tire pressure

[heron99]

All,

Just looked at plate near rear wheel as alantf advised...says 25 psi (front) 29 psi (rear) for solo rider, which is also stated in the owner manual. I'm going with that.

[5th_bike]

Originally Posted by geezer

im sure he was being sarcastic, and so was i :crackup

You were but I wasn't, I was out of a pressure meter for a while and the tires felt good (hard enough) however recently when going through curves the rear felt less solid-on-the-road than usual. Got me a new gauge, and sure enough both were down to 15 psi... :whistle:

That's the pressure recommended for a lawn mower, not a bike.

It does illustrate though that it doesn't matter how much exact pressure should be in the tires, a couple pounds more or less make no difference.

Now they're at the factory recommended pressure again.

[geezer]

ok then, front tire getting low makes for very dangerous and sluggish steering. you neglected to add that and the post you wrote seemed like a joke. fyi

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by alantf

Everybody seems to run at different pressures. The 2 up pressure is 25 front, 33 rear, so I tend to run at a couple of pounds over this, and if it loses that couple of pounds between checks, then no worries. I reckon it's all to do with the weight the bike has to handle, & finding the happy medium between too soft (too much tread on the road) & too hard (not enough tread on the road) Testing before each ride does sound like overkill. A quick glance before each ride should be sufficient, with a proper check once a week. :2tup:

Good idea. Also running a little extra air will lessen the tire wear. This is what we did with Lynda's GZ and the tires looked very good when she sold it.