I was topping up the pressure in my tyres this morning and the valve inside the stem on the front tyre must've come loose - because when I removed the air hose, the bugger was hissing.
So was I ..... "f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, etc....." :evil:
A few minutes later, on topping up the back tyre, I noticed that the little nipple cover - or stem cap - call it what you will - was shaped on the outside end to perform as a valve tightener upper-er thingie.
I didn't know that before hand - so just thought I'd share.....
Clever init?
You can also get steel ones.
If you have a leaking valve putting a bit of vasline in the dust cap this will seal it for a while until you can get it tightened or replaced.
Asking round for some vasline on a bike meet can lead to some very interesting offers :?
Your valve caps should have an o-ring in them or they are not suitable for the Tiger . You will loose air if you use plain caps. Stock caps and all the caps I have gotten with approved tubes have had o-rings. Read your manual.