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WEB-Tech wrote: Try to once a week. I'll also check before any "longer" ride, especially if I plan to travel on a highway. |
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I'm in the OMG department, and there's nothing funny about this.
After starting any 2-wheeler, while letting the engine circulate oils a bit, I have a habbit of checking both brakes and during this, give "a visual" to air pressure. Which equals of being able to say whether there is none or some air If the result is "some air" and the bike feels OK, I may continue this for several weeks.....you know, as each and every car driver is better than a statistical average driver, I similarly have the super power to be able to detect a small pressure difference just by riding the bike. A good way to approach this would be to purchase such vents that have a build in air pressure sensor....the low cost models just visual (apparently still OK) and high cost models electrical. |
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once a week during riding season.
visual checks to see if they look like they have enough air don't cut it. riding on 4-5lbs low makes it squirrely when corning, you can't see that amount just sitting there. |
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On my motorcycle, before every ride. On my PX, every once in a while when I remember as the tyres always hold their pressure well.
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RRider wrote: I'm in the OMG department, and there's nothing funny about this. After starting any 2-wheeler, while letting the engine circulate oils a bit, I have a habbit of checking both brakes and during this, give "a visual" to air pressure. Which equals of being able to say whether there is none or some air If the result is "some air" and the bike feels OK, I may continue this for several weeks.....you know, as each and every car driver is better than a statistical average driver, I similarly have the super power to be able to detect a small pressure difference just by riding the bike. A good way to approach this would be to purchase such vents that have a build in air pressure sensor....the low cost models just visual (apparently still OK) and high cost models electrical. |
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Ok, the Vespa is on a stand. I get it. So you can't really do a visual before riding to see if the tires have lost any pressure while on the stand, and, yes it is hard to see the tires visually once you are on the scoot. Thus makes sense to check the pressure more often.
But once a week makes me ask how many times you actually had a loss in pressure that makes you do this Webby Techy? So, for those of you Vespites who check your tire pressure once a week, how many times did you actually have to do a fill?
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Sspcpa wrote: Ok, the Vespa is on a stand. I get it. So you can't really do a visual before riding to see if the tires have lost any pressure while on the stand, and, yes it is hard to see the tires visually once you are on the scoot. Thus makes sense to check the pressure more often. But once a week makes me ask how many times you actually had a loss in pressure that makes you do this Webby Techy? So, for those of you Vespites who check your tire pressure once a week, how many times did you actually have to do a fill? |
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Sspcpa wrote: Ok, the Vespa is on a stand. I get it. So you can't really do a visual before riding to see if the tires have lost any pressure while on the stand, and, yes it is hard to see the tires visually once you are on the scoot. Thus makes sense to check the pressure more often. But once a week makes me ask how many times you actually had a loss in pressure that makes you do this Webby Techy? So, for those of you Vespites who check your tire pressure once a week, how many times did you actually have to do a fill? Do I want to know the answer to that? |
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Re: How often do you check the air in your tires?
Sspcpa wrote: How often do you check the air in your tires? If I'm going on a long ride I'll probably check it, along with oil levels. If someone else is going to ride it, I'll check it. If my wife is going to ride it, I'll check it. Hers I check when I'm in the garage doing something. If I'm just commuting on it, I have no idea. Monthly maybe. |
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Sspcpa wrote: Honestly, I'm beginning to think it is the same guy with two accounts. Webby Techy and Old as Dirt. IDK I am definitely not a troll, and I asked a legit question. Sorry if I offended anyone. Never thought of that. I'm thinking Web-Tech is Old As Dirt's alter ego. Only comes out when it's dark, that sort of thing. Has anyone ever seen them together in the same room? |
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Madison Sully wrote: Sspcpa wrote: Ok, the Vespa is on a stand. I get it. So you can't really do a visual before riding to see if the tires have lost any pressure while on the stand, and, yes it is hard to see the tires visually once you are on the scoot. Thus makes sense to check the pressure more often. But once a week makes me ask how many times you actually had a loss in pressure that makes you do this Webby Techy? So, for those of you Vespites who check your tire pressure once a week, how many times did you actually have to do a fill? Do I want to know the answer to that? |
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I have an air compressor at work and an air chuck in my pencil box. I keep a 12 volt air compressor in my van. Tires are the most important/neglected part on a vehicle. Low tire pressure is the #1 reason for a blow out with passenger vehicle/trucks.
Many times I warn drivers if I see their tire looks low. It's not just to help them. They can cause collaterial damage to other veihicles during a blow out. |
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Sspcpa wrote: So, for those of you Vespites who check your tire pressure once a week, how many times did you actually have to do a fill? |
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The three scoots here all have to have a small top-up every couple of weeks or so. Plus I check before every 'spirited' ride.
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I do always check tire pressure on the bike I'm taking for a ride. I don't think I have to add more air each time bike is taken for the ride but usually once a month I will need to 'adjust' the pressure.
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Sspcpa wrote: So, for those of you Vespites who check your tire pressure once a week, how many times did you actually have to do a fill? I'm not particularly concerned about being a couple of pounds low. What I don't want to do is find out a mile down the road on a sharp turn that I had a slow leak and I'm more like TEN pounds low. |
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znomit wrote: Every three or four months. I know. I don't deserver her. When I was younger, I had a mini that used to burn (lots) of oil... I simply brought 4lt of the cheapest oil I could find (30w40 from supermarket... It was cheaper than Repco/Napa, where I worked!) every Friday/payday & poured the whole lot in! That's th only time I did maintenence once a week. Now I check tyres if they look flat, scoot feels/handles badly, or before a long ride (if I remember) If you need to check weekly/fortnight ly... GO GET YOUR TYRES FIXED, they are knackered or punctured! |
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I do my bicycles based on experience. So daily for skinny 90psi race tyres, weekly for the larger training tyres, and monthly for the 60psi commuter.
Can we talk about nitrogen? Can be more fun the a boring old oil or octane thread. |
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znomit wrote: Can we talk about nitrogen? Can be more fun the a boring old oil or octane thread. I'll use every excuse to divert the talk from my bad air pressure habbits. But have to add, that modern tires and especially vents are marvellous - during those too few times I do check the pressure, it's almost always the same - the one set at Spring. |
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I put about four pounds extra in each of them and then check them when I remember that I haven't checked them in a while or it gets a little squirrely, whichever comes first.
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znomit wrote: Can we talk about nitrogen? Can be more fun the a boring old oil or octane thread. Octane... th more th merrier... AvGas or if it's over 100, then game-on! |
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Religiously every Christmas, though sometimes less often. If the bike starts to feel a bit "odd" then I'll also check at that point. You'd think checking the tyre pressure continually would release air and make make the tires go down faster.
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robinm wrote: Religiously every Christmas, though sometimes less often. If the bike starts to feel a bit "odd" then I'll also check at that point. You'd think checking the tyre pressure continually would release air and make make the tires go down faster. |
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Before riding, I squeeze the tires to make sure they are hard to the touch.
Then usually once or twice a month with the gauge. If I note any change in handling, then it's gauge and air pump. |
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I have a bicycle pump with a pressure gauge.
I simply attach the pump to each tire and pump by hand if low. The entire process takes roughly one minute. I do it before every long ride and every couple of weeks whether it needs it or not. |
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Depends.
My first two GTS's's I checked infrequently as the tires held air very well. I felt I was letting more out with every pressure check than the tire was losing. The latest (2016) doesn't do so well. I check them at least every three or four trips and often have to put in a pound or two. I use a Kobalt inflator from Lowes, an older version of this one: https://www.amazon.com/Kobalt-Portable-Compressor-Inflator-Needles/dp/B01N56OXQC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520260601&sr=8-1&keywords=kobalt+air+inflator It works off 12v from a ciggy outlet or 120v from the wall. I have one of those pencil shaped testers but never use it. I think it is A Good Thing to use the same gauge every time to eliminate differences in accuracy. |
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I'm in the "not often enough" camp. Typically I check after the scoot feels odd or squirrelly. This, even after coming too close to laying down due to a flat.
Didn't someone around here have a Bluetooth tire pressure monitoring system? |
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XyloSesame wrote: Didn't someone around here have a Bluetooth tire pressure monitoring system? Nothing beats the simplicity of a properly calibrated gauge. It doesnt have to be 00.00000 +/- accurate but its nice to know how far off your unit is. FYI... ANY tire shop should have a calibration source thats FREE OF CHARGE to use in single or multiple pressure increments. I cant imagine anyone needing more than 50psi in a scooter tire so one that reads 0-60psi should be plenty for accurate readings. Ideally it shouldnt be "bouncing around" in your pet carrier. If the name starts with Accu... avoid that like herpes! If you already have one... get it benchmarked! Also tire pressure experimentation is basically a free mod. If Im super slabbing it wfo... I raise the tire pressure by ~5lbs. If its wet out... Im on the low side. None of my pressures are below 36 psi.
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znomit wrote: I do my bicycles based on experience. So daily for skinny 90psi race tyres, weekly for the larger training tyres, and monthly for the 60psi commuter. Can we talk about nitrogen? Can be more fun the a boring old oil or octane thread. |
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turboblew wrote: XyloSesame wrote: Didn't someone around here have a Bluetooth tire pressure monitoring system? Nothing beats the simplicity of a properly calibrated gauge. It doesnt have to be 00.00000 +/- accurate but its nice to know how far off your unit is. FYI... ANY tire shop should have a calibration source thats FREE OF CHARGE to use in single or multiple pressure increments. I cant imagine anyone needing more than 50psi in a scooter tire so one that reads 0-60psi should be plenty for accurate readings. Ideally it shouldnt be "bouncing around" in your pet carrier. If the name starts with Accu... avoid that like herpes! If you already have one... get it benchmarked! Also tire pressure experimentation is basically a free mod. If Im super slabbing it wfo... I raise the tire pressure by ~5lbs. If its wet out... Im on the low side. None of my pressures are below 36 psi. |
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jimc wrote: I would argue that calibration is relatively unimportant - it's consistently reproducible results that are important for a tyre pressure gauge. |
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