TYRE PRESSURE MONITOR

I want to install a tyre pressure monitor on my RT, but have no knowledge about the item. Is the anyone that can advise me on which type, where to obtain from, best place to install the monitor, etc?

Hi FrancoisJ - welcome to the forum! (PS - feel free to tell us more about yourself in the Who's Who thread under Member Matters on the home page).

I only know about the TPM's that ship as an option with a new bike and that gets fitted in the factory. Not sure if this is an after-market (non-bmw) option you are referring to?

I had them on my previous GS and realized 2 things:
1) They are out by about 0.3 bar (they would read 2.3 when your wheel is actually 2.6 bar)
2) When going offroad and deflating the wheels to around 1.4 - 1.6 bar, it would flash a red warning sign on the console. Obviously a bit irritating, but you wouln't necessarily have this problem on an RT.

There is a system called TYRE DOG
Just google it ( or TYRE DOG )
They do a system especially for bikes
The tyre pressure sensors are just fitted to the valves of the tyres.
There is a wireless display which you can fit anywhere on the bike.

This seems like an excellent gadget to add to any vehicle/bike. I normally checkt the LT's tyre pressure when embarking on a trip - but obviously the areas into which on travel or stay at differs in height above sea level - which in turn changes the tyre pressure - resulting therein that one could ride with under inflated tyres.

LeRoy Olivier wrote:This seems like an excellent gadget to add to any vehicle/bike. I normally checkt the LT's tyre pressure when embarking on a trip - but obviously the areas into which on travel or stay at differs in height above sea level - which in turn changes the tyre pressure - resulting therein that one could ride with under inflated tyres.

A report in the last edition of TWO WHEELS shows that most garages tyre pressure guage readings are not accurate.

Best to check with your own tyre guage.

Quite true - i normally pump the tyres at home and check the presure with a digital tyre presure meter bought from bavaria. This will make life easier.

Thank you for the responses. The TPMS I am contemplating is the Benton (R999). (http://www.bike2bike.co.za/tpmonitor.asp?gclid=CIWXiuft26ACFR-Z2AodY3Fsqw) According to BMW, the OEM part will cost about R6000 + installation.
I recently had 2 accidents within 2 weeks of each other. A person did not see me on an LT (!!!???) and suddenly turned left without signalling - R44 000 damage to the LT. No immedeately serious injuries to me, but 2 weeks later vertigo (caused by the first fall) formed part of the reason for the second fall (RT). The RT was a write-off.
I'm as eager to ride as ever, but want to eliminate some of the obvious causes of accidents. I'm ordering both the breaklight as well as the headlight modulator - hoping to open the eyes of some of those that claim they find it difficult to see a bike riding behind it for some time!

Francois

Eish Francois - glad to hear your injuries are not as serious as the bikes!

DaveS wrote:
A report in the last edition of TWO WHEELS shows that most garages tyre pressure gauge readings are not accurate.
Best to check with your own tyre gauge.

I have often wondered how accurate my own tyre gauge is...!

So how does one check the accuracy... accurately?

Eish R6000 ???

Nee wat, maybe I must ride a KLR.

Pooratech and the most reliable:

Midas R25


or if you are a real big spender:
Midas R55

HAHAHA Knopkop... we all have a bit of KLR inside