Tyre pump advice

[Stephen]

Anyone found a solution to the question of which tyre pump?

Many thanks

Stephen

[jeromedelay]

I carry a small air compressor. if you gut out its plastic cover, it might fit under your seat... and just plug it to your battery.

j

[Dessertstrom]

I had a collection of car electric pumps and came across a thread on the V-Strom forum.
I removed the little compressor and made a new smaller box with the plastic bits taped with bodge tape leaving an open end for the fan to do it's cooling.
Fits under the seat on my V-Strom.
Cheers
Ian

[oldbmw]

If you have an air head, they do a hand pump that fits inside the frame tube, so does not take up -any- room.

[Commuter]

I have used the pump below: It offers enough pressure to reseat a tyre bead on the road. Used it in anger twice and it worked well. It also offers a very good guarantee.

Comes with croc clips, terminal connectors and cig lighter / bmw access connectors

[Matt Cartney]

I guess it depends on how many punctures you think you'll get. A compressor might be useful if you are going somewhere where you expect a lot. Otherwise a bicycle pump is fine, after all, you might only ever use it once or twice or even not at all. Blackburn make good quality pumps that can be taken apart to be cleaned and serviced. I have a simple single stroke pump permanently attached to my bike. I simply use the bracket it came with bolted to my rear mudgaurd just above the numberplate. I think it cost about a tenner.

Matt

[angustoyou]

Originally Posted by Matt Cartney

I guess it depends on how many punctures you think you'll get. A compressor might be useful if you are going somewhere where you expect a lot. Otherwise a bicycle pump is fine, after all, you might only ever use it once or twice or even not at all. Blackburn make good quality pumps that can be taken apart to be cleaned and serviced. I have a simple single stroke pump permanently attached to my bike. I simply use the bracket it came with bolted to my rear mudgaurd just above the numberplate. I think it cost about a tenner.

Matt

I can endorse this too. Had one strapped to my mountain bike for 4 or 5 years, used two or three times. It's now strapped to my rack on the XT. I reckon I'll sweat more breaking the bead than pumping the tyre back up...

[dotcaf]

Here's a photo of an electric pump home made by stripping out a plastic off the shelf one that cost £10: References and Booklist

[Stephano]

Originally Posted by dotcaf

Here's a photo of an electric pump home made by stripping out a plastic off the shelf one that cost £10: References and Booklist

If you make one like this, it's prudent to protect the soldered joints of the wires with a nice dollop of epoxy as otherwise they won't last long outside the protection of a plastic case.
Stephan