BILLET TIRE VALVE AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT!

ENGINEERED MOTORCYCLE TIRE VALVES
SOLID BILLET • HARD ANODIZED • 82° NECK
BEST POSSIBLE SOLUTION
LIFETIME USE!
 
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The Best Motorcycle Tire Valve Anyone Could Invent! (Including us!)

   Standard rubber tire valves have lots of problems: they can tear under use, easily get cut or nicked (by road debris or vandals), get ripped out, plus they break down from UV and oxygen exposure. And their upright designs means the valve mechanism inside can literally open under high-G loads (such as high speed travel or real canyon carving). Cheap metal tire stems do somewhat better than rubber, but they still have their own problems, including potential rusting, as well as the tire valve issue under high loads.
 
Our particular combination of technologies represents the absolute best in every category of tire valve design -- evaluate it for yourself:

• Solid high-strength billet aluminum gets drilled, milled and tapped to the exactly correct dimensions.
  This means the entire valve body is made of a single piece which can not separate or tear during use, nor can it be cut by flying debris, nor by a vandal with a knife or box-cutter blade;
   
• The body is then treated with a DIN- & ANSI-standard deep anodizing treatment.
  This prevents the body from ever rusting and hardens the surface harder than steel, providing a perfect barrier against the elements and road-debris impacts;
   
• A specially formulated EPDM gasket is attached to the base.
  This gasket is weather-proof, highly chemical resistant (including acetone, vinegar, etc.), won't dry out like a rubber gasket, and gives a secure seal from -22°F to +248° (-30 to +120°C). This gasket is designed to seal the valve/wheel interface for a period of at minimum 10 years of active use, and means this tire stem should not be replaced when changing tires (reduces tire swapping labor and costs).
   
• The base is mated to an matched hex-nut that mates to the inside of the tire to seal the gasket and hold the valve in place, and the matched hex-nut is pre-coated with anti-vibration sealant.
  This valve will never "pop out" under use while it is mounted in the rim, nor will the nut ever vibrate off the stem. Even the International Tire & Rim Association calls for use of nut-retained tire valves in any application with an H, V, W or Z speed rating; running "snap-in" rubber valves in high-speed applications is just fool hearty!
   
• The neck is angled at a perfectly engineered 82 degrees.
  Prevents the high-G valve opening phenomena (by putting the schrader valve at a steep angle to the outward force of rotation), while still leaving you enough room to fit an air chuck, compressor tip and/or tire pressure gauge into the opening easily from the side of the wheel (not always the case with 90 degree valves). Because of the angle, you are also far less likely to burn yourself on a hot brake rotor or get your hands greasy on a chain while trying to add air to your tire (or take a pressure reading);
   
• The inner valve-core system itself is actual Schrader-brand.
  Schrader is the single most trusted and most reliable brand valve-core on the market -- in fact, in 1891 August Schrader invented the standard valve that is still used in cars and motorcycles today (amusing: it took him another 4 years to invent the tire valve cap), and his firm has made virtually every single improvement in tire valve-core design since then;
   
• A color-matched aluminum anodized tire cap.
  to complete the "look" and to keep dirt out of the tire valve assembly while providing a secondary seal;
   
• A total mounting weight just under of 0.8 ounces (8/10th of one ounce: 20 grams) per valve.
  This low weight reduces total rotational weight on the wheel and reduces stresses in the tire stem mounting area (these valves are actually lighter than many of the sturdy rubber stems on the market -- because they're solid billet aluminum, we can make parts thinner and yet stronger than their rubber equivalents). These are also lighter than virtually every steel valve system on the market (none of which are as pretty or as well-engineered). Plus they are speed rated for over 200 mph!
   
• And finally, if all that wasn't enough:
  It's a once-in-a-lifetime install item. You will never need to replace your tire valves again!

After examining numerous tire valve failures over the past couple decades of riding, the solution was utterly obvious from an engineering stand-point: this particular valve design combination. Every single detail has been scrutinized and triple-checked for full functionality, then field tested in a variety of continents under a whole slew of possible conditions, and this is the ultimate solution. Even the notoriously strict German TueV engineering inspection approval system has approved these for autobahn & street use in Germany!
There simply isn't a better motorcycle tire valve available. Period. Unlike the competition.
 

FITMENT:

Q: Will it fit my Motorcycle?
A: For most motorcycles, the answer is YES. Specific exceptions are:
 
EXCEPTION: If your bike's wheels are designed to specifically to use inner-tubes, NO.
The billet valves are designed specifically for wheels which use tubeless tires, while inner-tubes have their own integrated tire valve stems. Thus wheels designed for inner-tubes can not use these valves.
 
