Comments on: Motorcycle Tire Pressure Monitors

By: Russ

Russ — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:55:40 +0000

I too have had a smart tire clamp let go inside my rear tire. It looks as if the mechanic tire ironed the hose clamp and didn’t tell me about it and or didn’t even look to check it out.
So I am looking for a hose clamp, sensor and possible a valve stem protector. This product is the best…!

By: DJFireUSA

DJFireUSA — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:24:09 +0000

Love my smartire, but had the rear sensor break loose inside the tire and destroyed itself. If anybody knows where I can get a replacement PLEASE let me know!!

Firefitr@cxp.com

Live in FL, am touring Alaska right now.

By: Howard

Howard — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:50:47 +0000

I have the Smart Tire on my Honda ST1300 and have been warned TWICE of low pressure. The first time I was 2.5 miles from home and sure enough, had a nail. Not sure how long I would have gone before noticing the tire low.

Then two nights ago my Smart Tire started flashing again, it was telling me I was 8 lbs low at the current tire temp, I could NOT tell I was low on pressure, and I was riding a tight circuit at the time, officiating at a bike race going around city blocks. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to finish the race (again, I was the Ref). I pulled off and added some air (with a hand pump) and then after the race, topped it off at a gas station for the ride home.

I am sorry to hear that Smart Tire is no longer selling for motorcycles and I am looking for something for my Suzuki DL650, I think having a pressure sensor system is important, and yes, I check my tire pressure every day.

By: Edward

Edward — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:13:18 +0000

Years ago I put a SmarTire unit on my Valkyrie Tourer. (By the way, try checking the rear tire pressure manually. Because of the saddlebags, you have to position the bike so the valve stem is at the bottom, and then lie down on the ground.) That thing saved my butt! I had just started a vacation ride from Seattle heading for the Yukon. As I’m nearing 100 Mile House (that’s the name of a town in Canada) it starts flashing at me. I press the button and see I’m six pounds down. Hmm. About 3 minutes later, I press the button again, and I’m already 10 pounds down. Yipe! Fortunately, I’m now AT 100 Mile House, so I stop. (It later turned out to be a cut in the valve stem.) At 70 miles an hour, I hadn’t noticed losing six pounds. If not for the SmarTire, I would have just rode on toward Williams Lake, and AT LEAST been stranded in the middle of nowhere.

I’ve ridden to the Yukon, Key West, and a LOT of places in between, and from now on EVERY bike I own will have one of these things.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:16:31 +0000

To Seasoned Pilot -

What TPMS did you purchase, and why?

Paul
pc.king@verizon.net