Dirt Bike Valve Stem Nut

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Dirt bike valve stem nut. Adam jason show proper positioning of the valve stem nut on dirt bike tires. 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. To start viewing messages select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. I added rim locks to my bikes that didn t have any to eliminate the tire slipping on the rim.

Click the register link above to proceed. 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. You may have to register before you can post. I can then let the tyre down to resettle the tube.

If this is your first visit be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Here s a dumb question. Tubes valve stem nuts user name. Are you supposed to leave one of those on when installing the tube so it s inside the rim.

This will keep your tubes from ripping at the valve stem in the case of movement in the tire. 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. When you install a brand new tube they almost always come with 2 nuts on the valve stem.