Kawasaki Concours Forum
The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => The Bike - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: GPz1100 on August 17, 2012, 03:54:24 PM
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had both changed, dead batteries, rear under warranty the front out of my pocket. now the rear shows 5-6 pounds low and the front 4-5 pounds low. i triple checked with 3 gauges, all were within 1-2 pounds. is this something that can be re programed, replaced under warranty, or am i just stuck?
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Take them back, reprogrammed.
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I am pulling the damn things out, too much of a pain in the arse. ::)
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IF the tires are 90-100 degrees, either because the ambient temperature is high or the tires are hot from being run. Then the pressure sensors are ok. The reason is, the guage you are using is not temperature compensated. But the tire sensors are.
For every 10 degrees or so rise in tire temperature the pressure goes up one psi. Or in the case of the tire sensors, they subtract that one PSI.
Bottom line... If the temp of the tires are 100 degees and you put in 46 lbs measured by your tire guage. The TPMS will show 41 or 42 psi. a 4 or 5 psi drop.
Here in Las Vegas you need to be aware of this as the cold temp of your tires are rarely below 100 degree if measured in the afternoon. So we have to put in 45 or 46 psi if we want to run manufactures recommendation of 42 psi.
Hope this helps.
John
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cold tires, 1/2 mile down the road and 1/2 mile back. pressure readings taken before and after. now with the old tps units i'd check tires cold @ 42 psi. as soon as the dash readings came up they where 42psi. with the new units, tires @ 42 psi, reading comes up as 36 rear and 39 front. sure they increase as the tires heat up, but i'm talking about tires cold.
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I run mine at 36/38, 42 is way too harsh, even though the manual states.
I found during warm up they are at 35/36, but within 3 miles or so back to my normal needs.
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I gave up on mine last year. They were more bother than worth. >:(
Dave
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Take them back, reprogrammed.
dealer says they're not programmable.
true or false???
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dealer says they're not programmable.
true or false???
True. If they are not reading the correct pressure, or close to it, there's no way to adjust the readout.
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True. If they are not reading the correct pressure, or close to it, there's no way to adjust the readout.
Yep. It is unfortunate too, because it would be super easy for Kawasaki to have made a calibration/compensation factor in the ECU before it displays the pressure.
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I gave up on mine last year. They were more bother than worth. >:(
Dave
I am getting to that point as well.
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I would think that much of a difference is unacceptable. I would go back and have them replaced.
Why did you have to pay for the front one to be replaced and not the rear one?
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I think the main purpose of the sensor is to tell you when you have a serious problem and need to fix a tire, not to give you a minute by minute display of what your air pressure is. I never even look at mine.
How can you give up on them? Don't you get an error message if the transponder isn't broadcasting? Or do you just get lines when you switch to the tire pressure screen?
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There will be no error message if there is nothing being sent from the sensors. The 'Low Tire Pressure Battery' warning only occurs because the sensors themselves are broadcasting that signal; once the battery is completely dead (or electrically removed from the sensor, or the sensor is no longer in the bike) any warnings about that sensor will end. You are right in that going to that screen will show (---) but only until the main battery is disconnected for any reason, then when the system reboots, the entire tire pressure sensor screen will not appear.
Brian
I think the main purpose of the sensor is to tell you when you have a serious problem and need to fix a tire, not to give you a minute by minute display of what your air pressure is. I never even look at mine.
How can you give up on them? Don't you get an error message if the transponder isn't broadcasting? Or do you just get lines when you switch to the tire pressure screen?
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Why did you have to pay for the front one to be replaced and not the rear one?
the housing on the front was cracked. they wouldn't cover it.
now they will find out if they will warranty the sensors for inaccuracy
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got 'er back today. brake recall done and they replaced the sensors again.
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I dropped bike off this morning for the brake recall, TPMS and a new PR3. In at 9am back at 1 PM, 4 hrs total. All is Good in Newburgh!!
Fred