Let me set the scene. :cool:
Friday afternoon 2:30 PM start prepping GSX for a Sat jaunt. Everything seems fine. I'm checking front tyre pressures and after taking gauge away I hear a miniscule hiss. :facepalm:I wet my finger and rub on tyre valve. Bingo, :thumbs_down: it's leaking, but so slowly the tyre had only lost 3 pounds since last ride maybe two weeks ago. I had those new Pilot's fitted and while there had new 45 deg valves installed.
Now to my point. I'm lucky I had a tyre valve tool in my toolbox collection. It took a poofteenth of a turn to silence the leak.
So, my question is, :whatever: how many others have the tool at their convenience ?
I have a tyre valve tool in my tool box I used 1 as part if my job for years I also have a proper spoke tool aswell not that it's needed on the gsx1400.
:cheers:
This week I had a need for one. Used circlip pliers instead.
I had a couple of these caps on an earlier bike.
@Andre that is the exact tool I have and it's in a jar with about ten assorted valve caps. :onya: :onya: :onya:
I have one of those tyre valve tools in our every vehicle.
I always used t have one like Andre uses..I don't know what happened to it.
This is a good reminder to get another one :onya:
I change my own tyres so have at least 4 or 5 tyre valve tools but used to have the type in the valve cap on all my bikes before that.
Yep I have one In the bike toolkit , for the size of it it's a must have.
Don't they screw on as a cap to save you putting them in your tool kit etc.
I'm just being silly, they don't look cool enough to leave on.
I am very silly I have done that. :facepalm:
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Saturday, 05 October 2019, 03:47 AM
Don't they screw on as a cap to save you putting them in your tool kit etc.
I'm just being silly, they don't look cool enough to leave on.
I am very silly I have done that. :facepalm:
I doubt anyone but you will notice. :happy1: