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Re: Right angle tyre valve adapters
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 9:12 pm
by Tango
Re: Right angle tyre valve adapters
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 10:37 pm
by Maz12
I have this pump but I can't operate it using the bikes hella socket, instead I have to go direct to battery
Re: Right angle tyre valve adapters
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 2:13 pm
by Liverpool Brick
[size=2px]The screw on adapters to extend the valve are an MOT failure in the UK[/size]
My trusty K75S has had a screw on adaptor on the rear wheel for years and always passes MOT. I remove the front one and keep it in my pocket for use on a VFR. Given that some folk think there's a safety issue here I will remove the rear one and keep that pocketed as well. Cheers each,
Andy
Re: Right angle tyre valve adapters
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 3:21 pm
by Levisp
I think the safety issue is if you add anything to a rubber valve stem. If the rubber valve has not been replaced for a while and gets perished then the extra weight of the right angle adaptor with the centrifugal force could break it off, causing a blow out.
I recently replaced a tyre for a mate and fitted a new rubber valve. To get the old valve out I was going to cut it off but as I did so it just broke off in my hand. The rubber was perished and it was only a matter of time and it was going to fail. I was a little gob smacked ! It reminded me how I like metal valves.
Re: Right angle tyre valve adapters
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 5:38 pm
by falconmick
Thanks Tango, appreciated.
Re: Right angle tyre valve adapters
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 6:11 pm
by Tango
No problem,
As mentioned above, probably very wise to run the pump direct from battery, I fitted another Hella/Powerlet socket wired direct to the battery through a 10 Amp fuse.
Re: Right angle tyre valve adapters
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 7:06 pm
by T6pilot
45' degree angled filler chuck
Solves the problem