23-05-12, 02:42 AM
(22-05-12, 01:13 PM)Robbie8666 link Wrote: maybe i'm just not mechanically minded but is there an art or is this a general problem?
It's a general problem! I always had a bugger of a job getting the air hose nozzle (designed, of course, for car wheels!) onto the tyre valve on my FZ6 Fazer because the brake discs were in the way.
So the next time I had the tyres replaced I got a set of 90 degree valves like these (2nd item down) and it's pi$$ easy now
Also get a tyre gauge (a couple of quid for a simple one or less than a tenner for a digital one) and check the pressures you get from your local garage's pump against it.
Fortunately the garage nearest to me has a digital gauge on the air pump which is accurate, but the old "sliding scale" ones tend to be less than trustworthy.
Of course you should check your pressures every time you're going out for a long ride, see POWDERS for details