A friendly reminder...
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SuperSport
SuperSport
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 809
From: North Wales, PA
what chicken strips?? haha
funny you should mention this. I checked my pressuer over the weekend, and found a discrepancy between what my tire pressure guage said and what the guage on my pump said. so I bought a new guage to see which was right. the pump guage was right. my old tire pressure guage is reading about 10 psi low. scary
funny you should mention this. I checked my pressuer over the weekend, and found a discrepancy between what my tire pressure guage said and what the guage on my pump said. so I bought a new guage to see which was right. the pump guage was right. my old tire pressure guage is reading about 10 psi low. scary
Last edited by swordfish; Sep 29, 2009 at 12:24 PM.
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Squid
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 43
From: Camden, NJ
Seems like everyone here like the pressure a little lower than factory on the rear. I'll have to try, but I've never had a problem w/ the recommended pressure. I guess I'm just to new to this to need the extra grip; I'll have to learn to ride harder 
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Back Marker
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 155
From: Sudbury ON
If you want your tires to last go with stock pressures. If doing twisties and want more grip, you can drop the pressure 6-10 lbs lower. Factors to think about is ambient outside temperatures, single or 2 up and length of ride. Low temps need a lower pressure to get heat into the tires. 2 up will need more air. If at the track you can drop it all the way down to +/- 29 lb. Tire life never enters the equation at the track, only traction.
The point being is that there isn't one perfect tire pressure for all riding.
If the rear tire chirps when down shifting, learn to blip the throttle.
The point being is that there isn't one perfect tire pressure for all riding.
If the rear tire chirps when down shifting, learn to blip the throttle.
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MotoGP
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,138
From: Austin, Tx
Good call - It's that time again and some guys have spooned new tires over the winter so little bead leaks, valve stem gremlins, all gotta be watched. And like Swordfish reminds us - maintenance includes the tools. I've thrown more than one tire gauge away because it couldn't be trusted. This is especially true of the bike tires and the 4-wheelers. I run 4-6 lower than factory front and rear.
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MotoGP
Joined: May 2008
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From: San Clemente, CA
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SuperBike
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,689
From: South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
I checked my pressuer over the weekend, and found a discrepancy between what my tire pressure guage said and what the guage on my pump said. so I bought a new guage to see which was right. the pump guage was right. my old tire pressure guage is reading about 10 psi low. scary
It's a good idea to get your gauge checked.
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MotoGP
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,452
From: San Clemente, CA
I use a Blue Point dial type gauge from Snap-on. About $14 when I bought it. When I was teaching we would keep 2 of the Blue Point gauges and about 3 pencil type gauges in the tool room. I'd periodically check them against each other, and toss the bad ones after breaking them, so they couldn't be used any longer. In about 10 years with the Blue Point gauges getting extensive daily use by my students and night class students, one had to be replaced when it became inaccurate.
It's a good idea to keep a couple of gauges, and check them against each other from time to time.
It's a good idea to keep a couple of gauges, and check them against each other from time to time.
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