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[belfastguzzi]

Could it be something to do with UK petrol?

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Do yourself a favour, MacG. Just use air. It's a heck of a lot cheaper. If you want something exotic, you could at least change to LPG. Have you ever tried filling your tyres with electricity? It's the fuel of the future.

[Guest Nogbad]

I see you are displaying your "insecurity point"... Oh oops, sorry I mean quiz point.

[belfastguzzi]

I see you are displaying your "insecurity point"... Oh oops, sorry I mean quiz point.

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I never even noticed that – better mosey on down to the Quiz Forum. I could be on a winning streak.

It's not very big though, is it?

[Guest Nogbad]

It's not very big though, is it?

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I've heard you can sometimes get them enlarged on the NHS.

[bigbikerrick]

It wasn't clear from previous threads whether there were different fittings in different parts of the world. As far as I remember, it was more UK people who reported the problems – though I can't really imagine that different valves are used for different places. Maybe there were different batches at different times?

 

Ducati use, or have used, the same nasty alloy valves that develop splits around the valve stem.

You can tell what you have  by the look. Durable stainless steel valves will look like, well, like hard silver stainless steel. The other ones that come as standard are more of a yellow colour (I don't have one here to give a more accurate description – but it doesn't look like steel).

 

I think it's worth changing when you have to change tyres, if you don't do it before that.

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Thank You, Sir. I will have to take a look at mine....