Recent content by AbnormalWrench

Not trying to argue, but I've put probably 30K miles on Tu-Bliss setups. Yes, I've had some failures, but they were all my fault. The bladders very rarely need inflating, btw. As long as they are over 70PSI they are fine. The tire needs inflating a lot, depending on model of tire - some leak...

I found I only have "bladder" failures when I reused the bladder when swapping out tires. You also need to make sure you don't over torque the rim lock - that will also take out the bladder.

Hadn't seen that thing before. The Hummer of motorcycles!

The description sounds very similar to the Tu-bliss system, the picture isn't very helpful in figuring out what is going on there. It is only roughly $90 for the Tu-bliss system per tire. I currently have 3 bikes running the Tu-bliss setup. I ran it on the front and rear with my ADV bike, which...

I've been trying to use the Stark phone, it was working OK for a while....I would have to fire up the app, wait for the Stark app try to take over, switch back over....then the phone would try to go to sleep, I'd wake it up, then unlock it....and THEN it would work fine. But recently, that no...

In case you haven't seen them, check out Tu-bliss system - horrible name, but it turns the tubed tire into a quasi-tubeless system that lets you safely run very low pressure and lets you patch the tire from the outside just like a tubeless tire. Really like them, recommend them, however they are...

I like your solution for the strap mounts, Lasercat. I had a similar idea. Chadx - great idea on the strap to get it to stay sucked in. I'm going to try that. At first I was going to use the loops underneath, but then I realized those are zippers! Oops! I took pics after a day of riding and it...

Thanks Chadx for the pics. I liked the looks of the setup and just got it today. I think I'm going to make some custom mounts for the front straps. I think I'm also going to add a strap between the bags to give them a little more tension to suck them in. I got the Gnoblin setup, but I reversed...

I haven't graphed it, but it seems to have a pretty steep drop from, say, 80*F to 50*F. But the difference between 50*F to 30*F is less steep. The coldest I've ridden was 15*F and it was about the same range as 30ish*F. The battery chemistry matters a lot, so comparing it between different...

I had the same brief bug, but was able to verify that the bike wasn't actually charging at those numbers. I set it to 5KW but it was only consuming 2.3KW. I was pretty sure that was what I was going to find - the charger is only good to 3.3KW no matter what the phone says.

I'm sure there are some aftermarket options coming out - I haven't been looking. I already posted everything you need to know if you want to make your own lights in this thread. I personally decided to just go with a wireless helmet brake light when on the street - it is extremely bright and I...

Try rebooting the bike - I have ran into that problem a couple times. Sometimes the headlight won't work, sometimes the turn signals won't work. Just turning the bike off and back on usually fixes it, but twice I had to do a hard reset to get them to work again. The integrated brake light isn't...

Typically motorcycle forums are way over the top on maintenance, and I avoid those dumb arguments about how often to change engine oil or what have you. I really don't get brake fluid flushes though. It costs $5 and takes 10 minutes. What are we even talking about here?

Turns out, brake fluid absorbs water in the exact same way whether it is a bike or a car.

Can you let me know when you're in my area, so I can make sure I'm not on the same roads you are? I work on cars for a living, and I see your car almost every day. "Never had a problem", until the brakes suddenly fail. Because shocking news for those that don't know, if you don't do...