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A little background first. My '95 Aspy had 6 yr old tires, to old for me.
So I went to a nearby motorcycle dealer 35 miles away for new tires. The days prior I kept losing pressure in front tire. I couldn't find the cause so I even used Slime to try to keep up the pressure. So I went from gas station air pump to air pump every 7 miles or so. I told the dealer that I wanted to know the cause of the pressure loss. As the installation proceeded I checked on progress ( I was there waiting) just before the front wheel was reinstalled the back tire was already done. So I asked the mechanic what was the cause of my leak. Puzzeled look and then he looks at the newly mounted and balanced tire and wiggles the valve stem; air leak bad valve stem probably 15 years old! I could have left there thinking every thing was fixed and with new tires if I hadn't asked! I wonder if I would have made it home. He said they only install new valve stems if asked to do so. Now I wonder about my rear tire valve stem.
The new stem cost me $12.56.
So I went to a nearby motorcycle dealer 35 miles away for new tires. The days prior I kept losing pressure in front tire. I couldn't find the cause so I even used Slime to try to keep up the pressure. So I went from gas station air pump to air pump every 7 miles or so. I told the dealer that I wanted to know the cause of the pressure loss. As the installation proceeded I checked on progress ( I was there waiting) just before the front wheel was reinstalled the back tire was already done. So I asked the mechanic what was the cause of my leak. Puzzeled look and then he looks at the newly mounted and balanced tire and wiggles the valve stem; air leak bad valve stem probably 15 years old! I could have left there thinking every thing was fixed and with new tires if I hadn't asked! I wonder if I would have made it home. He said they only install new valve stems if asked to do so. Now I wonder about my rear tire valve stem.
The new stem cost me $12.56.