking not a necessity).

If I go on a long trip I always carry my foot pump.

http://www.tyre-rite.co.uk/searchresult ... egoryID=40

There's a decent selection of flexible valves there.

Dunno if they'd do a group buy or not though

I'd imagine most have the 90 degree valves nowadays?

I always thought BMW stood for Bavarian motors Gio but it must be Bloody Marvelous wheels

Good find Kwackers cheap and better than my home made thing.

D-Rider wrote: I still don't understand what is the problem with the air line itself.

It's the wrong kind of air of course!

BikerGran wrote:

D-Rider wrote: I still don't understand what is the problem with the air line itself.

It's the wrong kind of air of course!

Quite ! - obviously our Planet-Earth Air is not up to the job for Gio's Space Tractor !

Earth to Gio .... Earth to Gio ....

... Houston we have a problem ....

(To paraphrase Duran Duran .... "His name is Gio and he dances on the planet Zog .... ")