10-25-2014, 02:53 PM
(10-25-2014, 11:14 AM)OldF7Guy_imp Wrote: Funny this topic came up today. I left out on my Nighthawk and didnt make it too the end of the street and knew something didnt feel right. Turned around and came home and the front tire had like 15 lbs of pressure in it. Aired it up and checked thinking I had run over a screw or something. Back tire was low too but not that low. I am guilty of not checking them but I dont understand how they just up and lose air without running over something. I need to do a better job in the future. I need to check this at least once a month and I have not been doing this.This is a good lesson learned for me. I cant tell you how ill handling the Nighthawk was with low air pressure.
Bottom line is that I got lazy and all I want to do is ride and not work on anything. That is going to have to change and I will take this much more serious in the future.
Mate, 15psi is danger territory, unless your riding in loose sand
. Once a week, or two at a stretch, is good for tyre checks. Get your own gauge. Don't need a digital, just a good quality stick gauge to back up the service station's gauge. If you get your own then look for one with the range approximately 5 - 50psi. They are generally most accurate in the middle of the gauge range. Cheers.