Tyre pressure monitor system

richard shaw · Jun 23, 2018

Anyone recommend a tyre pressure monitor system for my gs as I have been riding around with a screw in my rear tyre , or could I put a bmw system on ,I have a 2012 gs
Thanks

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JJH · Jun 23, 2018

If the screw didn’t all a leak the tpc wouldn’t make any difference. I don’t think retro fitting is an economical job. I’ve heard garmin do one. Don’t know anything about it though. I have it on both car and bike. Yes it’s worthwhile but I can live without it. JJH

seahorse · Jun 23, 2018

You can't retro fit the BMW system. I have just been using a loan bike from Motoscot which has a Steelmate TPMS fitted. Seems to be quite good, they are about £100 from what I have researched. I may well fit one to my own bike next time it needs tyres.

mvrandery · Jun 23, 2018

If you have a newish Garmin satnav, you could use their tyre pressure system. You just have to buy the sensors which fit on the valve stems. There is some issue depending if you have rubber or steel valves. You'll have to look that up.

They are not cheap at about £70 per tyre, but they work well

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-010-11997-00-Pressure-Monitor-Motorbike/dp/B00BCMUD66

richard shaw · Jun 23, 2018

I have just bought a nav 6 and garmin monitors I think are not compatible,

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Kritou · Jun 23, 2018

I’m very happy with my Bluetooth Fobo TPMS. Being able to check pre-ride pressures on a smartphone from the warmth of the house is just one of it’s winter features!

Excellent support from their website as well

https://my-fobo.com/product/fobobike

Wapping · Jun 24, 2018

richard shaw said:
Anyone recommend a tyre pressure monitor system for my gs as I have been riding around with a screw in my rear tyre , or could I put a bmw system on ,I have a 2012 gs
Thanks

Couriers use a self-tapping screw to ‘repair’ many punctures. It works.

I’d recommend spinning the tyre from time to time and looking. It’s free and pretty reliable. If some foreign body is found, found, spit on it. If it doesn’t bubble, it’s sealed. Don’t be tempted to pull it out, unless you have something to plug the hole with.... see above, for example.

Pukmeister · Jun 24, 2018

Buy a 'stop 'n go' plugger kit and a small 'airman' compressor.

A TPMS system can't plug a tyre, these items can.

Bendy toy · Jun 25, 2018

Chuck some tyre goo (tubeless type) into the tyres and stop worrying about plugs and pumps. It won't be much help when a 6" bolt goes through your wheel but damage large enough to defeat a plug kit will deflate less rapidly, giving more time to stop before your wheel is totalled.

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