Fall Friendly Reminder on Tire Pressure & Oil Levels.

[groundeffect]

Hey guys!

As the temperatures of fall drop, so does our tire pressure. As per our Spyder's Owner's Manual tire PSI should be checked before each ride as part of the pre-ride check. As some of us already know, the Spyder(s) are very sensitive to tire pressure and keeping them at the top of their range really makes a different!

For the RS/GS:
– Front:
Nominal.: 103 kPa (15 PSI)
Min.: 89kPa (13PSI)
Max.: 117 kPa (17 PSI).
– Rear:
Nominal.: 193 kPa (28 PSI)
Min.: 179 kPa (26 PSI)
Max.: 207 kPa (30 PSI).

Also don't forget to check every 500km to be sure it is within specs.

Cheers from Newfoundland!
Dean

 

[rafiki2cu]

I always do a check before a ride.:thumbup:

 

[docdoru]

:agree: and the front very sensitive R/L (have to have equal pressure).

 

[NancysToy]

Good reminder, Dean. Where have you been keeping yourself? It's nice to hear from you.

 

[Bob Denman]

:clap:
Well done sir! :thumbup:

 

[chris56]

sorry - have now 41.000 kms ..still didn`t read the manual .. so forgot 82 times to check the pressure in my wheels - so I plan to do it during the winter - each second day ...:agree:

 

[murphybrown]

LIMP mode

When I had dealer put on new rear he felt I wasn't getting enough mileage out of my rear tire (wear is always in middle..indicating overinflating)...so he said let's just put 24 psi and see how she rydes...etc. etc. etc. So fine with me...take off get out of city traffic hit hiway speed and LIMP mode...call him up...I'm about 10 miles away by now...I limp back...he puts it on the computer....says the only thing that made any sense to him was with the lower pressure the sensors were not happy...fluffed tire back up to 26 psi and 1500 miles later no issue with codes or limp mode popping up. So I say my usual :hun:, whatever and guess I will just buy tires more often. Got 8200 out of the factory tire...then 10,300 out of the one Cowtown put on for me...I am using tires recommended by BRP....well, another sunny day...38 degrees but got the gear so not going to miss a ryde...besides got me one of those fancy Iphones and of course with my hi mechanical/technical skills I can't figure out how to find SIRI cause she is suppose to think for me!!!! So will ryde 45 miles to Verizon store and see if they can make my brain and fingertips as Smart as a smartphone....:roflblack::roflblack:

 

[groundeffect]

I always do a check before a ride.:thumbup:

:thumbup:

:agree: and the front very sensitive R/L (have to have equal pressure).

Good point Doc - both fronts the same. Thanks for the note. :thumbup:

Good reminder, Dean. Where have you been keeping yourself? It's nice to hear from you.

Hey Scotty!! Well, this summer has been SOOO busy, much more so then I'd like. June for us was a complete washout - pun intended. We had record amounts of rain fall here, 27 out of 30 days were rain/drizzle and/or fog! I actually wore out my ryding rain suit!! I rode in all 25 of them. So, all of the usual summer building/maintenance items got pushed out to late summer. When the rain held up a little we built a fence another the yard, a shed and a few other odds and ends that took wwaayy too long, haha. I've haven't been posting, but I've been around and checking in once a while to see how you guys have been doing.

Now that fall is approaching/here I feel much more relaxed and have more time to kick back and check out the forum more. I love autumn. Thanks for asking, Scotty! I hope all is well with you!

sorry - have now 41.000 kms ..still didn`t read the manual .. so forgot 82 times to check the pressure in my wheels - so I plan to do it during the winter - each second day ...:agree:

:lecturef_smilie:haha.

When I had dealer put on new rear he felt I wasn't getting enough mileage out of my rear tire (wear is always in middle..indicating overinflating)...so he said let's just put 24 psi and see how she rydes...etc. etc. etc. So fine with me...take off get out of city traffic hit hiway speed and LIMP mode...call him up...I'm about 10 miles away by now...I limp back...he puts it on the computer....says the only thing that made any sense to him was with the lower pressure the sensors were not happy...fluffed tire back up to 26 psi and 1500 miles later no issue with codes or limp mode popping up. So I say my usual :hun:, whatever and guess I will just buy tires more often. Got 8200 out of the factory tire...then 10,300 out of the one Cowtown put on for me...I am using tires recommended by BRP....well, another sunny day...38 degrees but got the gear so not going to miss a ryde...besides got me one of those fancy Iphones and of course with my hi mechanical/technical skills I can't figure out how to find SIRI cause she is suppose to think for me!!!! So will ryde 45 miles to Verizon store and see if they can make my brain and fingertips as Smart as a smartphone....:roflblack::roflblack:

Interesting - all I can think is that the under-inflated tire was causing issues with the Wheel Speed Sensor:dontknow:.



Cheers!!
Dean

 

[Bootie]

Tire Pressure

sorry - have now 41.000 kms ..still didn`t read the manual .. so forgot 82 times to check the pressure in my wheels - so I plan to do it during the winter - each second day ...:agree:

You mean like the second Tuesday of each week?:roflblack: