air pressure?

ccmjr77 · 11-11-2009, 04:16 PM

Is air pressure loss more common on motorcycles than cars?
My nomad tires loose pressure and need air about every 2 weeks. I can go months on my cars and all is good.
Do darksiders loose pressure in the CT?

I was low this morning and just got to thinking maybe I have a real slow leak????

vidornomad · 11-11-2009, 04:25 PM

Is this in both front and rear, I have not had an issue with my air. You just might have a slow leak.

cactusjack · 11-11-2009, 05:34 PM

I do, and I have a car tire. I check it at least weekly and usually have to add a pound or two - front and rear. Next time I replace my tires, I'm replacing the valve stems, too.

recumbentbob · 11-12-2009, 09:38 AM

Check to be sure the Valve Cores are tight in both valve stems.
You could replace the valve cores and see if that helps.

Tube type MC tires do loose some air. Tubeless will show pressure drop when the weather starts cooling down.

Bob

ccmjr77 · 11-12-2009, 09:58 AM

Well, I knew something was up. My rear tire was low again this morning. I rolled the bike back and forth looking at the tire and found a screw in it. I guess I will be putting a new tire on the rear today. Now I have to find one locally for a decent price. crap!

trosco · 11-12-2009, 10:31 AM

And another reason for checking your tire pressure regularly gets added to the list!

cmj, glad you discovered the problem rolling the bike around the garage and not while you were rolling down the road after a blowout on the interstate!

ccmjr77 · 11-13-2009, 01:16 PM

New Dunlop E3 being installed as I type this. I hate having to put a new tire on already. I had almost 9000 miles on the Metz, so I guess I got most of the miles out of it before the screw. It should be ready in about an hour.

butch · 11-13-2009, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ccmjr77

New Dunlop E3 being installed as I type this. I hate having to put a new tire on already. I had almost 9000 miles on the Metz, so I guess I got most of the miles out of it before the screw. It should be ready in about an hour.

You'll like the E3. I've got about 6000 miles on mine, and love them.

ccmjr77 · 11-13-2009, 05:40 PM

Shop said 41psi in the dunlops, is that what is reccommended?

AlabamaNomadRider · 11-15-2009, 04:02 AM

You know it is funny how a screw or nail in a tire will cause a slow leak, until it is removed or comes out and then it becomes a fast leak.

Weather does have an effect on tire pressure. If it goes from a few warm days to cool then you will need to add air. And vice versa, after it turns warm again you may to release a little air pressure.

For the rear I would run 40 to 42 pounds.

**coacha** · 11-17-2009, 01:55 PM

I run 40/42 F/B on my tires. I check them every week or two.

macmac · 11-18-2009, 03:13 PM

No loss for me with the ct or the dunlop 251 radial up ft... I loose a little checking and add that back though... And colder tempts will require a check...

11-11-2009, 04:16 PM	#1
ccmjr77 Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anthem, AZ Posts: 642	air pressure? Is air pressure loss more common on motorcycles than cars? My nomad tires loose pressure and need air about every 2 weeks. I can go months on my cars and all is good. Do darksiders loose pressure in the CT? I was low this morning and just got to thinking maybe I have a real slow leak???? __________________ ccmjr77 2007 Kawasaki Nomad 1600 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-11-2009, 04:25 PM	#2
vidornomad Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vidor, Texas Posts: 346	air pressure? Is this in both front and rear, I have not had an issue with my air. You just might have a slow leak.
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11-11-2009, 05:34 PM	#3
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	air pressure? I do, and I have a car tire. I check it at least weekly and usually have to add a pound or two - front and rear. Next time I replace my tires, I'm replacing the valve stems, too. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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11-12-2009, 09:38 AM	#4
recumbentbob Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newburgh IN Posts: 3,404	air pressure? Check to be sure the Valve Cores are tight in both valve stems. You could replace the valve cores and see if that helps. Tube type MC tires do loose some air. Tubeless will show pressure drop when the weather starts cooling down. Bob __________________ VBA #01084 "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
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11-12-2009, 09:58 AM	#5
ccmjr77 Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anthem, AZ Posts: 642	air pressure? Well, I knew something was up. My rear tire was low again this morning. I rolled the bike back and forth looking at the tire and found a screw in it. I guess I will be putting a new tire on the rear today. Now I have to find one locally for a decent price. crap! __________________ ccmjr77 2007 Kawasaki Nomad 1600 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-12-2009, 10:31 AM	#6
trosco Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,464	air pressure? And another reason for checking your tire pressure regularly gets added to the list! cmj, glad you discovered the problem rolling the bike around the garage and not while you were rolling down the road after a blowout on the interstate! __________________ trosco: just call me Ross 2007 Black & Titanium Nomad (Nomad made 65K but got replaced 2014) 2010 Titanium Goldwing 2014 KLR 650 New Edition
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11-13-2009, 01:16 PM	#7
ccmjr77 Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anthem, AZ Posts: 642	air pressure? New Dunlop E3 being installed as I type this. I hate having to put a new tire on already. I had almost 9000 miles on the Metz, so I guess I got most of the miles out of it before the screw. It should be ready in about an hour. __________________ ccmjr77 2007 Kawasaki Nomad 1600
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11-13-2009, 05:40 PM	#9
ccmjr77 Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anthem, AZ Posts: 642	air pressure? Shop said 41psi in the dunlops, is that what is reccommended? __________________ ccmjr77 2007 Kawasaki Nomad 1600
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11-15-2009, 04:02 AM	#10
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	air pressure? You know it is funny how a screw or nail in a tire will cause a slow leak, until it is removed or comes out and then it becomes a fast leak. Weather does have an effect on tire pressure. If it goes from a few warm days to cool then you will need to add air. And vice versa, after it turns warm again you may to release a little air pressure. For the rear I would run 40 to 42 pounds. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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11-17-2009, 01:55 PM	#11
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	air pressure? I run 40/42 F/B on my tires. I check them every week or two. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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11-18-2009, 03:13 PM	#12
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	air pressure? No loss for me with the ct or the dunlop 251 radial up ft... I loose a little checking and add that back though... And colder tempts will require a check... __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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