"Tyre Pressure Idiot"

"Tyre Pressure Idiot" that is what I am, let me explain: Up until a recent revelation I have thought my bike's tendency to pull into corners was normal, however when my Range Rover warned of low tyre pressures and I booked it in to the Land Rover garage for a sensor check I suddenly thought I should check my tyre gauge with another, lo and behold it was out by minus 6PSI. So I corrected my car's tyre pressures and the warning disappeared. It then dawned on me that both my Bulldog and Super Tenere might be wrong also, and they were. Now both bikes ride so much better.

Nissbird said:

"Tyre Pressure Idiot" that is what I am, let me explain: Up until a recent revelation I have thought my bike's tendency to pull into corners was normal, however when my Range Rover warned of low tyre pressures and I booked it in to the Land Rover garage for a sensor check I suddenly thought I should check my tyre gauge with another, lo and behold it was out by minus 6PSI. So I corrected my car's tyre pressures and the warning disappeared. It then dawned on me that both my Bulldog and Super Tenere might be wrong also, and they were. Now both bikes ride so much better.

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I have 2 so i can compare both to reference them.

Easy fix

thats why i run a cheap steelmate tyre pressure monitor system, £50 so while riding its there right in my eyes to keep an eye on

rob

I use the garmin ones. If pressure falls I get a warning via sat nav. Works fine but the sensor batteries don’t seem to last as long now


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I check tyres pressures once a week if commuting, which is under20 miles round trip other than that I check before rideouts using the tyre inflator and Also a pressure gauge. There is a slight discrepancy between the two.

I check them daily with a cheap ass electronic gauge. I've had it so long that I've actually had to replace the battery. It seems accurate since it matches the TPMS numbers in my wife's car. I seem to lose about 1lb (+/-) per week.

I've seen a +/- 10 percent across my automotive tire pressure gauges. I'm enough of a weeny that I look for two that are very close and then able to adjust for the third. Not that I use all three, just my standard calibration method. I don't trust any of it.

But tire pressure is also sensitive to temperature, so I only check when they have been sitting overnight and the garage isn't baking hot. Roughly speaking, every 10 degree F change affects tire pressure by 1 psi. And if I drive from Wisconsin into Colorado, I don't stress that my tire pressure is suddenly reading higher. I tend to set my car tire pressures about 3 psi over the spec simply to allow for ambient temperature changes.

But 6 psi is a lot in steady-state conditions. I think I get a new gauge about every year as one always seems to get wonky every few years. The gauges on my pancake air compressor seem to be the worst. And I don't trust the stick style at all unless it's for very low pressure tires like on an ATV or lawn tractor, where 10 percent error doesn't really matter that much in the big picture.

Yes, I'm a tire pressure weeny. Is there a support group?

Eville Rich
2016 S10

Until I started using a TPMS I never realised just how much the pressure changes when riding, especially the front tyre, 30Psi when stood over night, 37Psi after 2 hours normal riding on everyday roads, back to 30Psi after being stopped for 60 mins, Tyres are Michelin piolet 5s and only 3 weeks old btw

this has been a great bit of kit only paid £48 for mine but looking at the handle bar seing the green bars and 36 psi and 42 psi running all day its a bargain, not even changed the batteries yet over a yr

rob

Jetpowered said:

Until I started using a TPMS I never realised just how much the pressure changes when riding, especially the front tyre, 30Psi when stood over night, 37Psi after 2 hours normal riding on everyday roads, back to 30Psi after being stopped for 60 mins, Tyres are Michelin piolet 5s and only 3 weeks old btw

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IMO you need to run more air pressure. You're getting more than a 20% change in pressure. I wouldn't want more than a 10% change. I run 40psi in bith tires.

bimota said:

. . . . this has been a great bit of kit only paid £48 for mine but looking at the handle bar seing the green bars and 36 psi and 42 psi running all day its a bargain,

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Does your tire pressure not change at all? Cold to hot? I think I read years ago, there's 4lbs difference from cold to hot. Or, are you using nitrogen?

Sierra1 said:

Does your tire pressure not change at all? Cold to hot? I think I read years ago, there's 4lbs difference from cold to hot. Or, are you using nitrogen?

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yes as jetpowered said, as i pull off the yesterdays cold pressure is whats showing on the monitor on the bars then a few miles down the road it eventually gets to 36 and 42, then stop for coffee start it up and its dropped again, what i ment was while riding its great to glance at the bars to see your tyres are fine for what this little thing cost

rob