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I'm a fan of Moto Pumps with their quality, compactness and thread on ADVRider. Its a nifty little pump that works very well
 
Another fan of Fantikk. I have taken mine (10" x 3") on several long distance trips over a couple of years. VERY reliable. When the battery indicator shows less than three bars, plug it in and in a couple of hours it will recharge. On trips, I check in at motel, unload stuff. kick back until dusk and then head back out with Fantikk and tool kit. Check tires, look over bike for any loose bolts or other issues, check oil, put everything away, wash hands and off to dinner.
 
I went with the Aerostich because of it's small size. The Fantikk is too large and I already carry a power block for charging my phone.
 
Yep. Utilizing the bike’s battery is the best way. And Aerostitch sells excellent gear.
 
The Fantikk is four inches longer, slightly thinner and probably weighs less. It has a handy digital tire pressure indicator. I stick with my Fantikk, as much as I love Andy Golfine and his gear.
 
Plus whatever for the Fanttik. I have three of them. I keep one in the RT, one in the Multi Strada and one in my car. For motorcycles the X9 is all you need. They hold a charge really well. I was recently in North Beach with the RT and a car owner asked if anyone had a compressor. His rear tire was completely flat. the X9 took about 12 minutes to inflate it up to 41 psi and still had battery left, though just one bar. Great little device.
 
A hand or foot pump works. I, though, was too lazy to use one.

As for using the bike’s battery, I think that is the best solution. Your bike battery is always being charged and the battery has more capacity than is required.

And I would remind users of pumps that have their own batteries, what are you going to do if it runs out of charge and you still need to use the pump. Like the first plug didn’t work and you need to redo it.

Using the bike’s battery is so much better.
 
First, it has to be small enough. And it should be reasonably tough. What I had was a pump that I removed from its plastic housing. Just the bare pump.
 
ST Guy said:
And I would remind users of pumps that have their own batteries, what are you going to do if it runs out of charge and you still need to use the pump. Like the first plug didn’t work and you need to redo it.
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Ideally, you could connect the battery powered pump to the bike's battery to charge it, and it would be able to pump while being charged. I, however, have no experience with these new technologies.
 
Depends on the required voltage. But that adds complication.
 
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