EXCEPTION: If your bike's wheels are special racing wheels designed & built by Antera, Brembo, Marchesini, Marvic or O.Z. Racing, including some Ducati wheels, NO.
The racing/performance wheels listed above use a "racing standard" stem size that is 3mm narrower in diameter than standard tire stems. Our existing valves will not fit them, but we are considering carrying them for you.
 
EXCEPTION: 1999-2007+ BMW K1200LT, All R1150RT: NO, OR NOT WITHOUT MODIFICATION.
BMW created the front wheels for the K1200LT and R1150RT with a very narrow surround around the hole and recessed that surround. To fit our valves to these wheels, you would have to dremel (grind back/cut-off) the flanges on the valve body as shown the examples below:
- pictures of the K1200 issue: K1200LT Stem Area, and Valve Compared to Stem Area.
- the modified valve, dremelled back to fit, shown on an 2004 R1150RT (pics coutesy of Perry DeWitt): Front Valve front view, rear view, side view.
 
EXCEPTION: BMW R1200GS (Tubeless Street Wheels), certain other R-series with cast-lip wheels (modification required): NO, OR NOT WITHOUT MODIFICATION.
BMW's center-line ridge on the wheels makes the space for the valve too narrow to fit without modification of the valve body, which can easily be dremelled back to compensate. Please view this R1200GS (cast wheels) modification image by Jim Von Baden for an example of the modification (tool: dremel, cut-off wheel. Time: 3 minutes).
Note: Does fit OEM R1150GS wheels - Picture (credit: Jeffrey Hagen).
 
EXCEPTION: Ducati: Any S, R, SR & RR models: NO.
Ducati commonly uses racing-standard wheels in many of their model applications (including all S/R/RR applications), and as a result these "racing" wheels need the 8.3mm valve stem size. Please check your Ducati for sizing before ordering!
 
EXCEPTION: 1988-2000 Honda GL1500 GoldWing & 2001-2007+ Honda GL1800 GoldWing: Not in stock form -- minor modification required. (Note: possibly applies certain other larger Honda motorcycles with identical wheel valve areas, where the tire valve seat area has a raised "T" shape tire-valve support formed into the wheel castings, such as the Rune). Kudos to Mike at JBJ Cycles for pointing out this issue on the GL-series.
Honda created the wheels for it's GoldWing series with a T-support for the valve stem to address a valve clearance/collapse issue -- and stupidly enough, put the support to the left side (sidestand-side), so owners can't readily get at their tire valves without placing the bike on the centerstand. Taking a dremel to cut/grind away this "T" support (see picture of T-support here) flush with the rest of the valve seat area will permit installation of our valves, as well as permitting you to face the valve in the opposite direction as stock (i.e. - permitting it to face to the right side, so pressures can easily be checked & air easily added while stopped on the sidestand).
 
And who does that leave? This valve will fit virtually every street bike built in the past 25 years by Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Triumph, as well as many BMW's (R1150GS for example), Harley Davidson's, Aprilia's, etc. Everything from Ninja 250 or a Katana to Hayabusa, ZX14R, 954, K1200S, VStrom, SV-series, ST1100-series, etc., etc., including every ninja ever built, every GSXR ever built, every CBR built since the mid-70s.
If in doubt, send us an email at sales@motorcycleanchor.com and we'll walk you through how to check, or simply send us pictures of your wheels and we'll let you know.
 

TIRE VALVE FAQ's

Q: Is it really any better?
A: 484% better than a standard tire valve. OK, I kind of ball-parked that figure based on the typical lifespan of a standard rubber tire valve in low-use compared to the lifespan of one of our solid billet valves. But the reality is that these are, BAR NONE, the absolute best tire valves available on the market for your motorcycle in terms of safety, engineering excellence, lifespan and performance.

Q: I just mounted new tires -- should I get some anyway?
A: As with all things commercial on the planet, we have certain quantities of these things and if they don't move, there won't be more available later. That means you may miss out on your chance to have the absolute best tire valve on the planet, which roughly translated could also mean you may miss the opportunity to avoid a deadly spill if your cheap standard tire valve gives out on you while you're riding. My personal advice is to buy a set and then hang on to them until you are ready to have your next set of tires mounted... which, given the rate that some bikes pick up nails and wear through tread at, could be much sooner than you expect. Far better to have a set already on-hand when you need them than to pray we have your color in stock on-demand when you suddenly want them. You could also simply ask your local dealer to carry them.

