Tri Glide Valve Stems

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Glad

Glad to see everything is working well with your TPMS system. Thanks for the update.

 

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Got metal stems installed last week.

Used the straight stems that came with the FOBO 2 Trike kit on the rear wheels, and an Enkei 85° stem I ordered from kurveygirl.com on the front. Had them angle it in towards the wheel centerline.

Everything worked well, and had no problems with clearance then when I went to screw in the FOBO 2 sensors.

View attachment 100510 Now for my next project...long-term one; trying to find in-wheel sensors that fit and eventually get the bike to utilize the TPMS system I know is in the BCU/instrument cluster of a standard TG.

How are the medal valve stems working out. Are you still looking into getting in wheel sensors fit into the bike? Got any valve stem model numbers that you order and put on the bike?

 

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valve stem hole sizes

Question regarding valve stems on Tri Glide Ultra Classic (same stock wheels apparently on 18-21 models)...

Anyone know the valve stem hole sizes in the front and rear wheels? I believe Harley wheels may have two different stem hole sizes - 8.3mm and 11.3mm.

Reason I ask is I’m getting ready to go down the goat trail of investigating retrofitting TPMS (internal) as I know the BCM and instrument cluster for my 21 FLHTCUTG is compatible...

What did you find out about the valve stem hole size?

 

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What did you find out about the valve stem hole size?

The valve stem hole on a Triglide Ultra Classic wheel is definitely 11.3 mm.

I put an Enkei 85° valve stem in the front wheel and angled it towards the wheel center line, and two straight ones on the rear wheels.

I have no clearance problems at all with the front rotors and no concerns as I would have with rubber valve stems.

It appears that retrofitting internal TPMS sensors in Triglide standard wheels is not possible, as the inner wheel profile for the front rim, and the angle between the valve stem hole and the flat part of the rear rim don’t match any compatible sensors.

You have to remember that the HD TPMS sensors come out of one supplier in France; standard automotive type sensors cannot be used with a Harley.