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Got sick of using tire C02 cannisters for tire puncture repairs so decided to buy a second hand 12V/max 275psi emergency tire compressor kit which is bulky for S$10 and stripped the components out.

Fix,soldered switch and fabricated box to fit the compressor unit and it'll fill a flat 180 sized tire within 9mins to 36psi,just connect it to your bike battery with the engine idling and gone are the hassle of track day tire pressure changes to suit riding evironments and it is compact enough to fit into the C1 rear seat compartment.

looks like a lot to carry mate? I just stuff one of these under my seat, the motul ones are quite small now.


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midorioni wrote:Got sick of using tire C02 cannisters for tire puncture repairs so decided to buy a second hand 12V/max 275psi emergency tire compressor kit which is bulky for S$10 and stripped the components out.

Fix,soldered switch and fabricated box to fit the compressor unit and it'll fill a flat 180 sized tire within 9mins to 36psi,just connect it to your bike battery with the engine idling and gone are the hassle of track day tire pressure changes to suit riding evironments and it is compact enough to fit into the C2 rear seat compartment.

nuffing like Ozzie ingenuity and engineering
...cool

chameleon wrote:looks like a lot to carry mate? I just stuff one of these under my seat, the motul ones are quite small now.


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Yup that works too but it messes with the wheel balancing.Used one of those before, have you seen the inside of the tire carcass when it's taken out of the rims and it causes some high speed juddering of the wheel.

Nice work, would be great for tack days.

Agree on the aerosol foam things, great for an emergency but thats it, whoever changes your tyre won't thank you for it either.

BTW, you all healed up ?

Cheers
Matt

mate of mine used to work at a beau repairs, he said he HATED the foam filly shit. it makes a frickig horrid mess and he mentioned something about it being carciogenic too. so let the guy replacing your wheel know about it beforehand so he can minimise the mess.

Smitty wrote:
nuffing like Ozzie ingenuity and engineering
...cool

He's in SINGAPORE Smitty Were far too lazy down here to come up with something like that.

midorioni wrote: Used one of those before, have you seen the inside of the tire carcass when it's taken out of the rims

Yes, on a tire off my ute some years ago but the new stuff is supposed to be different and not eat the lining off. For the convienience I would do it and then just throw a new tire on anyway. Your pump is great I recon but I could not possibly fit it on my bike.

Nice ... but do you actually have to carry the whole thing?

I used to carry around a $7 compressor from supercheap auto which is very small and fits under the seat. But even that was too big so nowadays I just bring a bicycle pump ... saved me in 3 occassions already on some dirt roads

http://bestrestproducts.com/celestia/pr ... cyclepump/

i carry a stop & go tyre plugger and a mini bicycle pump

half_empty1 wrote:http://bestrestproducts.com/celestia/pr ... cyclepump/

i carry a stop & go tyre plugger and a mini bicycle pump

I like that one in the link
Having had the displeasure of using the tiny hand pump and CO2 cartridges twice in one week I would say anything must be better and would have gladly paid $90 Usd for that air pump .

matchan wrote:Nice work, would be great for tack days.

Agree on the aerosol foam things, great for an emergency but thats it, whoever changes your tyre won't thank you for it either.

BTW, you all healed up ?

Cheers
Matt

Still on sick leave matchan, it's been 2 mths plus since i've worked
the bones are healing slowly even with calcium pills intake, maybe it got to do with age too.

Getting really bored so did little projects like the pump thingy, next homemade helmet-cam

javaman wrote:Nice ... but do you actually have to carry the whole thing?

I used to carry around a $7 compressor from supercheap auto which is very small and fits under the seat. But even that was too big so nowadays I just bring a bicycle pump ... saved me in 3 occassions already on some dirt roads

Yup Javaman, it'll fit nicely into my C1 rear seat compartment with the rest of the tools i've got.
Cause when i installed the undertray unit, i also made a box cage to hold tools etc and there was more room so i took the dimensions and looked for a box to hold the pump unit
It'll come in handy on the next trip to somewhere i reckon.

chameleon wrote:

midorioni wrote: Used one of those before, have you seen the inside of the tire carcass when it's taken out of the rims

Yes, on a tire off my ute some years ago but the new stuff is supposed to be different and not eat the lining off. For the convienience I would do it and then just throw a new tire on anyway. Your pump is great I recon but I could not possibly fit it on my bike.

I agree chameleon, with the modern bike storage space this days you really need to look for space for tools to help, once you're out on the road in a far secluded place i bet i'll come in handy

Here's the finished product .