FIRE FLIES DONT USE THE (WHEEL LIGHTS)

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:33 am

Just not going fast enough Yoda!!

Mine only went down when I had the alloy caps on at around 140+. Think the centrifugal force gets too much, and with the extra weight of the alloy caps, it bends the valves allowing air to escape. Funny though, never had that problem with the car, and that regularly travels way in excess of 140. Must be different valve stems or something on the car.....

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:00 pm

Errr as Mrs Yoda reads these posts too , yeah I aint going fast enough mate.

Let slip on holiday to mate what beastie will really do and well she aint said anything, but I reckon I'm in dog house.

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:14 pm

Oh bugger!!! Yep, well that'll defo be why you haven't had a problem, never even seen you reach the speed limit out on the bike

Thunder-Exup · Post by **Thunder-Exup** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:58 pm

when i went for my last MOT (april this year) he did say that my valve stems did have small cracks in them due to age ??

i only had new tyres + valves fitted last September ??

i think this alloy valve cap is the answer

plastic from now on i think

Fzr1 · Post by **Fzr1** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:21 am

If there's so bad press about these why are still allowed to make & sell them??

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:38 am

Never seen any official "bad press" about them, just my personal experience and a few of the others on here have experienced it. Think under normal road use (as in within the speed limits) they're ok, it's just at high speeds they are a problem. Might be able to overcome it with different valve stems or something. I only ever had a problem on the front wheel at 140mph+ , never a problem with the rear. Never had a problem with the alloy caps on the car either which also visits some very naughty speeds

By the sounds of things, it's not really a "they will cause this", more of a case of they might, but personally wouldn't take the risk myself

itsnotagenesis · Post by **itsnotagenesis** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:37 pm

Maybe you will find that most people who buy them are posers and therefore do not go fast enough to experience any problems

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:09 pm

Buttocks.

I tell ya I dont ride slow and mine aint leaked yet.

kiwi_r1 · Post by **kiwi_r1** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:32 pm

Try putting air in yer tyres first, them 10 inch trailer tyres dont count !!!!, theyr'e solid.

Yoda wrote:Buttocks. I tell ya I dont ride slow and mine aint leaked yet.

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:37 pm

Damn my secrets out.

itsnotagenesis · Post by **itsnotagenesis** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:07 pm

Yoda wrote:Buttocks. I tell ya I dont ride slow and mine aint leaked yet.

I did say most people

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:27 pm

Sorry.