TPMS

[kingroslolo]

I got this TPMS online $32 12Volt plug in, it's for cars so I have the bottom for my H2 and the top for my KTM, when proximity all sensor displays. Tires temp and pressure, I drove every days in rainy Seattle area and love this gadget... Work very well any weather always plug on either bike. 2 minutes installed!

[HouTexH2SX]

I have a Hawkshead system on my FJR mounted to a bracket on top of the front brake reservoir. Looks like the head unit on mine is slightly smaller. It's weatherproof, has a rechargeable battery, and shows pressure and temp also. Batteries in the tire sensors are easy to replace and last at least a year.

I need to get one for the H2 SX--I really like having one on a bike. Not sure why bike manufacturers are not required to have them like cars. Tremendous safety feature.

[JonTheChron]

I'm using the Orange Electronics TPMS on my H2SX, works flawlessly, displays temp and pressure with great accuracy, designed for motorcycles and is waterproof.

[Dragonmaster]

Get a Garmin sat nav with the TPS sensors looks much neater then you have two devices in one without a separate display

[wellcraft]

Cool accessory and I wonder why Kawasaki doesn't add a TPMS system on a bike with a 22k price tag? Both my BMW's, 2016 K16GTLE and 2018 R12GS, both came with TPMS from the factory. I don't necessarily rely on the TPMS for accurate tire pressure readings but it's a great tool to alert you when you suddenly start losing tire pressure. I was riding on the interstate to trade-in my 2014 K16GT when the TPMS alerted me to the fact I had lost 10 lbs of air pressure so I was able to pull to the shoulder before something bad happened. Fortunately I wasn't far from the dealership so I was able to get the bike to the dealership without incident. Great safety feature that manufacturers should add to all motorcycles especially since it's not new technology and shouldn't add significant cost to the price of the bike.

[Marco_Italy_80]

Hi guys
I’m sorry for my bad English, I am from Italy. I wanted to ask you if once the sensor has been installed on the wheel is it necessary to balance it again? Another thing, with the high centrifugal force is there a risk of losing the sensor at high speeds? Thanks for the attention

[XcelleraThor]

Hi Marco,
welcome to the scene!
I have the Garmin Zumo 595 with the optional TPS on the stems. I moved it onto the green witch from my CBR600 right after bought her. No rebalancing the wheels while braking her in. The additional weight of these sensors compared to the original caps I deemed to be minor.

I tell the tire shop folks about the sensors, though and they have balanced the wheels together with them ever since.

I have ridden 30k km since May 2018 mixed high speed longer stretches on the Autobahn, track days and dirt roads in the alps and they haven't flown off so far. I do have to replace the batteries approx. twice a year.

TPS on stem

[Burmashave]

I'm using the Michelin TPMS because it's compact and waterproof. It also requires no wiring.

For what it's worth, I had a chat with a guy who had done some engineering work on these devices. (As I recall, he was working on a display that would show the actual tire pressures on Goldwings instead of just a low pressure warning.) What he told me was interesting in terms of comparative accuracy. He said that all the devices on the market he had seen were using chips from the same manufacturer, meaning that accuracy in these devices is likely to be the same regardless of who is producing the TPMS device.

[Thunderdawg]

Do any of you know if the various TPMS systems measure gauge pressure or pressure relative to standard atmosphere sea level? My 2016 Chevy Tahoe for example measures tire pressure relative to standard atmosphere at sea level, so where I live at 5K ft above sea level the tire pressures are about 3 PSI below gauge pressure.

[black-k1]

I've got a cheap Chinese TPMS (from eBay) set up on mine. It's surprisingly accurate when compared to both my digital guage and the guage on my compressor. Seems to work really well.