Dirt Bike Valve Stem Nut

This will keep your tubes from ripping at the valve stem in the case of movement in the tire.

Dirt bike valve stem nut. I added rim locks to my bikes that didn t have any to eliminate the tire slipping on the rim. If this is your first visit be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. So far so good. Click the register link above to proceed.

Are you supposed to leave one of those on when installing the tube so it s inside the rim. Adam jason show proper positioning of the valve stem nut on dirt bike tires. Tubes valve stem nuts user name. Leaving the valve stem nut loose or snugged up against the valve cap won t solve the problem but it will allow you to see that the tube tire has slipped before it completely rips the tube because the valve stem will no longer be perpendicular to the rim.

This is so if the tyre moves on the rim the valve stem is free to move and i can see this by the angle of the valve. When you install a brand new tube they almost always come with 2 nuts on the valve stem. Tubes valve stem nuts general bike related discussion. Here s a dumb question.

I normally use kenda tuff tubes and the valve stem is plenty long even with one of the nuts left on but last week i had to use an irc tube and after i got everything together i realized. Valve stem nut on dirt bike rear wheel. To start viewing messages select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.