Motor Trike

[vwing]

We love our new motor trike.But..when do you plan on upgrading the air lines?
We keep having air leaks.
Also will you ever ofter extended warranties?

 

[jjk1646]

How often do you have to pump it up. What psi do you inflate to do you ride one or two up.

 

[vwing]

i will lose 50 psi overnight 30-1 50-2 up

 

[Jimsjinx]

My experience with this is to loosen the fittings, apply some teflon tape, and re-tighten. Stops the leaks almost every time. I also have trimmed a bit of the tubing off, and used new fittings, and this also cures the worst offenders. Try some soapy water in a spray bottle, and isolate the culprits one by one. The most frequent leaks have been the t-fittings, where three hoses come together at each wheel/shock. Not too hard to do. Hope this helps, jimsjnx

 

[Papa Zook]

+ 1 what Jim said...also after doing that, you will want to put 90lbs of air in the system and let it sit overnight to swell the lines and o-rings a bit. That will sometimes help seal the system. Take it back down to normal pressure the next day.

 

[Motor Trike]

Check to see if a secondary check valve is installed on the air compressor line. This was something we did to prevent the check valve sealing issue at lower pressures and can offer it as a "retro-fit". In addition, do you have the digital air compressor system with an electronic bleed off valve, or the manual style?

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