The Mini Motorcycle Air Compressor That Could: Airmoto Tested

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2 жыл бұрын

I put the Airmoto pocket air compressor to the ultimate test - how many times can it inflate a 140/80-18 tube tyre on a 4" motorcycle rim in real world conditions? I was surprised by the results!
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@CRFLAus 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in the "due to get a puncture" camp. Got away with it many times with tubeless tyres over the years as a nail will generally slowly let air out. I have been looking into tyre sealants as apparently they are useful nowadays in tubes. But that pump is a little ripper and could get you out of trouble. Great review Josh. A+

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

I've been put off by stories of how nasty that shit is to clean up but maybe it's been improved ✌ Done well so far mate, we've had bugger all flats as well, it's a pain in the ass carrying all this stuff every ride and never needing it, but hey you know how it goes, soon as ya leave it home...

@CRFLAus 2 жыл бұрын

@@MVDBR I hear ya, carrying tools and stuff around is a pain but like you said, Murphy's law is always gonna catch ya!

@mrwill1969 2 жыл бұрын

Solid review Josh , that's a gutsy little thing. I like the fact your not pulling power out of the bike , and it's small and light enough to throw in a tank bag . Cheers 👍

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate yeah surprising how well it performs 🤙 Could easily top up the charge off a USB port while riding if you wanted to as well ✌

@tassieadventurerider4815 2 жыл бұрын

Nice review Josh, the pump performed well and has some good built in features. Also no drain on the bike battery is always good. 👌

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching mate 🙏

@Steves_ADV 2 жыл бұрын

Cool little unit. Thanks for sharing!

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Steve 🍻

@scottcracknell7696 2 жыл бұрын

As always, a great honest review mate. Cheers 🤙🏼

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Scotty 🍻

@ianferrier235 2 жыл бұрын

Great little test Josh, I have a little 12v pump only 4 inches square, been great. Thanks Josh

@Matt-xf7js 2 жыл бұрын

Great Review, I just ordered one. Thx.

@michaeldudley9772 2 жыл бұрын

Hello , remember me ☺️? Nice little unit there Josh, neat !! Believe it or not , I’m in the “had lots of flats and will have lots more” camp (true story) . I’m still using a hand pump , mine is 14yrs old and still rocking , but Ima thinking be time to grab one of those units , they look the goods . Old faithful will still be part of the furniture on the trips however .

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think there's footage of you changing a tube somewhere around here Mick 🤙 Definitely hang onto the old trusty hand pump 14 years is a pretty good innings 👌

@motogspot 2 жыл бұрын

That is a beast, I was thinking twice but to go four times is impressive 😀🤘🏻

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Is there some kind of innuendo there G? Hahaha if not there should be 😅🤙

@magilla2567 2 жыл бұрын

Keep the little hand pump mate. When a riding buddy gets a flat, hand it over to them to use and keep your Airmoto fully charged for your own/Nat's flat tyres. We all know that dude who has none of their own goodies on board to get themselves out of the shit and always "borrow" your goodies, so let them suffer with the hand pump.😜

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha solid plan cheers. I did see your comments on the other video about map websites thanks for that mate 👍👍 For some reason KZfaq is spam binning any comments with links in them lately which is a bit heavy handed. But yeah I didn't know you could do a route on Gaia in a web browser, fkn awesome 👌

@comfortablyunknown700 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Sounds like a great product.

@soupysocksenduro 2 жыл бұрын

that's a pretty nifty pump, me likes 👍 and i agree with the waterproofing lol i would carry both IMO

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely not Soupy Socks proof in it's stock form 😬

@crugwrf 2 жыл бұрын

Good review nice little unit 👍

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Crug 🍻

@johnclowes3502 2 жыл бұрын

Great evaluation. You sold me on buying one. Your video are very informative and entertaining.. keep it up..

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@johnclowes3502 2 жыл бұрын

I am not as confident when it comes to the road, this I'm as much as possible in the dirt. My SWM RS 500 is the ducks guts for getting it done.

@MileMunchinAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review you’ve convinced me, I just put the order through online, It’s impressive it can pump up 3 big tubes so easily.

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

They're pretty damn good! Have you got the Camel 1 Finger clutch for the T7 yet Rodney? Also highly recommended mate 👌 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rJ2EhNSYy7GXeHU.html

@MileMunchinAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

@@MVDBR I did see your video on that too, no I haven’t purchased that yet, I’ll need to look into it, sounds like a great idea.

@actstuntcam 7 ай бұрын

Was looking at getting an air pump. Lots to look at. Lots of unknowns... and 'Low and Behold' me favorite Moto-Tuber Joshy has a blimmin' revue of one. Nice one mate. Also, have a bloomin' great Christmas.

@MVDBR 7 ай бұрын

Cheers Cam you too mate 🤙 Just be careful with these things they are great but if they can accidentally get turned on (even just the light) while it's in your luggage, the next time you go to use it the battery is flat. Had that happen to me on a ride so I just stick with the old hand pump. If you can find one that comes in a hard case I reckon that would be the ticket 👌

@actstuntcam 7 ай бұрын

Yep that is always a frustrating issue with electronic items@@MVDBR

@brucekendall52 2 жыл бұрын

Nifty little device.Thanks.

@ChiliBuRevolution 2 жыл бұрын

great review Josh, sweet little compressor too eh, but I was waiting like others for you to give it a go with the pocket bike pump, maybe in a future Bat Cave you can include a clip (time lapse of course) of you giving her a go in the garage, thanks again for your time brother, you hit the nail on the head about the importance of carrying some type of inflating device and here I was still thinking you could just re-inflate your tire by blowing it up like a balloon! bless up and have a beauty day eh my friends, B^)

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

This ain't a review of a bike pump 😜 It was hot enough out there watching the compressor do it's thing haha cheers Bu

@GS2wheels 2 жыл бұрын

Cool little gadget mate. Always handy to have one just incase

@hughmanoid1971 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome little gadget for sure. I've carried something similar for a while now. Good addition to anyones kit.😎👍

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta be better than the old hand pump, or using ya lips 😅🍻

@HippoDrones 2 жыл бұрын

I have a similar device for out on the trails. Only used it a couple of times when my mate got punctures, but super handy to have

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah I sympathize Pete we seem to carry tools and tubes and shit for other people's bikes mostly, well back in the days when we had riding buddies anyway 😁 Someone's gotta do it!

@HippoDrones 2 жыл бұрын

@@MVDBR I kinda feel like it is paying it forward... First time I went out with our local Trail Rider Fellowship group ride, the spent a couple of hours repairing a rear puncture on my old Beta Alp 4.0 for me, I didn't even have a spare tube or any tools back then! 🙂

@magnusconsul 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Josh, nice instructional vid, hand to know, I have an existing mini pump that does plug in to my power socket on my bike. all good..... David...Adelaide...Tiger 900GT

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate 🤙

@dicnixon 2 жыл бұрын

Ordered 3, discount code works. Thanks for review.

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

🍻✌

@FULLPELTAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

Great Review Josh, Handy little pump. Does it have a Honeypot detector/warning, would be handy if stuck in the Bush, Alone.

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

😬

@Ramjet257 2 жыл бұрын

Having had to pump up a Landrover tyre with a bicycle pump once (when up in the north-west with the Army, we discovered that the weakest point was the rubber tube leading to the valve where it got too hot. Would it be possible to get the short hose with steel braid for reliability ? Did that short hose get very hot ?

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't really notice mate but there is a sticker on the hose warning it gets hot. I assume you could add a braided hose it looks like a pretty standard pump type thread size on the unit ✌

@donut3110 11 ай бұрын

I picked up the GooLoo variant and was surprised to also be able do all four truck tires at 55psi. These things are really great and no special connectors to charge it.

