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I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:22 pm
by stayingupright
By making sure the tyre pressures were correct. They were both low. Now like a different beast.
Just goes to show you don't always have to spend a fortune to improve things.
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 10:22 pm
by Casbar
Really, been riding bikes for 40 plus years and this is new news you check your tyre pressures :whistle:
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 11:01 pm
by Tones
Me, I check tread depth, oil level, fuel and if the pillion is still there, but from now on, i'll check for tyre pressure too.
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 11:42 pm
by scunny1
I thought we all relied on TPMS and computer read outs now- do I have to get my hands mucky.
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 1:58 am
by stayingupright
I have to admit to relying on the tpms which I'm now not so confident in.
My front was down to 2.1 bar.
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:40 am
by Paggers
I have found it all too easy to rely on the TPMS to alert if there is an issue with my tyres, not realising that they can actually go down quite far before it gets reported as an issue. When I checked mine recently they were at 2.1 / 2.4 - so down by 0.4 / 0.5 bar which in old money I think is 6 / 7 psi.
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:56 pm
by slparry
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:37 pm
by B787MECH
Paggers wrote:
I have found it all too easy to rely on the TPMS to alert if there is an issue with my tyres, not realising that they can actually go down quite far before it gets reported as an issue. When I checked mine recently they were at 2.1 / 2.4 - so down by 0.4 / 0.5 bar which in old money I think is 6 / 7 psi.
The way I see it is that there is a tolerance before the alert comes on, so 6/7 psi down might be within tolerance. The system certainly "saved" me from impending doom when I got a slow puncture while on a tour in Spain. Since then Ive checked the TPMS figures against a tyre pressure gauge and found that they are accurate (when cold) . They obviously increase slightly when hot. So a good system I think, but still worth checking occasionally with a proper gauge.
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Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:33 pm
by scunny1
A service station air line managed to let air out of my rear tyre instead of putting it in. A car driver nearby hoovering his boot said to me, " That airline has just let half the pressure out of my tyre 5 minutes ago too". I muttered thanks a bunch and limped home to use my trusty foot pump. I can confirm my TPMS alarmed half a mile down the road at 2.1bar.
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:04 am
by guest2360
stayingupright wrote:
I have to admit to relying on the tpms which I'm now not so confident in.
My front was down to 2.1 bar.
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But are you sure it's not just your guage thsts wrong and the. Ike was correct all the time.
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:55 pm
by Paggers
RTman10 wrote:
But are you sure it's not just your gauge that's wrong and the bike was correct all the time?
Yes, because I decided to check it while pumping the tyres up. I also had the problem with the garage machine letting my tyres down and refusing to pump them up so I had to go elsewhere.
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:32 pm
by guest2360
Don't quite get your drift but.
If having set the pressure on both tyres with your guage and the bike showed both of them at a different pressure I reckon your guage is out. If one of the tyres agrees with your guage you have a warranty claim.
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 9:10 pm
by Paggers
RTman10 wrote:
Don't quite get your drift but.
If having set the pressure on both tyres with your guage and the bike showed both of them at a different pressure I reckon your guage is out. If one of the tyres agrees with your guage you have a warranty claim.
I probably wasn't clear. The readout on the bike was showing the tyres as low. So I went to top them up and, while I was doing so, checked that what I was seeing on the pump was the same as what was showing on the bike. So the pressures were low and the bike was correctly reporting that.
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 10:06 pm
by scunny1
Just a thought, are some valve stems a bit too short for petrol station forecourt airlines? It seems to be a repeating problem of not getting a good seal talking to other riders tonight.
Re: I improved the handling by loads today!
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 8:06 am
by MacJ
The short stems on the valves are a problem with service station air lines. I found this first with an F800 GT when I managed to completely deflate my front wheel. I now carry a valve extender in case I have to use an air line.
I check my pressures and pump up my tyres at home to avoid using garage forecourt lines.