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Motorcycle Forum / General / Sportbikes / March 2006Check your tire pressures!
So today is the day the actual assimilation of new motorcycle begins. Suspension, lube the chain, nice decent sized ride on Interstate and canyons. First thing I notice...15 PSI IN THE FRONT TIRE! How DARE someone trade me a bike with barely no air in the tire! How DARE I ride it without checking it first! Needless to say, the thing now steers alot better. This afternoon its chain lube time ( rust on the chain I noticed this morning, naughty naughty ) and a nice oil change with some leftover cager oil I've got laying around ( dino at first, to see how the shifting changes when I swap it over later to Mobil 1 ). Maybe I'll even CLEAN it today! <GASP!> > Maybe I'll even CLEAN it today! <GASP!> Troy clean his bike??? Now I'm gasping... Larry L 94 RC45 #2 Have a wheelie NICE day... Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life... If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust... V4'S are music to the seat of my pants... 1952 De Havilland Chipmunk... Yank and bank your brains loose... http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/ http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/ http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=netters2 http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax >> Maybe I'll even CLEAN it today! <GASP!> > >Troy clean his bike??? Now I'm gasping... When Troy comes out to Cheeeland he can clean mine too.:-) I have dirt on mine from 2001. Regards Mike > >> Maybe I'll even CLEAN it today! <GASP!> > > > >Troy clean his bike??? Now I'm gasping... > > When Troy comes out to Cheeeland he can clean mine too.:-) I have dirt > on mine from 2001. You put that bitch to work cowboy. >>> Maybe I'll even CLEAN it today! <GASP!> >> >>Troy clean his bike??? Now I'm gasping... > >When Troy comes out to Cheeeland he can clean mine too.:-) I have dirt >on mine from 2001. Does it still have parts on it from 2001 or they all shake off already? =P >> Maybe I'll even CLEAN it today! <GASP!> > > Troy clean his bike??? Now I'm gasping... SEE! I knew someone would recognize what a FEAT I've got planned for this weekend. > So today is the day the actual assimilation of new motorcycle begins. > Suspension, lube the chain, nice decent sized ride on Interstate and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > How DARE someone trade me a bike with barely no air in the tire! How DARE > I ride it without checking it first! TROY! CAn you remember when you first got your GSXR750 you made a very similar posting about tire pressures??? > Needless to say, the thing now steers alot better. This afternoon its > chain lube time ( rust on the chain I noticed this morning, naughty [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Maybe I'll even CLEAN it today! <GASP!> >> So today is the day the actual assimilation of new motorcycle begins. >> Suspension, lube the chain, nice decent sized ride on Interstate and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > TROY! CAn you remember when you first got your GSXR750 you made a very > similar posting about tire pressures??? WHAT! I WAS STUNNED THEN AS WELL!! I am always amazed, after I get a new bike, and I do the "Troy spec" riding inspection on it, and this is for new bikes as well, and I am always surprised by how things aren't how they are supposed to be. Low tire pressures...oil been in the crankcase forever, chicken strips out the wazoo, wacko suspension settings, factory or otherwise, its simply amazing. Its one of the reasons I think I have a "Troy spec" inspection soon after I have possession of the bike.....I forget what thing almost got me killed once which convinced me I needed to do this to ALL motorcycles when they hit the garage. I might mention Sally, at 4000 rpms EXACTLY in 6th gear the Strom is doing 73mph and its dead smooth....DEAD smooth. Clear mirrors, not a vibe to be found in the handlebars, now, give it some gas, run it below that at something other than steady state cruising and you'll know there is some other kind of engine down there, but its never a bad vibe at all. But right there at that interstate crusing sweet spot....dead smooth. The thing is a GoldWing in disguise if it had a better windshield and a better seat, but with just a new windshield I think I could ride it across the country without too much discomfort. >>> So today is the day the actual assimilation of new motorcycle begins. >>> Suspension, lube the chain, nice decent sized ride on Interstate and [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > seat, but with just a new windshield I think I could ride it across the > country without too much discomfort. There's nothing like it for anywhere near the money. And nothing can match it for weight in this category. And the engine is a gem for those that get to discover it. No wonder Cagiva choose them for the RAptor and they have sold volumes of them in Italy. > So today is the day the actual assimilation of new motorcycle begins. > Suspension, lube the chain, nice decent sized ride on Interstate and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > How DARE someone trade me a bike with barely no air in the tire! How DARE > I ride it without checking it first! Honest, I don't get this tire pressure thing. OK 15lbs is roughly 50% of recommended. I get that. But I watch NASCAR (ducks head and runs for cover). And I constantly hear the announcers say something like, "Well, on the number 14 car they'd dropped the left rear pressure a 1/2 lb., that should tighten (or loosen) the car." A 1/2 lb? Me? When I went to the track, the Michelin guy was there, he had a sign: Today's recommended tire pressure is 32 front / 32 rear ( or similiar). Good enough for me. Bryan > Me? When I went to the track, the Michelin guy was there, he had a sign: > Today's recommended tire pressure is 32 front / 32 rear ( or similiar). > Good enough for me. Is that 32/32 in the shade, or in the sun.... - Kurt > But I watch NASCAR (ducks head and runs for cover). And I constantly hear > the announcers say something like, "Well, on the number 14 car they'd > dropped the left rear pressure a 1/2 lb., that should tighten (or loosen) > the car." > > A 1/2 lb? I think NASCAR tire pressures are generally pretty low. I don't think you'll see 30+ psi there. So maybe 1/2 psi is noticeable. I can tell the difference a few psi just by how the bike feels, and I'm not anything close to a pro racer. Say what you like about NASCAR, but those guys know a thing or two about making those cars go fast. I could see how 1/2 psi plus or minus could be a factor. Confession time: I watch NASCAR too. I'm going to the race this June at Pocono, PA.  SignatureJamin Kortegard popular sportbike / popular car "Hokey 600s and trackday usability are no match for a good literbike at your side, kid." - Michael > Confession time: I watch NASCAR too. I'm going to the race this June at > Pocono, PA. I went to one at Pocono...it sucked. Martinsville was much better. You could barely even SEE the cars at Pocono, the place is so huge. > I went to one at Pocono...it sucked. Martinsville was much better. > > You could barely even SEE the cars at Pocono, the place is so huge. Yeah, it is huge. Last time there, though, we did see Dale Jarrett lose a wheel (not a tire, a whole wheel) right on the front straight in front of pit lane. What's nice about Pocono is the family friends who have a lakeside cabin in the woods about 40 minutes from the track. SignatureJamin Kortegard popular sportbike / popular car "Hokey 600s and trackday usability are no match for a good literbike at your side, kid." - Michael >> I went to one at Pocono...it sucked. Martinsville was much better. >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > in > the woods about 40 minutes from the track. Well, that would make the difference for me as well. I stayed in Ephrata the night before so I had some driving to do to get to the race. >> But I watch NASCAR (ducks head and runs for cover). And I constantly >> hear [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Confession time: I watch NASCAR too. I'm going to the race this June at > Pocono, PA. I also watch NASCAR (hey- I like racing... most all forms, and right now, it's the top dog for spectators - Sunday afternoon on network TV) Up until 3-5 yrs ago, they didn't fiddle with tire pressures at all... now, it's done on almost every stop. Someone discovered something. I'm going to Phoenix in a few weeks (B-day present from the wife) Yeah... For Troy to CLEAN a bike is a feat to be sure!! > So today is the day the actual assimilation of new motorcycle begins. > Suspension, lube the chain, nice decent sized ride on Interstate and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Maybe I'll even CLEAN it today! <GASP!> > Yeah... For Troy to CLEAN a bike is a feat to be sure!! Where you been lately? >First thing I notice...15 PSI IN THE FRONT TIRE! > >How DARE someone trade me a bike with barely no air in the tire! How DARE I >ride it without checking it first! > >Needless to say, the thing now steers alot better. Heaven forbid you should ride a morning track session one day, and wonder why the BIKE IS STEERING HEAVY... <cough cough>. Uh, Deerslayer, where's the tire gauge?? <mutter> Stuff happens, beeyotch. |
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