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Iahawk

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Re: do you really check tire pressures??
« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2017, 11:29:47 PM »
Since I only ride my scoot once every other wek or so I check it before each ride. Better safe than sorry...and I found I can easily add air with my bike pump....no more plugging in my noisy compressor just to add a few pounds of air. (Also use my bike pump for motorcycle and recently used it on minivan...works just fine)
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Re: do you really check tire pressures??
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2017, 06:46:54 AM »
I check em about once a month with my Joe Blow mountain bike pump with included gauge.

If I got more than a few flats that I can count, other than the dirtbike rampage, I think I might carry a small patch kit and a mtnbike pump somewhere on my scooter, especially if going for a longer ride out across the desert.  Not a place I want to sit around waiting for assistance.
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Re: do you really check tire pressures??
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2017, 01:22:05 PM »
I check mine every couple of weeks or before a long ride. I have several bikes with clearance challenges for accessing the Schrader valves so I need a few different gauges and one straight and one angled quick fitting for my compressor. On long trips I always have a plug kit and a can of Fix-a-Flat.
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Re: do you really check tire pressures??
« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2017, 01:30:39 PM »
(Also use my bike pump for motorcycle and recently used it on minivan...works just fine)

I also use my floor pump on minivan tires. All four of them have slow leaks, so I correct them every ride. It seems to be exactly 10 pumps per psi.

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Re: do you really check tire pressures??
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2017, 08:05:29 PM »
I also use my floor pump on minivan tires. All four of them have slow leaks, so I correct them every ride. It seems to be exactly 10 pumps per psi.






Same here. I have found that my Joe Blow large volume bicycle pump works on just about everything. And its simple and accurate.
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Re: do you really check tire pressures??
« Reply #20 on: June 10, 2017, 07:26:40 PM »
I go to Discount Tire for this. I have my tires checked every five weeks. It is free.
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Re: do you really check tire pressures??
« Reply #21 on: June 10, 2017, 10:07:47 PM »
I go to Discount Tire for this. I have my tires checked every five weeks. It is free.

Problem there is your tires are already hot.  Not killer of course, I've filled hot tires to spec more than a few times, but them's what's fussy would naysay ya on that.
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Re: do you really check tire pressures??
« Reply #22 on: June 14, 2017, 04:01:14 AM »
I bought a $20 electric (12 volt) tire pump (named "Slime) at Pepboys that has a surprisingly accurate pressure gauge on it and when I clamp it on the valve stem I know the pressure then, and as I add air. I power it with my battery charger or plug it into a cig lighter (my GV 250 has a 12 volt socket for cell phone charger) and it makes tire pressure maintenance almost fun. It measures 7"by7" by 3" and weighs about two pounds. It even has a bright spot light on it. The name alone makes it a winner.
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