January 21st, 2012, 09:44 PM | #1 |
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Measuring tire pressure when tires are hot...
Having a difficult time measuring my tire pressure while they're cold whether it be lack of a tire guage (which somehow dissapears evertime i buy one) or lack of memory to do it and then remembering only after im out and about.
does anyone know the psi the tired should be at after they're warmed? or would this varie no matter what? (Stock tires.). I think cold the front is like 38 back is 40? (Then again, I feel way off right now. I have the manual, i can check if no one feels like correcting. lol.) Thanks!
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January 21st, 2012, 11:11 PM | #2 |
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28 Front
32 Rear |
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January 21st, 2012, 11:15 PM | #3 |
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January 22nd, 2012, 12:16 AM | #4 |
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No universal answers, but assuming that the fully warmed pressure on the street is around 3-4 psi higher than the cold pressure, and it won't be far off.
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January 22nd, 2012, 12:30 AM | #5 |
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thanks for the info. Used a gauge here at work, my front is 24 psi and my rear 28. :-S I just rode the highway fo the first time too. Going to stop on my way home and fill her up with some air.
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January 22nd, 2012, 05:21 AM | #6 |
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It's definitely always good to get in the habit of checking regularly. I'll also point out that just because a motorcycle shop does your tires, doesn't mean they're correct. I got home after my Sport Demons were put on, and the shop had them both near 40 psi cold
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January 22nd, 2012, 09:01 AM | #7 |
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ouch...wth were they thinking!!??
Yeah I have mine set as 28 front and 32 rear |
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January 22nd, 2012, 10:22 AM | #8 |
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Get something like this.
Then you can check the pressure and adjust it at the same time before you leave the house.
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January 22nd, 2012, 12:52 PM | #9 |
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Or a bicycle pump Though you'll probably want one that is for mountain bikes and not road bikes. Mountain bike tires are high volume low pressure, where as road bikes are low volume high pressure, so the gauge will have a smaller range and allow you to be more accurate with a mountain bike pump.
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