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Tire valve stem question


XXitanium

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  1. 1. How often do you you change your valve stems

    • Once a week.
      0
    • Every tire change.
      10
    • When they fail
      9
    • D
      2
    • Where are they located on the bike?
      0
    • When my repair shop Service Manager reminds me.
      0
    • Never, changing valve stems is for whimps!
      3
    • Whenever I get the rims powder-coated.
      0
  2. 2. How often do you check tire pressure?

    • Every spring.
      2
    • Once a month.
      16
    • When the bike feels funny.
      4
    • Per the recommended intervals in the owners manual.
      1
    • Per tyre manufacturer's recommendations.
      1
    • Checking tire pressure is for whimps
      0
    • Before and after track day.
      0
    • My motorcycle tells when it needs a pick-me-up - APMS
      0


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I used to check tire pressure once a week on Sunday but I used to ride to work on Mon. thru Fri. Now it's just before I'm going to go for a ride longer than 10 miles.

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I've always gone with the steel stems on anything. I also seal them in with RTV so they never leak.

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I voted as best I could, but the two answers I was looking for were:

1. Whenever I get the rims powder-coated.

2. Before & after every track-day.

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When I am riding regularly, about every other week. If the bike has been sitting for a more than a couple of weeks, I check before riding.

I always check tire pressures before any trip.

I replaced my stems with angled stems.

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I am getting pretty good at being able to feel when the tires are at about 8psi. There is a distinct wallow to the bird at that point. When I feel it, I make sure to throw a pressure gauge on the tires that week.

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I'm slowly replacing the valve stems on my bikes with 90 degree metal ones. When I change a tire it get a new angled stem. I don't plan on replacing them unless I have to, except possibly to upgrade them with more blingy versions if I get tired of the cheap bog-o-angled stems I'm using now.

I check air pressure about once a week or before a long trip. Also when there's been a major change in the weather. In Saskatchewan it can vary 20 C or more in a day so I have to take that into account.

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