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Smartire is an "Active Tire Pressure Monitoring For Motorcycles".
The reason I purchased this product is because I'm notoriously negligent about checking my tire pressure. I usaually start up, get on and go.
So when I had to prematurely replace my Pilot Powers with a new set, I bought this real time monitoring device from a local motorcycle shop.
WildKat did a small introduction of it about nearly two years ago (yes, I used the search button).
The dealer installed the transmitters when I had the new P-Pows installed, and just this evening I wired up the receiver to my Blue Sea fuse block. After programing it, which was simple, I went out for a ride this evening.
What was the most notable difference was the air temperature of the tires themselves. When I first started out of the driveway the cold temperature was 68F (20C) on both tires. I believe the cold air pressure was 33 psi. Then I took the bike on the freeway for about a 10 mile (16 km) run. While I was on the freeway doing about 80 mph (128 km/h) I checked the tire air temp. It read 97F (36C) front and 106F (41C) rear. Mind you these are air temperature readings, not rubber temp readings. But I didn't realize how much tire temperatures can fluctuate between cold and warmed up temps.
Over all I like this gadget. It will help me to monitor the tire pressure in the tires. It will also tell me when a tire falls below a preset psi reading. Meaning, if your out already running around and you unknowingly pick up a nail or screw (as I did, hence the premature replacement), it will detect the abnormal drop in pressure and give an alert on the display as to which tire is faulty.
Here's the web sire for Smartire. They also have products for cars, RVs and such.
Here's the pdf installation/owners manual. It's 9.2Mb, 51 pages long.
The reason I purchased this product is because I'm notoriously negligent about checking my tire pressure. I usaually start up, get on and go.
So when I had to prematurely replace my Pilot Powers with a new set, I bought this real time monitoring device from a local motorcycle shop.
WildKat did a small introduction of it about nearly two years ago (yes, I used the search button).
The dealer installed the transmitters when I had the new P-Pows installed, and just this evening I wired up the receiver to my Blue Sea fuse block. After programing it, which was simple, I went out for a ride this evening.
What was the most notable difference was the air temperature of the tires themselves. When I first started out of the driveway the cold temperature was 68F (20C) on both tires. I believe the cold air pressure was 33 psi. Then I took the bike on the freeway for about a 10 mile (16 km) run. While I was on the freeway doing about 80 mph (128 km/h) I checked the tire air temp. It read 97F (36C) front and 106F (41C) rear. Mind you these are air temperature readings, not rubber temp readings. But I didn't realize how much tire temperatures can fluctuate between cold and warmed up temps.
Over all I like this gadget. It will help me to monitor the tire pressure in the tires. It will also tell me when a tire falls below a preset psi reading. Meaning, if your out already running around and you unknowingly pick up a nail or screw (as I did, hence the premature replacement), it will detect the abnormal drop in pressure and give an alert on the display as to which tire is faulty.
Here's the web sire for Smartire. They also have products for cars, RVs and such.
Here's the pdf installation/owners manual. It's 9.2Mb, 51 pages long.
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