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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Just checked the air in my tires... 07/16/11 at 12:58:08 24lbs rear,... 0 lbs front... This tells me two things... a. I should check my air more often... b. I have the sensitivity of a warthog... In my own defense,... I did notice that was a particularly soft ride yesterday... ...
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bluesrockdoc YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 42	Re: Just checked the air in my tires... Reply #1 - 07/16/11 at 13:07:40 Look on the bright side, the front tire gets to have brand new fresh air in it!
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Just checked the air in my tires... Reply #2 - 07/16/11 at 13:31:56 Shoulda used PJ1 balance plus. http://www.sudco.com/pj1.html BTW, did you know tobwores is serowbot backwards?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Just checked the air in my tires... Reply #3 - 07/16/11 at 13:33:53 Gyrobob wrote on 07/16/11 at 13:31:56: Shoulda used PJ1 balance plus. http://www.sudco.com/pj1.html BTW, did you know tobwores is serowbot backwards? You will find a reward in your drawer for figuring that out.
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mscepu101 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 104	Re: Just checked the air in my tires... Reply #4 - 07/16/11 at 17:57:15 Does anyone know how to get access the rear tire air valve? I cannot get an "air head" on the valve due to the tire spokes getting in the way!
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Re: Just checked the air in my tires...
Reply #5 - 07/16/11 at 18:04:30

mpescatori wrote on 07/07/10 at 05:35:02:

groupus wrote on 07/04/10 at 12:06:27:

i just seemed to have developed some pretty nasty speed wobbles that start at about 75-75mph. any insight on this? its freakin' scary and potentially dangerous. also, i put new tires on months ago, but this hasn't happened til now.

I had the same on my trusty old Moto Guzzi V50, the front fork stems had worn and the oil/compressed gas in the individual stems were at different levels.
In other words, the two stems of the front fork had different stiffness, so any time you bump into anything bigger than an ANT the front fork will twist and the wheel will wobble.

Else, I have Avon Venom front/rear, have ridden a mere 5000 miles in 4 years (been stationary far too long) BUT they are excellent value for money (IMHO)
because they are high performance tires for high-performance bikes (100++bhp), fit them on a 30bhp bike and they should last a long time and a half.

My tires look like new, and hold the air pressure quite nicely.

PS small tip for that rear tire air valve, I bought an "L" adapter from British supplier called "Holden"
cost GBP 3.95+VAT = US$ 8 more or less

http://www.holden.co.uk/default.asp?mode=bike

but now checking for air isn't the pain it used to be !

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Just checked the air in my tires... Reply #6 - 07/16/11 at 18:06:27 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1222284817
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: Just checked the air in my tires... Reply #7 - 07/16/11 at 18:49:18 I checked my tires with four different gauges and got six different readings. So your zero could be an error.
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SuperSavage Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 341	Re: Just checked the air in my tires... Reply #8 - 07/16/11 at 19:39:48 I feel kinda deflated after reading this thread.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Just checked the air in my tires... Reply #9 - 07/16/11 at 19:44:57 mscepu101 wrote on 07/16/11 at 17:57:15: Does anyone know how to get access the rear tire air valve? I cannot get an "air head" on the valve due to the tire spokes getting in the way! Buy a tube with a 90 degree stem installed to the right.
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Reply #10 - 07/16/11 at 20:43:09

mscepu101 wrote on 07/16/11 at 17:57:15:

Does anyone know how to get access the rear tire air valve?

I cannot get an "air head" on the valve due to the tire spokes getting in the way!

Gotta roll the bike so the valve stem is at the rear of the bike, & go from the starboard side. Im pretty satisfied with the long air chuck with 2 air outlets, & thres a 'truckers" pressure gauge, I like it , too, but, with the stem at the rear, about anything will work.

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drums1 Serious Thumper Offline '87 Savage Bashed--Down for the count Posts: 664 Racine, Wisconsin Gender:	Re: Just checked the air in my tires... Reply #11 - 07/17/11 at 04:56:26 Front tire 0 ? You'd think that would feel worse than "a little spongy". I had a flat on the rear once and didn't know it . I suspected something was amiss when I couldn't coast very far. It was almost like I had the brakes on.
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Reply #12 - 07/17/11 at 05:31:26

drums1 wrote on 07/17/11 at 04:56:26:

Front tire 0 ? You'd think that would feel worse than "a little spongy". I had a flat on the rear once and didn't know it . I suspected something was amiss when I couldn't coast very far. It was almost like I had the brakes on.

Anytime I have ever had a sudden flat on a bike at speed, it almost tossed me off. Things usually get REALLY sporty when you get down below 20 or so.

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mscepu101 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 104	Re: Just checked the air in my tires... Reply #13 - 07/17/11 at 12:46:05 Thanks for the great ideas for getting at the rear tire valve! I am going to look for the 90 degree stem at my local shops and the next time I change tire I will ask for a 90 dgree stem. Again, Thanks!
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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: Just checked the air in my tires... Reply #14 - 07/17/11 at 13:03:35 I read 0 on my rear tire a week ago. It didn't look bad at all!! Strange.
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