All Pumped Up.

[Upt North]

My RAC branded compact compressor was found to be slightly and intermittently useless, a bit like its owner........
I think it's probably rattled itself to pieces under the seat over the last 8 years.
After some research, bought this one that's just arrived, a powerful little bugger and not stupid money.
I will now feel much more content whilst away from the homestead.
It connect via SAE, crocodile clips or normal 12V outlet, simples, again a bit like its owner.
Upt'North.

[kwackboy]

Nice ... 

When I part exchanged my Audi I kept the mini air compressor that comes as standard.
The dealer wasn't getting the pump in the price they gave me 

It's a brilliant little pump that can inflate my tyres pretty quickly ... 

[Rusty Nuts]

That's the Airman compact. I have the Airman Anorexic, it's shed the bulky plastic casing. And fan. And when I find a suitable blank, it'll lose the suprememly accurate built-in gauge, as well.

[Upt North]

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If and when I get a Glee......thinking........I don't know where I'd put it but it fits neatly into the hump of the Pan with original toolkit etc.
Upt'North.

[Rusty Nuts]

It'll fit in original form under the glee seat. Tons of room. The KTM, not so spacious

[Barbel Mick]

Yeah, got one under my gen 2 seat & without removing the plastic casing. 

[Upt North]

Ta Boys, good info.
Upt'North.

[The Doctor 46]

Has anybody used one of those aerosols that inflate and repair, all be it temporarily, and did it work? I bought one today £15.49 and used it on a garden tractor wheel. A quick drive up the garden and back to the house and it was flat again and that was after emptying the can into it.

I carried one of those cans on my XR400R when off road, safe in the knowledge that I could do a quick repair if necessary. Thank goodness I didn't need it. 

[TLPower]

I admire your optimism in repairing a tubed puncture with an aerosol.

[Steve T]

I've seen two seperate punctured inner tube tyres sorted by the squirty foam in a can stuff. Had to add some air in both cases after the can was empty, but on both occasions the "repair" got the rider back to civilisation where a replacement tube could be fitted in comfort.

I have used one on someone elses tubeless tyre in the past - it failed, in no small part due to the tyre being worn to the cords  which just allowed the hole to grow very quickly when the bike was on the move - I know cos I was following him and watched the white gloop spot on the rear tyre grow bigger and bigger 

To help keep this thread on track, I too use an Airman pump after having it recommended to me by a riding pal. Have used it several times . . . on other folks tyres. And like kwackboy, I too retained a compressor from a previous car. I keep it in the garage and use an old battery to power it when tyres need some extra preassure 

Steve T

 

[Brockett]

The main reason I sold my T120 was the fear of sudden punture and the need to remove the wheel to fix/ replace a punctured inner tube. I only use a bike with cast wheels. For me it's a "STOP AND GO" plug kit and a few CO2 bottles.  IIRC one CO2 gave about 7lb of pressure so I carry  6 of them. I also have a application pistol to hold the CO2 bottle as they go very cold very quickly and can freeze to unprotected fingers.

[purplebikeunicorn]

Rusty, that's ingenious.

I actually have the innards of a tyre inflator in my "bits" drawer, from one where the electronics shit the bed, but the motor/inflator gubbins seemed to still work (and it's tiny!). I also have a 3D printer... oh dear what have you started!