How often should I inflate my motorcycle tires?
You should pump up your road bike tires at least once or twice a week, or before every ride if you don’t go out that often. Road bike tires have been known to lose pressure after 4-5 days of sitting still.
Can you inflate a motorcycle tire with a bike pump?
Yes but it will take forever and be hard to do. I have actually pumped up a auto tire with an old bike pump. It was the only air source at the time, and the option was taking the tire off and airiing it up at the station.
What’s the tire pressure on a 2004 Harley Davidson?
The correct tire pressure for my 2004 XL1200R is 30 psi front 36 psi rear, if two up increase the rear to 40 psi, the XL1200C has the 21″ wheel/tire combo, but my service manual says tire pressure is the same, but check your owners manual to be sure.
What should the pressure be on my front tire?
Harley recommends 30psi cold in the front. Michelin has a max load of 42psi cold stamped on the sidewall. A difference of 12psi. Using Michelin’s recommendation (per the link above), my front tire has become dangerous. I check the pressures often. It seems like this is a front tire issue.
What should tyre pressure be on 2007 Fat Boy?
The suggested tyre pressure on the actual tyre of my 2007 fat boy is 42 psi front and back, where am i going wrong? You can follow the tire manufacturer’s suggested psi or you can follow your factory service manual’s suggested psi. We suggest following your factory service manual. That is what we base our demonstration on.
What should the tire pressure be on a Metzler?
Metzlers run at a higher pressure than Dunlops. As a rule everyone else is right 38-40 in rear and 36 up front.:s I find lower pressure causes sidewall flex, which in turn causes more heat and less mileage.
The correct tire pressure for my 2004 XL1200R is 30 psi front 36 psi rear, if two up increase the rear to 40 psi, the XL1200C has the 21″ wheel/tire combo, but my service manual says tire pressure is the same, but check your owners manual to be sure.
How much pressure do you put on a bike tire?
If you inflate to the max on the side wall, when it heats up you can add 3-5 LBS of pressure to that. Add that up and see where it falls into line with the recommended pressures in the manual for the bike which is what I use.
Where can I find tire pressure Sportster manual?
If you have no reference manuals, make that quick call to your HD dealer and he will cheerfully look it up for you. It is also in the Self Help section or Search section, typing keywords tire pressure sportster.
Metzlers run at a higher pressure than Dunlops. As a rule everyone else is right 38-40 in rear and 36 up front.:s I find lower pressure causes sidewall flex, which in turn causes more heat and less mileage.