@MVDBR 11 ай бұрын

Truck tyres?? Wow that is impressive 😯

@marksmith8663 Жыл бұрын

Handy to Have on road bike too . Nothing worst than waiting for roadside over just a easy repairable nail in the tyre . Don’t like using canisters.

@wonkywheels1037 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Josh. Sorry if you have covered this in other comments below. In regards to using a 140 tyre. The 140 tyre is made to fit a 2.5 to 2.8 inch rim, in most cases. The T7 is a 4 inch rim hence the 150 tyre. In short the 140 tyre is too narrow for the bead to fit correctly on the 4 inch rim that's why the bead comes off the rim. I know many people use a 140 tyre, and so did I until I had a rear tyre flat when riding and the tyre came off the rim. Almost killed me, making the bike just about unrideable. I was lucky I was not going that fast and by luck missed a large rock when I went off the track. Spoke to the tyre company and basically they said no, no, no not the correct tyre for the rim size. I now have a 2.5 rim on my T7.

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Shit aye, yeah I know a couple other blokes who switched to 2.5 rims mostly so they could chuck D606's on there 🙈 Where did you get your rim mate and how much did it cost? I can't really afford one atm anyway but be handy to know cheers 👍

@wonkywheels1037 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a complete wheel. But was told the correct rim is Excel 36 holes FFK422 18x2.5. The T7 hub and spokes go straight onto the rim. Cost under $500. If you lace the wheel even cheaper. But please check to ensure this is correct in regards to the rim. Changing tyres now is easier and tyres cheaper to buy. You can aso run a rim lock.

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

@@wonkywheels1037 thanks man yeah pretty sure that was the part number someone else mentioned as well cheers

@mountainconstructions 2 жыл бұрын

Bang on

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes I do. A bit 😬

@anthonydendle4768 2 жыл бұрын

Hahhaha mine only just arrived last week and haven't had a chance to play apart from pumping 2 trailer tyres up from 16 to 28 psi , yes great small units for sure 👍 Great test man hope you didnt cook too much as does look warm up there where you were cheers for another great review

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 🍻

@mauricelowery9711 2 жыл бұрын

Caution! Recently got this little amazing pump that could, initially worked flawless. After one month of very little use the upper digital readout went whacky thus rendering pump totally inoperable. After paying premium for pump and shipping had to send back to company, maybe they will make it right…waiting

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that hope you get a good result! Hopefully mine doesn't do the same although with any luck it won't see any use for a while 🤞

@terrycolley6482 Жыл бұрын

Good real world review. Impressive that it could 'pop' the bead back. However I've yet to find a compact compressor that can deliver enough volume (not pressure) to 'pop' it back when BOTH beads come off as often happens if you ride too far after the tyre goes flat.

@MVDBR Жыл бұрын

Yeah well this is a tube tyre, it will easily reseat both beads if you have a tube. If the bead comes off a tubeless tyre it's a whole other story 😬

@terrycolley6482 Жыл бұрын

@@MVDBR Ah, didn't realise it was a tubed tyre. As you say a whole different story with tubeless as I well know.

@elderrider9298 2 жыл бұрын

Cool unit

@MrXrssv1 2 жыл бұрын

That's a great little unit Josh, thanks for the review. I use Co2 canisters but this would be a great addition. Could you charge it up off your bike once you are back on the track I wonder 🤔 cheers🍻

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried it but I don't see why not, standard USB port for charging 👌 Cheers

@Hemlck 2 жыл бұрын

There is another type of biker…those that lower the pressures for trails and off road and then use a mini compressor to pump em up again for the long road sections👍

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure that doesn't preclude you from being in one of the other categories 😎 But yes, handy to have for that type of use as well 👌

@Hemlck 2 жыл бұрын

@@MVDBR Very true :-) - I am embarrassed to say I don't possess the tools or the knowledge to repair a puncture! - rely on mates or a phone call to get me out of trouble

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

@@Hemlck 😅 oh dear

@Nerb1 2 жыл бұрын

How does it recharge? Could you recharge it from your 12v accessory? Or usb?

