I logged on this evening to catch up with local MSTA and was quite shocked to hear about Steve Miller's passing. I share Vince's grief at Steve's passing. Steve and I shared the same employer for the last few years. Prior to that, he worked for another employer who was a vendor. I not only had motorcycle contact through MSTA with Steve and Sue, I had professional contact for several years. I'll miss Steve.
When buying a new guage do you look for an ANSI certified guage?
Do you know what that really means??
Well here a link to a brief and quick read......it doesn't mean as much good as one would think! (although I still make sure all mine have this certification) Food for thought for everyone.
Do you have any recommendations?
I have been pretty happy with both the BLUE POINT (snap on) guages I have....one is very early 80's vintage the other is late 80's or early 90's vintage...... both have the 8" flexible hose, one has a 15* angle on the head, the other has about a 45* angle on the head and both swivel......... I use the 15* angled head every day, the 45* a few times a week (mostly on those 90* stems since you are coming at them sideways)
absolutely hate the STOCKTON even though it had good reviews, and I tried 2 different models of these
The MOTION PRO professional, that is the one that reads about 4 psi low all the time compared to both Blue points and the Dunlop tire vendors "professional dunlop guage"
a quick look at snap ons website and I do not even see the same or similar blue point guages I have........ those gauges with the long steel shaft on the end, well I find them to be a royal pain in the ass on motorcycles- probably fantastic on most cars/trucks though....
Thanks. I purchased a JACO ElitePro Tire Pressure Gauge - 60 PSI. I like the backlit analog that holds at the peak measurement. I found it spot on to my other (hard to read in dim light) LCD guages. We'll see if it lasts.
Also make sure you look at the date code of the tires you purchase. Several years ago I received Bridgestone tires from Dennis Kirk that had a four year old date code. They did right by me and shipped me fresh tires. They explained that they don't stock all types of tires on site (these were touring tires for the ST) so they have no control over the warehouse and inventory control from distributors.
When buying a new guage do you look for an ANSI certified guage?
Do you know what that really means??
Well here a link to a brief and quick read......it doesn't mean as much good as one would think! (although I still make sure all mine have this certification) Food for thought for everyone.
Several years ago, I started a thread that was strictly focused on motorcycle accidents from stats published by the State Patrol. It was simply a thread to show riders how accidents occur and convey the message about proper training. I posted these stats for almost a whole season and was shocked how large the thread view count had grown, (132,250 as indicated today). I suspect the member list might have grown from people who don't even ride and were drawn by the tragedy factor of that thread I discontinued the practice as these stats are already public on the State Patrol site anyway.
Glad there was consequences. Personally I would have liked to stood there in person and heard him try to explain why he was over halfway in your lane. Does it mean anything in your life? Probably not but it forces him to look you in the eye and admit he f'ed up.
I read this evening that I90/94 was closed near Mauston. The pictures coming out of the Coon Valley/Cashton area is horrible. The Slimey Crud ride will be interesting in a month.
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