Air pressure check

08-17-2008, 11:06 PM

Just a friendly reminder for everyone to check the air pressure in your tires. You can easily loose 3 lbs each month. While you're at it check the air in your spare tire on your car - you never know when you might need it. Nothing worse then pulling out your spare to find it flat.

lomax · 08-18-2008, 08:43 AM

....good advice Wolfman. I try to check tire pressure once a week. The bike will handle best with proper pressures and tires will last that much longer too! :)

phenrichs · 08-18-2008, 10:13 AM

And when they put "For temporary use only" on the side of a spare they really mean it. A buddy and I had a falt one day and got out to change it. I grabbed the spare checked that it was not flat, good to go. We threw it on and drove off, sort off. As we turned the corner at the end of the same block, BOOM! Spare blew out. No sh*t temporary.

mrfuni · 08-18-2008, 03:02 PM

Good advice Wolfman.
Road yesterday with a buddy who has a Goldwing. After about 150 miles we noticed his rear tire looked low. Pulled into a fill station and added air. When we checked the front tire, we saw it had a screw in it. Made it home ever so carefully.
Joe

ells · 08-18-2008, 10:33 PM

...and with tubeless and the Nomad's rear fender+, it might be the first way to detect a nail or worse. On a road trip, I check the pressure every morning, got stranded once because I didn't.

flightdoc · 08-19-2008, 06:39 PM

Great advice wolf....I'm guilty of letting that go too long at times and I'm shocked when I do finally check pressures and where they're at.

vin

dogdoc · 08-22-2008, 08:20 PM

Just happened to be in Wally World and found the Slime Spareair kit. has a compressor all power cords, air hose, tire gauge, 8 oz Slime all in a nice semi hard black zip case. No bigger than a 6 X 6 inch sq. for $ 29 + tax. Bought one for that flat that you can fix in 15 minutes vs waiting for help. Hope this helps!

ells · 08-24-2008, 09:20 AM

Got the Slime kit too. Rounded it out with the Stop-and-Go Pocket Tire Plugger. Now I'll never have another flat.

**coacha** · 08-24-2008, 08:13 PM

I check mine every week. My buddy hadn't ever checked his (had bike for like 8 months) before I forced him to...he only had about 20 lbs. on his Shadow tires.

dantama · 08-25-2008, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by CoachA

I check mine every week. My buddy hadn't ever checked his (had bike for like 8 months) before I forced him to...he only had about 20 lbs. on his Shadow tires.

I tried to fill mine Saturday, but the stations air was malfunctioning and before I realized it, I sucked out enough air to be down to 20 lbs.

The ride to another station was difficult. The front tire wanted to follow every irregularity and took a lot of effort to make steering corrections.

moenko · 08-27-2008, 05:22 AM

I also carry a 12V Slime Air Compressor with me on longer trips, plus the Slime itself, just in case. The gauge on the compressor is a bit optimistic but since I know how much, it can be easily compensated for. A small digital tire gauge is illuminated and comes in handy in the dark.

chainsaw · 08-27-2008, 09:56 AM

I try to check mine weekly. Nice to have a compressor at the house.

**scion0** · 08-27-2008, 12:15 PM

Good advice but now I have to ask (again --- I know there is lots of threads out there) what is the standard "MOM" tire pressures for the Bridgestones?

**Top Cat** · 08-31-2008, 02:44 PM

I don't know anyone who runs the standard MOM tire pressure. Most on here run about 40 front / 42 rear.

**scion0** · 09-01-2008, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Top Cat (TC)

I don't know anyone who runs the standard MOM tire pressure. Most on here run about 40 front / 42 rear.

Thanks, I'll check it out.

08-17-2008, 11:06 PM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	Air pressure check Just a friendly reminder for everyone to check the air pressure in your tires. You can easily loose 3 lbs each month. While you're at it check the air in your spare tire on your car - you never know when you might need it. Nothing worse then pulling out your spare to find it flat. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-18-2008, 08:43 AM	#2
lomax Advanced Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Morinville, AB Posts: 904	Air pressure check ....good advice Wolfman. I try to check tire pressure once a week. The bike will handle best with proper pressures and tires will last that much longer too! :) __________________ ________________________________ "lomax" 2014 Voyager Mike Donahue Morinville, AB VBA#17 "Every day above ground is a good one!" _________________________________
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08-18-2008, 10:13 AM	#3
phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Air pressure check And when they put "For temporary use only" on the side of a spare they really mean it. A buddy and I had a falt one day and got out to change it. I grabbed the spare checked that it was not flat, good to go. We threw it on and drove off, sort off. As we turned the corner at the end of the same block, BOOM! Spare blew out. No sh*t temporary.
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08-18-2008, 03:02 PM	#4
mrfuni Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 1,301	Air pressure check Good advice Wolfman. Road yesterday with a buddy who has a Goldwing. After about 150 miles we noticed his rear tire looked low. Pulled into a fill station and added air. When we checked the front tire, we saw it had a screw in it. Made it home ever so carefully. Joe
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08-18-2008, 10:33 PM	#5
ells Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Boulder County, Colorado Posts: 2,014	Air pressure check ...and with tubeless and the Nomad's rear fender+, it might be the first way to detect a nail or worse. On a road trip, I check the pressure every morning, got stranded once because I didn't. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-19-2008, 06:39 PM	#6
flightdoc Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Barrington, New Hampshire Posts: 1,285	Air pressure check Great advice wolf....I'm guilty of letting that go too long at times and I'm shocked when I do finally check pressures and where they're at. vin
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08-22-2008, 08:20 PM	#7
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Air pressure check Just happened to be in Wally World and found the Slime Spareair kit. has a compressor all power cords, air hose, tire gauge, 8 oz Slime all in a nice semi hard black zip case. No bigger than a 6 X 6 inch sq. for $ 29 + tax. Bought one for that flat that you can fix in 15 minutes vs waiting for help. Hope this helps!
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08-24-2008, 09:20 AM	#8
ells Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Boulder County, Colorado Posts: 2,014	Air pressure check Got the Slime kit too. Rounded it out with the Stop-and-Go Pocket Tire Plugger. Now I'll never have another flat.
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08-24-2008, 08:13 PM	#9
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Air pressure check I check mine every week. My buddy hadn't ever checked his (had bike for like 8 months) before I forced him to...he only had about 20 lbs. on his Shadow tires. __________________ 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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08-27-2008, 05:22 AM	#11
moenko Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Suffield, CT Posts: 477	Air pressure check I also carry a 12V Slime Air Compressor with me on longer trips, plus the Slime itself, just in case. The gauge on the compressor is a bit optimistic but since I know how much, it can be easily compensated for. A small digital tire gauge is illuminated and comes in handy in the dark.
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08-27-2008, 09:56 AM	#12
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	Air pressure check I try to check mine weekly. Nice to have a compressor at the house.
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08-27-2008, 12:15 PM	#13
scion0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 1,507	Air pressure check Good advice but now I have to ask (again --- I know there is lots of threads out there) what is the standard "MOM" tire pressures for the Bridgestones? __________________ ___________________ Mike "Scion0" VBA#: 0097 Former VBA North Central Asst Regional Leader St Jude Rides Peoria to Memphis Rider Retired MSgt, USAF (1979 -99) "Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff!" Current ride: 2012 H-D Ultra FLHTCU (Black) Past ride: 2007 Black Nomad
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08-31-2008, 02:44 PM	#14
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Air pressure check I don't know anyone who runs the standard MOM tire pressure. Most on here run about 40 front / 42 rear. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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