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Old 10-01-2011, 06:44 PM   #1 (permalink)
BHarvey
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Screwed up

I have been playing with my motorcycle for the past few months and have neglected one detail on my car....... you guessed it, tire pressure.

Can't really say that I felt something was wrong because your brain adjusts slowly to a slow change, but my coast distances seemed 'off' and I did not think the tires would have lost SO much pressure. They looked fine, but when I applied the gauge to them this morning I was shocked they were 10 psi off what I normally run them at, and 4 psi under where you initially feel the coastability difference.

So, aired them up and just releasing the clutch I could feel the rolling difference.
Was even more shocked when rolling through the neighborhood.

Before getting back into motorbikes, I checked the pressure every other day.

It makes a massive difference, so keep track of it.

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