Q: Any other benefits?
A: Aside from all the engineering excellence and superb design, they are absolutely bling! So you can look good and reduce your chances of an unexpected flat at speed at the same time. Plus, you'll have some bragging rights (at least for a while), because this is the very first batch we're offering in the USA, so you know Joe down the street won't have them yet (big plus if you're shopping for an xmas present for a hard-to-shop for biker!). Plus, we are banging out this first set at a discount to turn people onto them (cause of course your friends will ask where you got them, and you'll tell the MotorcycleAnchor!).

Q: Will they affect wheel balance?
A: Anything mounted to your wheel, including your tires and valves all affect wheel balance. These valves will affect it less than most standard rubber valves on the market (each of our valves only weighs 20 grams per valve -- that's a bit under an ounce!). The fact that they are made from billet aluminum permits the design to use less material in some areas but still retain greater strength than other valves: they are lighter than steel-stemmed tire valves and lighter than virtually any decent quality rubber valve stem on the market.

Q: Care Instructions?
A: Wash your wheels with whatever you wash your wheels with anyway. If the aluminum your wheel is made of won't care, the valve exterior certainly won't care.

Q: Any special instructions for installation?
A: Unmount the old tire, clean the rim around the valve stem area and surrounding parts, put the top in with the valve point the way you want, then hand-screw the nut on and torque to 7.2 lb-ft. DO NOT OVERTORQUE!
Full instructions are in every package anyway, in case you forget.

Q: Long term repairs?
A: If a decade down the line, you find the schrader valve core inside leaking, pop by any bicycle or automotive tire store and they can thread in a new schrader valve core for about $2 on the spot.

Q: I want a different color...
A: Colors available are red, blue, silver-gray (think aluminum), black and gold/bronze, to match or compliment virtually any bike on the market. If you want a color other than that, you'll need to order at least 1,000 for us to justify making a custom batch.

Q: How do I know these are "Quality" goods?
A: These aren't Chinese (or other 3rd world-country) manufactured crud -- they are manufactured to spec by skilled European craftsmen with tolerances under 1/500th of an mm. Plus, they have the TueV German inspection seal of approval, which is very difficult to get as a blanket approval for all street bikes for any product -- and probably the strictest engineering-safety approval on the planet!

Q: Warrantee?
A: We warrant that the product is as described & shown, and will arrive brand new, in perfectly functional condition with no flaws (we have extremely high inspection standards). Since we can't control installation (or whether your local shop's trained gorilla chooses to over-torque them on install), that's the end of our warrantee, but if you feel they are defective in quality or workmanship for any reason, we will gladly square you away. As long as you make sure the gasket is centered at time of install and don't over-torque the retaining nut, it'll be flawless for you for at least a decade.

Q: What about in the future, after install?
A: Just remember to tell all your future tire installers not to touch the valve -- there is no reason for them to loosen it or replace it when you get your tires changed after it's been properly installed. For those of you who do your own tire installs, this a god-send, shortening the time up. Also, with it's low total weight, it is far less likely to throw your wheel significantly out of balance than many of the other valves on the market (it only weighs 20 grams per valve!).

Q: I'm buying these as a gift (or stocking stuffer) -- are they exchangeable?
A: As long as the package is unopened and unused in good shape, we will gladly exchange them for a different color if it's available in-stock (you simply pay shipping both ways), or if for situations where they won't fit, we will accept them back in still-sealed condition & refund you your purchase price less actual postage costs). Both offers are valid only for 4 weeks from date of original sale. To avoid this situation, we suggest you email us before purchase with the bike model info (pics are good) so we can verify in advance that they will be appropriate.

Q: Can I get them through my dealer or CycleGear (or other store)?
A: We have started to ship these products into the dealer channel; please contact your local dealer to see if they carry our products, or contact us and we'll let you know if there are any authorized dealers in your area. At this time, there are no North American mail-order nor multi-market dealers offering our tire valves (CycleGear doesn't stock them yet).
If you are a dealer and want to stock these or any of other custom products, please contact us via email or telephone to make arrangements for getting set up as an authorized dealer. We also carry other lines of products we have designed/engineered specifically for the motorcycle trade.

Q: Who is "The CyberPoet" and what is MotorcycleAnchor.com?
A: The CyberPoet is a very old nickname for our founder and lead researcher/engineer, who has been an all-weather (including a couple hurricanes!), long-distance rider all his life. He is a former German driving/riding instructor, a former US Army driving/riding instructor, has done 2500 mile straight stints in the saddle, and is one of the most knowledge people on the face of the planet when it comes to motorcycles, what works and what doesn't, and more-over, why it works/doesn't. He has also written countless help files, manuals, magazine articles and books. MotorcycleAnchor.com is his motorcycle accessories and security products company, which specializes in design/conception/construction/fabrication/sales of the best possible solutions for the motorcycle market.

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