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tire pressure
About to go for a quick spin before it gets cold, and I have the following psi, 10 and 12 on fronts and 16 on rear. New 14's take 20 up front and 28 in the rear.
Had the bike (new) for a total of 4 days. Have put 9 miles on the thing and is garaged on carpeted floor.
Did the pressure really drop that low in 4 days? Not sure if the dealer even checked it when they loaded it up to sell to me.
Last edited by SAPD911; 01-29-2014 at 02:15 PM.
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If cold out yes , if not then dealer didn't check .
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tire pressure
Might have been checked at the dealer --- but some gauges read different than others ie not accurate at all. Go by the book and you can't go wrong. Test tire pressure using more than one gauge to make sure you are getting the proper reading.
don
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Find a gauge that you trust; and NEVER let it out of your sight!
My gut tells me that the dealer missed checking the tire pressures...
BUT 16.5 to 17 lbs in front and 28 in rear be sure fronts are very equal 20 up front might be too BOUNCY
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Maybe both..!!
It may have been missed by dealer and the cold will have a lot to do with it. With cold weather you must check tire pressure a bit more often. Like stated find a good guage and keep it handy at all times. Glad you caught it before your ryde cause you would have had some handling difference....
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I just bought one of those gauges with the flexible hose on it. Really makes checking the rear tire easier.
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Do the 14's still have the ± 0.25 psig between the front tires? The only way I've been able to do that is by filling both tires at the same time.
JT
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Originally Posted by jthornton
Do the 14's still have the ± 0.25 psig between the front tires? The only way I've been able to do that is by filling both tires at the same time.
JT
Your "dual fill" sure makes it easy . . . hook up both tires, they equalize, and add as needed, just once . . . and they are both exactly the same! You might be getting a couple orders from Tucson (or already did) as a couple friends both bought 2014 RTs and I told them about it.
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I fill my tires with water. It don't leak out hadly at all.
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Originally Posted by Dan_Ashley
I fill my tires with water. It don't leak out hadly at all.
Bet that shakes like a big dog! Lol
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Originally Posted by Chupaca
It may have been missed by dealer and the cold will have a lot to do with it. With cold weather you must check tire pressure a bit more often. Like stated find a good guage and keep it handy at all times. Glad you caught it before your ryde cause you would have had some handling difference....
Looking for recommendations for a good tire gauge. Digital? Gauge?
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Originally Posted by SNOOPY
Bet that shakes like a big dog! Lol
It only shakes when the water gets too cold.
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Originally Posted by Hayfield
Your "dual fill" sure makes it easy . . . hook up both tires, they equalize, and add as needed, just once . . . and they are both exactly the same! You might be getting a couple orders from Tucson (or already did) as a couple friends both bought 2014 RTs and I told them about it.
Thanks, glad you liked it.
JT
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Originally Posted by 3corvettes
Looking for recommendations for a good tire gauge. Digital? Gauge?
I haven't seen any pressure gauges that are accurate enough to fill the tires ± 0.25 psig as the manual says. The only solution I came up with is to fill both tires at the same time.
JT
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A laser alignment sort of question (and perhaps a better swaybar and stiffer front shocks).
Once done and the wheels are set up properly, can you run more air pressure in the front tires, say from 18-20 to 22-25? The greater air pressure would help mpg.
I wonder if the softer air pressures were is the compromise the factory adjusted because there were other issues. The softer pressures would absorb the wandering...
Jerry
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Tire pressure at or above 20 miles an hour makes my Spyder bounce and swerve too much in highway traffic and reduces my control, if you up the pressure, ride it somewhere comfortable to see how it changes the handling. As usual my advice comes with a money back guarantee
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Originally Posted by jthornton
I haven't seen any pressure gauges that are accurate enough to fill the tires ± 0.25 psig as the manual says. The only solution I came up with is to fill both tires at the same time.
JT
How do you do both at the same time? How do you check both at the same time?
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Originally Posted by Cruzr Joe
Tire pressure at or above 20 miles an hour makes my Spyder bounce and swerve too much in highway traffic and reduces my control, if you up the pressure, ride it somewhere comfortable to see how it changes the handling. As usual my advice comes with a money back guarantee
Cruzr Joe
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Good points.
And how do we make a claim?
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Originally Posted by jthornton
I haven't seen any pressure gauges that are accurate enough to fill the tires ± 0.25 psig as the manual says. The only solution I came up with is to fill both tires at the same time.
JT
Hi John!
Is your dual-fill apparatus still available? How do we get one?
(Once I get my bike anyway!)
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Hi John!
Is your dual-fill apparatus still available? How do we get one?
(Once I get my bike anyway!)
I have plenty of the dual fill with and without gauges. My web site is gnipsel.com.
JT
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Originally Posted by SNOOPY
How do you do both at the same time? How do you check both at the same time?
I built a dual fill device to fill both tires at the same time. I found some special air chucks that will stay on the schrader valve as you adjust the pressure and have check valves so as you remove one only a tiny bit of air escapes from that tire, when you remove the other one the same tiny bit of air escapes from the second tire.
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