As the title suggests, anyone using this on their mts ? I am toying with buying the sensors before my next trip. Zumo forums show some bikes suffer from issues with the rear sensor dropping its connection. No one has indicated if it's an issue with an mts though, hence the ask on here. Cheers, John.
Got them on my 1200enduro, they seem to work then not seem to work. It's a useful device if it works, they are linked through my zumo595.
Hmm, so your suffering them dropping the link. How frequently do they drop the link, eg every 10 minutes or once in a while ? Once the connection is lost, how soon does it come back, or do you need to do something like turn the unit off to get it to work again ? We have a 3k+ 10 day trip coming up. If it continually reports missing sensor that would get on my tits after a while Did you have to change the valve stem or fit an adaptor to get them to fit ? It looks to me like the front sensor will hit my calipers.
I'm sure you as with me have suffered quite a few punctures over the years. You know fairly quickly something doesn't feel right. Pull over & inspect the specific offending item,....or keep riding till safe area in which you've usually borked the tyre so its useless anyway. They drop a link every 5-10 miles although there is no sign unless you have the app open they've re-estabilished a link. I'm probably just going to remove them when I next clean my bike. Metal values on the 1200enduro & its cheap to replace plastic with metal if you need to do that. At the end of the day its useful tool 'if' it works, could be that I need to update the zumo & add fresh batteries to the TPMS units. I also 3M-helicopter taped the fuckers on so it removed any worry of them flying off!
whilst I agree it is possible to detect when you get a puncture, I do a lot of 2 up riding, and 2 up affects the handling anyway. Add in wet and / or crap road surfaces and it's easy to convince yourself there is or isn't something wrong. On my recent trip to Ireland the centre stand was touching down earlier than expected (two up with luggage), and bike didn't really hold its line properly. Road surface was crap and it was wet. I stopped and first checked preload as I suspected it was sitting down a bit. Then I checked tyre pressure. It was down to 20 psi. If I had tpms I would have been able to quickly check on the move, and at least stopped a bit earlier. I believe you can set minimum limits to warn below too. My mts (as the non enduro models do) has lightweight alloy stems, straight on the rear, right angle on the front. I might need to change the front stem to clear the caliper. It's a shame it disconnects, but I think I will give it a go. Thanks for your posts, at least I know what to expect. Oh, forgot to say, I am using a 590.
I have them on my DVT, seem to work OK, when they were new I kept getting fail warnings but this seems to have stopped, I believe they have an inactivity sensor which turns them off when not in use. Quick word of warning when first fitting them, check rotation of the wheel, mine fractured both tyre valves against the brake callipers. (use right angle valves front and rear and orientate them in line with the wheel rim to avoid contact with the calliper).
Yep Diamaduk is right about valves hitting brake calipers - be careful ! I have used this tpms for a while and don't have any issues with drop out etc? Have you tried deleting the the connection and then reconnecting each cap ? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
I've had extensive experience of the Garmin TPMS sensors on a Yamaha Tracer and haven't yet fitted them on my DVT as yet due to the clearance issue, but also the type of routine journey I'm now doing doesn't really warrant their use as I used to ride in central London and would routinely pick-up nails and screws every couple of months due to the sheer amount of building work in the Liverpool Street area. Once you're used to their operation they work absolutely fine but what seems to stump a lot of people is that the TPMS units go to sleep to preserve battery life and it can take a few revolutions for them to wake up and re-sync with the GPS. I think a lot of people set up the front, then go and set up the rear, and by the time they've finished piddling around or gone off for a cuppa then the front (or vice versa) has gone to sleep and they come back expecting them to just be working, and so they go through the process of either pairing both or one of them again. I also found that in cold weather the batteries can seem dead which leads to disconnection. Nothing you can really do about that as it's a limitation in the battery technology and the tiny cells are particularly susceptible. You will find that during colder weather that battery life isn't great in general and you can end up replacing them every few weeks, depending on when you ride and where your bike is stored overnight.
Thanks guys. Yes I knew they went to sleep, and had heard the batteries they are supplied with don't last long. I will check clearance when they arrive and adjust the valve stems accordingly. I'm feeling more confident of them not dropping out all the time on the mts now. I shall find out in a couple of weeks
I've got a Garmin Zumo 390 which connects to my bluetooth in my helmet and tells me to turn left and right, etc. Garmin have replaced the original unit and the new one does the same. When someone phones, it tells me they are calling, but wont transfer the call to the helmet ! Is anyone else experiencing anything similar?
Do you have the Garmin paired directly with your intercom? If so, undo the pairing and only pair all your devices through the bike. It works perfectly for me.
Thanks Rainman. All that you suggest has been done and all i can think of is that Garmin have messed around with the firmware updates and for some reason the phone connection is not working properly and that is with two different helmets with different bluetooth systems. I will send back to Garmin
Wayne, there are a bunch of options in the garmin to specify where audio will be routed for phone, music, etc (Eg using bluetooth or through the wired mount). Check that you have them set correctly.
John, thanks. On the older ones there were many options, but on the newer ones it is either connected or not !! Its now gone back to Garmin and lets see what they say. I might just bite the bullet and buy a TomTom !!
That's what I usually do, but sometimes my toe is out of cal probabky due to alcohol intake the night before
