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Princeton, MN | Has anyone had experience with these? I am considering the investment and am looking to other Vision pilots for their input. Best brand/model etc. Thanks in advance to all!
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Iron Butt
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Iron Butt
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Broken Arrow, OK | Waiting for this to arrive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00589MQQY/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_deta...
I didn't want a key fob device and it's wireless. Sensor batteries are user replaceable. Some aren't, so when the batteries die, you have to buy new wheel sensors. No power wires to run for the readout unit, it's rechargeable, another plus for me. Now to see if it's worth a dime. Time will tell, I'll let you know. |
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | I have been very happy with the Doran unit. I have the main display mounted inside one of the small saddlebag pockets with the warning light residing behind my front speaker cover. Nothing is cluttering up the handlebars and the warning light is very visible. I only wish they made the sensors with replaceable batteries, now I have to spend 2x$25 every 4 years. I guess that's not too bad. |
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Iron Butt
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, WI | Another option - http://www.goldwingcountry.com/detail.cfm?model_ID=0&Category_ID=0&manufacturer_ID=66&product_ID=78811 |
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Cruiser
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Rhode Island | I went with the Doran also; didn't want another thing that I had to remember to charge, bring with me or setup. I think it took me an hour to mount, wire and program.
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Iron Butt
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| RhodeTrip - 2012-02-03 4:10 AM
I went with the Doran also; didn't want another thing that I had to remember to charge, bring with me or setup. I think it took me an hour to mount, wire and program.
Jim
The Doran sensors appear HUGE! Is there a system with smaller, more lightweight sensors available? |
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Central Maryland | Turk - 2012-02-03 9:47 AM
RhodeTrip - 2012-02-03 4:10 AM
I went with the Doran also; didn't want another thing that I had to remember to charge, bring with me or setup. I think it took me an hour to mount, wire and program.
Jim
The Doran sensors appear HUGE! Is there a system with smaller, more lightweight sensors available?
You can mount the sensors inside of the tire, but you need their special valve stems (included). Probably would have to get the wheel rebalanced as well; unless those sensors weigh practically next to nothing. |
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Visionary
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Pittsburgh, PA | Okay after you install the wireless tire pressure monitoring system, What's involved if you have to add air to your tires? Does the tpms valve caps "lock" on the valve stem? |
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Iron Butt
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Central New York | I'm sorry but I have to ask; Has anyone tried the 'wired' kind?
I was curious if after driving forward so many miles you had to drive in reverse an equal number to unwind? |
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | The Doran sensors don't seem that big when they are on the wheel and are very light weight. I did not have to add any wheel weights when I added them. I mounted the sensors externally, it keeps the weight closer to the axis.
I am now running Dynabeads(rear) and Ride-on(front) in the wheels, which is incompatable with the internal mounting valve stems anyway, unless you put them in before you mount the valvestems.
For external mouning, they do come with a little locking mechanism that requires an allen key to remove them if you so desire. I am not that paranoid that someone may take them, nor have I had any issue with them loosening by themselves. |
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Central Maryland | I assume that you have to remove the sensor; to add air to the tire? Is there a way to let excess air out of the tire, with the sensor already in place?
Edited by willtill 2012-02-03 12:06 PM
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Iron Butt
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Broken Arrow, OK | No. Like Dog said, consider the sensor the same as your valve cap. I too will not lock them with the allen method. When the pressure is where you want it, screw on the sensors instead of valve caps. |
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Iron Butt
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Orlando, FL | Wow, seems there are a few new entrants in the TPMS space! When I got mine there was really only the Doran and the TireGard Key Fob TPMS
http://www.amazon.com/Show-Chrome-WIRELESS-PRESSURE-MONITOR/dp/B001...
I went with the Key Fob one as it was just easier to install then the Doran, and I'm lazy! Took the key chain part off right away. It's been great!!
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Iron Butt
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Anderson, IN (48mi NE of downtown Indianapolis) | MaddMAx2u - 2012-02-03 10:53 PM
http://www.amazon.com/Show-Chrome-WIRELESS-PRESSURE-MONITOR/dp/B001...
MaddMAx2u,
That's the one I have been looking at. I won't use the Fob as a keychain. I figured it would go in the glovebox or maybe installed on the dash or center console. How has it performed? Any issues? Pros? Cons? Any advice would be appreciated. |
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Central Maryland | MaddMAx2u - 2012-02-03 10:53 PM
Wow, seems there are a few new entrants in the TPMS space! When I got mine there was really only the Doran and the TireGard Key Fob TPMS
http://www.amazon.com/Show-Chrome-WIRELESS-PRESSURE-MONITOR/dp/B001VDUBHW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328327487&sr=8-1
I went with the Key Fob one as it was just easier to install then the Doran, and I'm lazy! Took the key chain part off right away. It's been great!!
Was reading the below review of the key fob one offered on Amazon:
Did NOT like this unit because it never mentioned in the advertisement, that it is not a REAL TIME warning device. The wheel sensors are asleep, and do not send any information until the tires have been moving for a while. About 5-10 minutes or longer. I need to know the exact pressure BEFORE I leave the driveway, and all the while I am driving. Also, the information is not constantly transmitted to the monitor even when the tires ARE moving, but instead, UPDATED every 5-10 minutes or so. A tire can go from safe to unsafe in less then 5 minutes, so this ALSO is unacceptable. Thirdly, when starting out for a ride, the sensor for the rear tire always gives an erroneous LOW PRESSURE reading of 33PSI (even though I have repeatedly verfied that the actual pressure is 40.5 PSI), and the monitor flashes and buzzes a warning until I have driven for about 5-10 minutes, or 1/2 mile or so. Then the monitor stops flashing and buzzing, and displays the correct tire pressure. When I had left an unfavorable review of this product on the sellers website, I recieved an email stating that I must be doing something incorrectly. There is little room for mistakes in the setup, and don't see where one could have been made. Do you agree or disagree with the above review?
