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Tire Pressure question

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nert said:
One set of tires i bought was the recommended tire model for that manufacturer by application (82 gs1100gl). And they...the manufacturer recommended tire pressures for that model tire on my bike. Thats the way it should be.. They designed the tire, they know the bike, and weights (application determined). So they know best the pressure for their tires. Eliminates guess work, optimizes tire and safety. Now which tire was it??? Maybe check the tire manufacturers web site for your particular bike and tire. (application) To me, a tire manufacturer who provides this information, has done his homework, knows his product, is serious about his product, and earns my purchase support. And as others have stated, the max pressure stamped on the tire is what is needed to support the max load (lbs), also stated on the tire. It is NOT the recommended tire pressure, unless you're actual axle weights are equal to the max weight stamped on the tire.
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Remember when Ford put pressures on the Explorer tire pressure stickers for a soft ride much lower than Firestone recommended for safety and in hot climates the tread separated and they rolled over?

Firestone almost went out of business on that one but it was Ford's mistake. I would always take the instuctions of the tire manufacture over the vehicle manufacturer. (But I also would find it hard to believe that Suzuki would be that stupid on it's bikes where blowouts are associated with serious injuries/deaths. I've always found their recommendations to be ultra conservative.)
 
maybe i used too many "theys" and it got confusing. That is what i was saying, go to the tire manufacturers website, look up by application chart for the correct tire, and the pressures for that tire as recommended by the tire manufacturer. I think reliable, responsible tire people will provide year/make/model application recommendations and tire pressures.
 
I run 34 psi front and 38 psi rear.I check my pressures cold ,usually every second tank of fuel.I find that if my pressures are getting a bit low,the bike will start to "walk" when I ride along any irregularities that run along (not across) the road surface.It should ride over the top of them without any "wiggling".This might be a bit different for you Yanks as we ride upside down and on the wrong of the road compared to you.Cheers,Simon.:-D
 
Nitrogen

Nitrogen

Anyone running nitrogen yet? It's gaining popularity with vehicles here in the South as pressure stays the same cold to hot.

I don't know what you'd do on a trip unless you had a small bottle of gas with you?
 
i was thinking about running nitrogen in my car tires and might switch later. would be interesting to see.
 
twistedwankel said:
Anyone running nitrogen yet? It's gaining popularity with vehicles here in the South as pressure stays the same cold to hot.
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The place where I get my car tires brags about filling ONLY with nitrogen. In other words, it's standard, not an extra-pay option.

I have checked my tire pressure cold, then warm, within a day after leaving the shop with new tires. Yes, I verify proper pressure just to make sure that the tires sealed to the rim. You can forget any of that hooey about pressures remaining the same when warm. The pressure goes up just like it did before. Without tabulating all the variables, I can't say for sure that it might have gone up a bit less than before, but the pressure rise will be different depending on whether I have anything in the back of the van, changing the load.

"Nitrogen atoms are bigger than air". Guess what? Normal air is already over 78% Nitrogen, so 'pure' Nitrogen isn't going to be that much of an advantage. Also...did they seat the bead, then apply a vacuum pump to get all the air (with its small atoms) out, then replace it with just Nitrogen? Nah, I didn't think so. That means that it starts with a fair amount of non-Nitrogen already in there when they mount the tire to the wheel, so just adding more Nitrogen is not all that big an advantage.

They will brag about race teams using Nitrogen because of the consistency. My personal opinion (hey, you asked for it) is that they use Nitrogen because it does not absorb moisture the way regular air can. It is the dryness that is the advantage, not the Nitrogen.

Oh, almost forgot to answer your question...I don't think they used Nitrogen in the bike tires. At least they didn't say so.
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Bike workshops here use nitrogen. It's got more to do with preventing corrosion than anything else I think.
 
That's one reason I have my preferences set to show up to the max (40) posts on a page.
That way it's easier to follow everything before you have to go to the next page. 8-[

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