do I need an air compressor?

[blaine]

Comes in real handy,for doing the front sprocket mod. :biggrin:

[Water Warrior 2]

You could just buy an air tank(cheap) and fill it at a gas station. Take the pressurized air home for a quick blast at the plug etc. Being an apartment dweller leaves me with no storage space so that might apply to you as well. Although I do have a couple 12 volt compressors that work well aboard the bike and truck but that is just for pumping up tires. Small enough to be stored virtually anywhere.

[greatmaul]

Originally Posted by Gz Rider

What else do you need it for?

Cleaning the air filter is pretty much what I was worried about. I can't really think of any place where you can just get compressed air except for those little cans you use to blow crud out of your keyboards. Since you don't really change the air filter, it seems kind of necessary-ish?

I did see a couple for $30 or $40 on craigslist, and they're pretty flattish, so I'm not sure if the air tank by itself is a better deal. It would be kinda cool to run an air ratchet or an impact wrench too, but I know the tiny ones can't do that.

[jonathan180iq]

I don't think we are necessarily recommending an air compressor strictly because he has a GZ250.
It's something that any reputable shade tree mechanic will eventually need to own anyway. AND, it has some uses on the Gz.
Win. Win.

[Jvacustoms]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

I don't think we are necessarily recommending an air compressor strictly because he has a GZ250.
It's something that any reputable shade tree mechanic will eventually need to own anyway. AND, it has some uses on the Gz.
Win. Win.

+1 :cool:

[jonathan180iq]

Originally Posted by greatmaul

Cleaning the air filter is pretty much what I was worried about. I can't really think of any place where you can just get compressed air except for those little cans you use to blow crud out of your keyboards. Since you don't really change the air filter, it seems kind of necessary-ish?

I did see a couple for $30 or $40 on craigslist, and they're pretty flattish, so I'm not sure if the air tank by itself is a better deal. It would be kinda cool to run an air ratchet or an impact wrench too, but I know the tiny ones can't do that.

For what it's worth, I tried to get by with 2 left over air tanks from our racing days. I would fill them up at the gas station down the street and use them as I needed for topping off tires or whatever.
The way it worked out, even when I tried to stay on top of it, was that over the course of usage or whatever, on the day that I really NEEDED a good supply of air, I wouldn't have enough or the tanks would be too low to inflate tires.

The thing with a reserve tank, is that once the pressure drops below a certain point, it just won't do you any good. 30 psi in the tank is pointless if you need 40 psi in the tires.

And for only a few more dollars, you get your own compressor attached to the top of a tank of equal size. You can top off a spare tank if you have one, for quick and less-noisy use, and then you have the compressor plus tank for larger jobs.

Honestly, it's totally worth the one-time investment.

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