What am I doing wrong?

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Has anyone else had similar? - I took the 961 out for the first ride today, stopping at the garage to inflate tyres. The back one was fine but getting the nozzle onto the valve on the front was a pain and resulted in me completely deflating the tyre and having to spend ages re-inflating it. It is REALLY difficult to get the standard air lines onto the valves...
As the post says, what am I doing wrong?

The end of the lie has this attachment, obviously the pipe st the garage is more flexible....
What am I doing wrong?
 
Eljahara said:
Thanks Andy,
Does it simply fit onto the existing valve or replace it - right angled valve makes so much more sense on a spoked wheel.
John
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Added to my post :)

It's added to the existing valve, but as I said I'd remove it. You could find it let's air out if left on permanently.
 
The spoked wheels are so tight its ridiculous. I put he air gauge through the brakes disc to get a decent angle. That might work with the compressor nozzle you have posted. Also, I use my own little compressor with just a small bulb shaped attachment directly onto hose or look for a station that has that.
 
What am I doing wrong?
Eljahara said:
Has anyone else had similar? - I took the 961 out for the first ride today, stopping at the garage to inflate tyres. The back one was fine but getting the nozzle onto the valve on the front was a pain and resulted in me completely deflating the tyre and having to spend ages re-inflating it. It is REALLY difficult to get the standard air lines onto the valves...
As the post says, what am I doing wrong?

The end of the lie has this attachment, obviously the pipe st the garage is more flexible....
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Funny you mention this. I just put air in my tires also.
This works best.
 
TonyA said:
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These are the pieces you need . Just these two , keep it short and don't use the long types . It works ! I think that is what Britfan60 is saying and this is what I use .
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Thanks Tony - have this on my tyre pressure gauge but the service station was ridiculous.
Have just bought a compressor for home use with said adapter - don’t really want to call breakdown to say I have deflated my tire and can’t get it sorted!
Cheers
John

Bloody crazy design though - right angled valves would be sooo much easier!
 
Eljahara said:
Yes,
Thanks Nigel - Dave (Bikerbore) suggested the same. Picked one up at halfords along with a new digital tyre inflator - original had bust so hence I ended up at BP and fecked up ;)
Had a good ride of 100 miles when sorted.
John
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So he did, great minds think alike etc!

I think he’s right to say don’t leave it on too, unless you re-balance your wheel to suit !
 
I'm a fairly new rider (4 yrs now) but I have nearly always used a simple bicycle pump to do my motorbike tires...even after mounting fresh rubber...all the way from flat to full takes me maybe 10 minutes. just topping under 1 min. The right-angled Schrader type fitting on end of pump helps fit to spoked/disc'd wheels. It is quite tough to use gas station fittings. Once when I had a flat out on the road, a tow truck passing by offered to help try filling my tire to get me a bit further along to a repair center...but he could not make his typical straight-on type fitting work on my wheel either.

BTW, there are inner tubes and tubeless valves available in right-angles if needed.
 
I had 90 degree adaptors on my old Commando, took it for an MOT which it passed but the mechanic told me not to keep them on.
 
Britfan60 said:
How is the seal on the 90 degree adapter. Any need for Teflon tape or sealent? Do you leave it on or only use it when inflating?
Can't say I love the looks of it. but may carry one with me.
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The 90 degree adaptor has a seal and a valve and can therefore be fitted and removed with practically no loss of air.

I agree that it's probably not a good idea to leave it attached to the valve but carry it to use when necessary.
 
L.A.B. said:
The 90 degree adaptor has a seal and a valve and can therefore be fitted and removed with practically no loss of air.

I agree that it's probably not a good idea to leave it attached to the valve but carry it to use when necessary.
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Thank you. Getting them today. Tired of having to get the bike "just right" for a proper angle. Also, not quite accurate, the little 3 inch long air gauges are quite handy too.
 
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