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

hI nERB yessir plug it into any USB port it has a USB-C 👌

@ManBikeSwag 2 жыл бұрын

LOL Confucius say.. There are 2 types of motorbike riders....

@ioandragulescu6063 Жыл бұрын

I don't know, I got the dynaplug pump from the US and now there's also the MOTOPUMPS AIR SHOT 2.0. I mean, I already carry a battery and a pretty big one at that, so why carry another one that I might forget to recharge :)

@MVDBR Жыл бұрын

True 😎

@Noastrenght 2 жыл бұрын

How about the rated cycling? 15min use / 5 min rest?

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

There's no mention of anything like that in the user manual so I assume it's safe to run until the battery dies 🤷‍♂️

@lessmore444 2 жыл бұрын

Nice but a little too techy for me Josh. The rocky creek motopressor runs off the bike battery charger SAE plug & kicks ass. Surprised to see your flat fall off the bead like that, most likely ‘cause it’s the 140 ya ?

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Yeh I was a bit surprised too haven't had that happen before, however I don't usually pull the valve when the bike's still sitting on the tyre like that 🤔 Rather they came off easy than hard though to be honest haha 😁

@thisisme7587 2 жыл бұрын

Another type here. Let the air outta the wrong chamber on tubliss(the high pressure) to get out of a gully then realise he dropped his hand pump somewhere. He's an idiot.... I've been using bthe motopresser pump for a while plugs into the battery and I'd powerful!!. Not nearly as slim line as that bad boy though 👍 I'm in on that in the backpack for dirtbike as well.

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the barebones looking Motopressor was the one I was going to get eventually, but I reckon this will do 🤙 Haha David David David that's gold my friend 😅 add that to the tyre lever left inside the tyre and you've got campfire comedy for days 😍🍻

@roberthicks686 2 жыл бұрын

Just in case someone wants to know.. $89 minus $22.25 for the discount code then $2.67 taxes and $7.95 shipping equaled out to $77.37 for shipping to Colorado. I'm interested but will probably wait for a bit.

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

$89 USD I would have thought it would be cheaper than that in the states 🤔 Thanks for the info though ✌

@gili7333 2 жыл бұрын

How long would it take to break the bead with a mini pump? Give me the new stuff👍

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

😬👌

@ChrisB-rw6jy 2 жыл бұрын

Pocket compressor or pocket rocket? 😃

@inthepumpkinpatch5383 2 жыл бұрын

These guys are gonna get a great return on their investment of giving you that pump I know I'm Going to order one

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

😁🍻

@BrendanODonnellDesign 2 жыл бұрын

Nice practical review Josh thanks 👌🏻 For anyone in Europe it works out with the code at roughly €68 yoyo’s delivered to Ireland with standard shipping 👍🏻

@damien9975 2 жыл бұрын

Won't there be additional customs charges applied on top of that as well when it gets to Ireland?

@BrendanODonnellDesign 2 жыл бұрын

@@damien9975 very true Damien 👍🏻 yes there can be. Its a bit of a lottery. Could be €20 to €25. Even with customs, if it works as I saw its still not a bad price I think but it depends on each persons needs and budget.

@damien9975 2 жыл бұрын

@@BrendanODonnellDesign yeah, even if it broke even with the discount and customs charges it would be good. Nice looking gadget to have, might treat myself to it for Christmas 🙂

@BrendanODonnellDesign 2 жыл бұрын

@@damien9975 I agree and especially when Josh has given it more of a test than I hope I’d need to! 🤣👍🏻

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you guys got something out of my sweaty arvo in the Aussie bush 😁🍻

@Need2Xplore 2 жыл бұрын

i use one from xiaomi, almost the same size and price, but that one has a great feature xiaomi doesn't, the ability to release air with the press of a button, i like that

@MVDBR 2 жыл бұрын

It is a nice little feature ✌ Thanks for watching mate