Best Air Pressure Gauges???

Thanks to all who responded

DRRAOULDUKE said:

My trusty old analog BMW air pressure gauge just bit the dusty. Curious to hear some recommendations on a replacement, either analog or digital. Looking for one that will handle a variety of tire stem sizes.

Thanks in advance for all replies.

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Order placed with right hand chuck. I have a GS, who could I have missed the spoked wheel issue? DOH. Wishing a great Easter/Passover weekend to all and thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Flaig--German made analog works great, accurate to 1% of scale: https://www.aerostich.com/flaig-tire-gauge.html Has right-angle and straight chucks.

PGlaves said:

But when you need to add air at the truckstop with the ginormous truck chuck which won't get close to where it needs to be on a motorcycle wheel, the ability to add air at the guage a foot away from the wheel saves the day. That used to drive Voni crazy. When traveling by herself the EZ Air gauge made it so she could add air instead of "changing" the air in her tires.

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Good point - I just ordered one.

Harry

PGlaves said:

Cycle Pump EZ Air Guage from Best Rest Products

https://bestrestproducts.com/shop/c...edition-tire-inflator/cyclepump-ez-air-gauge/

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Just bought that exact pressure gauge, really heavy duty and can be dropped without worrying about it breaking with that rubber armor around it

The best gauge is the one that reads the same as what I put in there last


The benefit of being able to hook your pump up in stream is a big plus over gauge only.

Have had the straight chuck BestRest for a long time...and a screw on 90 degree adapter. Works, but the adapter can be fussy at times on certain bikes as well...or you drop it in the mud
Pulled the trigger on a second one with the 90 as a pre rally gift to me for checking my riding buddies tires (We aren't repeating last year Chuck!)

SWAG-Gauges

I purchased a gauge recommended from this thread. It was purported to be dead accurate.

I checked it against the multitude of other gauges I had and surprise, not one was close to +/- 2 PSI.

When I checked tire pressure against my +/- 0.25 PSI (calibrated) nitrogen gauge, $$$.$$, the cheap, crappy gauges were just as accurate as the expensive one recommended on this thread.

The difference between 36 PSI to 40 PSI is +/- 2 PSI.

I'm setting my tires from now on when I don't have access to calibrated gauges to -2 PSI gauge reading. That gives me 2 PSI too low or dead on.

Better a bit lower than too high in my opinion.

I bought some $20 one from Amazon someone recommended in another thread recently. I let myself fall into the "gotta have the best of the best of the best..." trap.

No kidding, it literally fell apart in my hands the first time I tried to use it (leaving my front tire 10 psi low in the process of course). The $9 cheapo digital one I bought at Autozone still works like a charm. We all get too wrapped around the axle in the name of "precision." If you're within 5% - 6% of the spec, you're good to go. Just ride.