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Post by gordon1 on Apr 18, 2011 17:05:17 GMT
I remember about 12 years ago camping with about 8 lads at Brands Hatch. We had a brilliant weekend, and as we were packing up to leave I checked my tyre pressures (I'm anal about tyre pressures and check every time I use my bike).
A few of the lads were taking the p!ss, so I asked them how often they checked their tyres. I was shocked that none of them checked on anything like a regular basis, most didnt even realise what the pressures were supposed to be either.
I went around all the bikes and checked the pressures, they were all at least 10psi lower than what they should have been.
Considering we rode 350 miles (packed with camping gear), all on country roads to get there, thats prety shocking!
They all started checking their pressures after that.
So because im nosey, I was just wondering how often you check your tyre pressures.
One other thing, do you know what pressure they are supposed to be set at?
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Post by burger on Apr 18, 2011 17:06:58 GMT
Everytime I ride Gordon. Im anal about it too, have a little digi gauge on the key ring for it, have to admit Im a little slack about it when Im away from home, seem to have a holiday mentality when Im away,  |
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Post by gordon1 on Apr 18, 2011 17:08:06 GMT
Where did you get the mini digi reader from?
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Post by Milky C on Apr 18, 2011 17:15:28 GMT
I dont often check mine, i really should
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Post by burger on Apr 18, 2011 17:17:48 GMT
Where did you get the mini digi reader from? Infinity, I might have a word with the bods, see if they can whip some Teesside bikers ones up for sale? |
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Post by gordon1 on Apr 18, 2011 17:27:43 GMT
I dont often check mine, i really should Stranger, did you vote "when it gets serviced? Lmao. |
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Post by andymuza on Apr 18, 2011 17:36:36 GMT
Every time I fill the bike up with Petrol I shot 20p in the air compressor and make sure I have 40-42 PSI. I would rather spend 20p per ride to make sure its right than pay a lot more later.
I should invest in a gauge really and save my self some dosh.
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Post by nickw on Apr 18, 2011 18:03:54 GMT
Tyre pressures checked every time bike cleaned, and then checked prior to each spirited ride.
For me, that means consecutive days when i'm delivering courses. Make sure you do them cold guys, (unlike Track bikes where you work things out and do them warm) and invest in a decent guage. Garage forecourt ones are wholly unreliable, plus by the time you get there you'll have some warmth in them as well.
If you do it as regularly as this, if you do lose a couple of psi you'll recognise the handling difference and check it out.
Just a good practice to get into.
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Post by nightingales01 on Apr 18, 2011 18:05:03 GMT
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Post by Milky C on Apr 18, 2011 18:05:18 GMT
I dont often check mine, i really should Stranger, did you vote "when it gets serviced? Lmao. Yep lol, and to be fair it missed its last "optional" service haha |
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Post by gordon1 on Apr 18, 2011 18:06:43 GMT
Tyre pressures checked every time bike cleaned, and then checked prior to each spirited ride. For me, that means consecutive days when i'm delivering courses. Make sure you do them cold guys, (unlike Track bikes where you work things out and do them warm) and invest in a decent guage. Garage forecourt ones are wholly unreliable, plus by the time you get there you'll have some warmth in them as well. If you do it as regularly as this, if you do lose a couple of psi you'll recognise the handling difference and check it out. Just a good practice to get into. If you check the forecourt pressure guages against your own gauge, you can see some massive differences in psi readings. |
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Post by nickw on Apr 18, 2011 18:07:19 GMT
Nice one, just as well i'm not easily offended, it works well the wrong way round anyway..... ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by gordon1 on Apr 18, 2011 18:07:55 GMT
Stranger, did you vote "when it gets serviced? Lmao. Yep lol, and to be fair it missed its last "optional" service haha Stranger, im going to bring a guage along to Pit Stop tommorrow night and see what pressure readings your tyres have.  Is yours the blue 125? |
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Post by nightingales01 on Apr 18, 2011 18:10:48 GMT
I was shocked watching WSB this weekend and they were talking about tires spinning on the Rim, How the wheel balancing works against it if that happens.
I nearly fell off my chair, I never heard of this one
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Post by alanz955 on Apr 18, 2011 18:14:18 GMT
i check mine before a ride thats going to be further than the Pitstop!! or when im tinkering with the bike or if i have to open the tool box where the gauge is, have a halfords digital1 Yep garage air lines are usually very wrong,
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Post by gordon1 on Apr 18, 2011 18:14:47 GMT
I was shocked watching WSB this weekend and they were talking about tires spinning on the Rim, How the wheel balancing works against it if that happens. I nearly fell off my chair, I never heard of this one When I used to do Moto X and trials the tyres are clamped onto the rim to stop them moving, so I can quite image they would spin with that amount of power. |
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Post by alanz955 on Apr 18, 2011 18:16:22 GMT
by the way, the poll didnt have the 1 for me to click on so i just said once a week, but in reality its probably 2-3 times a week
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Post by teedee on Apr 18, 2011 18:19:46 GMT
I mainly use my bike on sunny weekends so it gets checked on a saturday morning before first run out of the weekend.
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Post by gipsykev on Apr 18, 2011 18:29:20 GMT
every week the bike gets a full safty check b4 i get my hooligan ass on its back  |
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Post by Dayblade on Apr 18, 2011 18:29:10 GMT
I check mine 3 / 4 times a week but more regular if I have done long rides in between I also use 2 gauges a digital one & a slide one - then x check they are about the same reading - I never trust forecourt ones |
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Is yours the blue 125?
