Tyre Valves - Why Oh Why

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  1. Repooh

    Repooh Rarely Satisfied

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    What sick minded, evil bastid at Triumph decided a straight tyre valve was a good idea on my Scrambler 1200

    It’s farking impossible to access, with brake disks, spokes and other bits of shite (technical term) you simply cannot get at the little fellow

    Add in a petrol station air- line with a 10 inch rigid end and you may as well take a cheese grater to your hands, waste 20 minutes of your life and £3 in air (when the bloody hell did air become so expensive) oh and end up deflating the farking tyre in the process

    Clearly someone screwed up at Triumph by being customer focused for once when designing the Street Twin and spent 1p more on right angled tyre valves, ahh I miss that little bike

    Triumph, you are bastids of the highest order

    & relax, so when I change tyres to some that give me better grip on the road can I install right angled valves? Cos I’m kinda getting accustomed to spending money rectifying Triumphs shoddy design.
     
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  2. Repooh

    Repooh Rarely Satisfied

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    Thanks DD, I have subsequently bought some of these and a home compressor
     
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  3. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    Don't leave them on though - only use them to inflate the tyre. :D
    Only saying 'cos I've had to do this with the R nine t.
     
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  4. Bad Billy

    Bad Billy Baddest Member

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    You can die of smugness you know mate. :p
     
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  5. brown mouse

    brown mouse Elite Member

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    I suggest you buy a foot pump for home and get your tyres the right pressure before hitting the road, and in a more relaxing environment :)
     
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  6. Bad Billy

    Bad Billy Baddest Member

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    Best add getting beaten to death by Scrambler owners to the list then mate! :eek:
     
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  7. Old dumb arse

    Old dumb arse Noble Member

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    19 street triple came with the 90 degree stems, my last bike I had to add them. Across the pond some charge $0.25 for air, some are still free. And some charge $0.25 that's supposed to go to charity.
     
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    Old dumb arse Noble Member

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    19 street triple came with the 90 degree stems, my last bike I had to add them. Across the pond some charge $0.25 for air, some are still free. And some charge $0.25 that's supposed to go to charity.
     
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  9. Old dumb arse

    Old dumb arse Noble Member

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    And for the latest generation of drivers they have no clue, but will take it to the mechanic who will insist on a twice a year air change. That summer air/winter air thing. So soon no stations will have air for liability reasons.
     
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  10. Repooh

    Repooh Rarely Satisfied

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    Absolutely, I don't have anyone else to moan to the current Mrs repooh just rolls her eyes and huffs when bikes get mentioned. I typically get "if only you paid as much attention to the decorating as your bloody bike, or so you're off out again on your precious bike r u. Kidderminster's a nice old ride from my place I may pop over and straighten the tyre valves on your Gay Sport, oh er missus.;)
     
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