Poor OEM Tire Miles -- Only 500 Miles!

[Lauren_TK]

Got the compressor this morning, and it blew the fuse in the FJR's accessory plug.

The tire is inflated now, and seems to be holding air. The wife will be home in an hour, and then we'll go ride.

 

[jmgrif]

Accessory plug standard in the bike is pretty much only for charging a cell phone, or in my case powering my radar detector! For heavier duty install a Power distribution box via 12V relay and you're good to go! I disabled my auto retract windshield power source for the pdb which has worked very well.

 

[RichDoyle]

You don't want to use the accessory plug for the slime. Not a large enough fuse capacity. The battery adapter that comes with the slime should be installed and left there for just such an occurrence. This adapter can also be used for a Battery Tender connection.

 

[Lauren_TK]

Accessory plug standard in the bike is pretty much only for charging a cell phone . . .

I just learned that this morning

Fortunately, my wife's Spyder has a heavy duty 12 volt accessory plug, and since we always ride together--other than commuting to work--I don't really have a problem.

Having said that, I had already planned on another 12 volt plug as a future farkle.

Rich: My slime didn't come with a battery adapter cable. I couldn't find the motorcycle specific version this morning.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Every motorcycle shop will have them:

About a 10 minute install.

 

[wheatonFJR]

That's right! I only got about 500 miles on my OEM tire before it had to be replaced.
To be fair, it wasn't really the tire's fault. It was probably the 3 inch, flat-head, Phillips, wood screw's fault.

But couldn't the screw have waited until 600 for the proper break-in service?

If the offending object is in the proper spot on the tire...it can be removed and tire plugged, I've heard of people doing thousands of miles of twisties and doing desert runs at FJR nominal on plugged tires, whilst on the way through Kali, NV, UT, CO, NE, IA and IL.

But you can't believe everything you read on the innernets...

 

[FJRay]

Yeah but how many did it take before you got it right ???

 

[majicmaker]

Yeah but how many did it take before you got it right ???

 

[Donal]

Any sort of plug should hold as long as the tyre (tire) has been prepared properly. There is very little pressure acting to 'push' the plug out. Assuming a typical hole diameter of ¼" and a tyre pressure of 43 psi; then the actual pressure acting on the plug is - 43 x π x .25² / 4 = 2.1 lbs........................

 

[wheatonFJR]

Yeah but how many did it take before you got it right ???

Hey, I was a virgin.
But not after that trip.

 

[Lauren_TK]

Every motorcycle shop will have them: [img=[URL="https://www.hayabusa.org/forum/attachments/general-bike-related-topics/128195d1233766789-powerlet-pkt-001-24_p_348_webl.jpg%5D"]https://www.hayabusa.org/forum/attachments/general-bike-related-topics/128195d1233766789-powerlet-pkt-001-24_p_348_webl.jpg][/URL]About a 10 minute install.

I have a Battery tender Jr with adapter cable an jump leads that I pulled from my Vulcan. It just hasn't been a high priority to reinstall it.

The point I was trying to make in the previous post is that the tire inflator I purchased only has the 12 volt plug, and cannot be connected to such an adapter. At least not directly. I bet I could use the adapter and jump leads as a work around.

 

[LKLD]

https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-081-0069-8-Cigarette-Disconnect/dp/B0041CDPQO/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1387163361&sr=8-10&keywords=Motorcycle+lighter+adapter

Maybe this would help?

 

[deanw]

I remember the day I broke 600 miles on my Aprilia and I got to use the throttle. I was going around corners thinknig "Woo-HOO! I'm ridin' like Nicky Hayden!" Then I realized- I'm not Nicky Hayden.

Friggin' 1/4" lag screw in the rear tire.

Still better off than a friend, who put a carriage bolt through the tire and wheel of his 929. No sticky string or mushroom plug is going to make that hold air.

 

[Lauren_TK]

Hey! I've had my first thread NEPRTed.

I don't know why, but that makes me happy. It shouldn't because that means the thread has devloved . . .

 

[wheatonFJR]

Hey! I've had my first thread NEPRTed.
I don't know why, but that makes me happy. It shouldn't because that means the thread has devloved . . .

If you haven't started a thread that has been moved to NEPRT...you haven't been here long.

 

[Bounce]

My assumption is because it had "tires" as the subject. I can think of only one other subject that might get moved quicker: "oil".

R is part of NEPRT for a reason.

 

[Lauren_TK]

Also, this thread was just a way to relay a somewhat humourous anecdote about a three-inch, flat-head, Phillips, wood screw. Not super FJR related, and is kind of "content light."

The plug is still holding air, so I'll ride on the current tires until that condition changes.

 

[rbentnail]

The plug is still holding air, so I'll ride on the current tires until that condition changes.

Good choice. I've sticky string plugged several and ridden them until the tread wears out, no problem. Start shopping now for tires if you expect to replace them next yr- I always found great prices/sales during the winter especially in January.

 

[GPRIDER]

Me neither.

GP

 

[GPRIDER]

Dang it. My quote from majicmaker was supposed to show up on my post. I haven't had any problems with the mushroom plugs working either, although I know of some people on here that have.

GP