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Pittsburgh, PA | Interesting review http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/cr/B001VDUBHW/ref=aw_d_cr_automotive?qi... |
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Iron Butt
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, WI | Another review - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0gR8zOhJeA |
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Cruiser
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Wichita, Kansas | I've been running the TireGard unit for about 18 months and haven't had any problems. I just put a piece of Velcro on the dash for the display and pull it off and stick it in my pocket when I stop. It reads both pressure and temp. The sensors for all the brands have motion switches so the batteries don't run down while sitting so it can take a while for the first update. Mine is usually on within the first half mile or less. I'm very happy with it and feel much safer when riding. A friend had a "funny feeling" in handling just before went into a bumpy high speed curve and went down when a low tire caused a tank slapper. Found a nail in the rear tire. With a TPMS he might have had a chance to at least slow down. I bought mine the next week. (He has 3 bikes and 3 TPMSs now!) |
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Central Maryland | KansasGuardsman - 2012-02-04 5:43 PM
I've been running the TireGard unit for about 18 months and haven't had any problems. I just put a piece of Velcro on the dash for the display and pull it off and stick it in my pocket when I stop. It reads both pressure and temp. The sensors for all the brands have motion switches so the batteries don't run down while sitting so it can take a while for the first update. Mine is usually on within the first half mile or less. I'm very happy with it and feel much safer when riding. A friend had a "funny feeling" in handling just before went into a bumpy high speed curve and went down when a low tire caused a tank slapper. Found a nail in the rear tire. With a TPMS he might have had a chance to at least slow down. I bought mine the next week. (He has 3 bikes and 3 TPMSs now!) That's good to know. I would like them to immediately tell me my pressure before I move out, so I can correct the pressure; which would keep me from turning around and coming back home to add air though....
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Pittsburgh, PA | so am i right in understanding that you cant just pull your bike out of the garage and expect a "real" reading before you get on the bike and ride for the day? and that the bike must be in motion in order to activate the valve sensors to get the reading? |
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| I wounder
How do you know the tire monitor is correct?
How often do you add air to your tires?
Do you ever add air when tiers are hot?
When tire gets hot what does your tire increase to over what you started out with?
Being one that lays on the ground the first of every month and checks his air. Most of the time maybe two pounds adding and in hot weather 6 to 8 pounds. Before leaving the garage eye balling the tries I just don't see spending the money. A $170 to $230 I could by new parts cams, Gatling tips, GPS and more.
Maybe I'm missing something here but in over forty years of riding I'm just not seeing it.
If you do thats fine for you I was just wondering.
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Besides the fact that you don't have to lay on the ground to check tire pressures. The MAIN purpose is to inform you if you develop a leak WHILE riding. My father crashed his HD Ultra on the freeway due to a loss of pressure and he said he never felt it till it was too late. Many have said it is hard to tell the difference between a tire going low and a bad patch of road. I also have had a few times where I hit debris on the road, then kept a close eye on my TPMS to see if I did any damage. If you ever switch to a Run Flat CT, it is even harder to tell if it is punctured while riding.
The Doran will alarm if you have a 2.5psi drop in less than 30 seconds. A slow leak, you may not be informed for up to 6 minutes. |
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New Bohemia, VA | john frey - 2012-02-04 8:20 PM I wounder How do you know the tire monitor is correct? How often do you add air to your tires? Do you ever add air when tiers are hot? When tire gets hot what does your tire increase to over what you started out with? Being one that lays on the ground the first of every month and checks his air. Most of the time maybe two pounds adding and in hot weather 6 to 8 pounds. Before leaving the garage eye balling the tries I just don't see spending the money. A $170 to $230 I could by new parts cams, Gatling tips, GPS and more. Maybe I'm missing something here but in over forty years of riding I'm just not seeing it. If you do thats fine for you I was just wondering. John, you and I might not see the value of this system but many are convinced of its necessity. My body doesn't like the idea of laying on the ground and it is a weekly event for me to check the air pressure, move the bike to line up the valve stem and then wrestle with getting the gauge on there right. Most of the time I inadvertently let out too much air while checking so that means I have to fire up the air compressor. If, like this past week the valve stems are accessible, I consider that a victory. But I find that this time of laying on the ground looking under the bike is also a time to look for things that may get worse and cause more problems than low air in the tires. I'm looking at the tires and running my hand around them, checking the belt, exhaust, engine casing, oil filter, swing arm, brake lines, body panels, etc, etc. This to me is the real value of getting down on the ground and checking your machine that you are relying your life on. I understand the argument of "what if I lose air on the road..." Fine, have at it if you can trust this thing to tell you that; that is good. I guess my butt is fine tuned to know when something is amiss. Because I run my air pressure front and rear around 41psi, I'll notice the bike is riding funny and when I check the air it is at 38psi, so I hope I'd notice rather quickly that I was having a problem before a warning light would go off. I guess my point is John, to each his own, and we shouldn't hijack a thread such as this. I know I already have enough stuff to keep up with on my bike without adding another thing that is prone to failure.
Edited by varyder 2012-02-05 6:19 AM
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Pittsburgh, PA | in order for these to be useful to ME, i need them to be able to view the air pressure BEFORE im about to ride for the day. and from what i have been reading from reviews on amazon.com people said the numbers you get on the unit is from the past ride, Until you get moving again.. and personally i dont want to get on the bike ride it a few miles and THEN find out i need to add air and have to come back home to do so. unless this is NOT how it works.. basically from what i read, the bike needs to be in motion in order to activate the sensors, therefor not allowing you to check the air pressure in "real time" by just sitting in your garage. |
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