Did ya wave went ya went by?![]()
Weren't many lights on at that hour, but I did look for the yellow Hummer as I passed Bob's work place, didn't see it.
Did ya wave went ya went by?![]()
Weren't many lights on at that hour, but I did look for the yellow Hummer as I passed Bob's work place, didn't see it.
I think the majority of us are guilty of not checking air pressure in our tires. I know as the Chapter Educator for my Wing Chapter for over 8 years, this was a topic of discussion every spring when the guys were getting ready for their first rides since winter. The rear tire air valve on a Wing is difficult to get to, hence it doesn't get the checks it should. I am just as guilty as the next Winger. If it hadn't been for my tire pressure indicator feature on the '09, I would not have known my tire was flat on the way home from Spearfish until it started to get squishy feeling on me. How often are we supposed to check tire pressure??? Every time we take the bike out for a ride. Those of us that ride every day have less tendency to do that, than the person who rides once a week or once a month.
Do we put our flip-flops on before or after we kick the tars.... How often are we supposed to check tire pressure??? Every time we take the bike out for a ride. .....
Do we put our flip-flops on before or after we kick the tars?
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That's the only time I've ever used firewood to hold the wheel off the gravel.![]()
The rear tire air valve on a Wing is difficult to get to, hence it doesn't get the checks it should. I am just as guilty as the next Winger. If it hadn't been for my tire pressure indicator feature on the '09, I would not have known my tire was flat on the way home from Spearfish until it started to get squishy feeling on me. How often are we supposed to check tire pressure??? Every time we take the bike out for a ride.
I'm not going to try to change anyone's mind. Ride what you want to ride, it's your money and your skin. But I can't help but think that if square profile, thick treaded car tires really provided more traction and better cornering you'd see every race bike on the track running car tires. Superbike teams and MotoGP teams have the budgets to run whatever works best, and motorcycle tires manufacturers supporting these teams are under huge pressures to provide better, faster, stickier, longer lasting tires.
Based on the claims proponents make, these tire companies could meet all the goals simultaneously simply by switching to car-style tires. The fact that it hasn't happened ought to say something.
Yeah, I know, racing is an extreme case. But so are emergency situations, where you need all the cornering traction you can get. THAT'S where a car tire is going to fail you.
Gold Wings have been equipped with right angle stems since at least 1988.I use a SmarTire system, so yes, I check my pressures every ride. Given the potential effects of low tire pressure, I think a tire monitoring system should be a far higher priority than some of the farkles we spend money on. From 2008 on, cars are required to have them from the factory, and a car's not going to fall over on you because the tires are underinflated.
As for difficulty checking pressure, that's what right angle valve stems are for. Put a pair of ariete valves on at the next tire change, and you won't have that excuse for not checking pressures.
I'm not going to try to change anyone's mind. Ride what you want to ride, it's your money and your skin. But I can't help but think that if square profile, thick treaded car tires really provided more traction and better cornering you'd see every race bike on the track running car tires. Superbike teams and MotoGP teams have the budgets to run whatever works best, and motorcycle tires manufacturers supporting these teams are under huge pressures to provide better, faster, stickier, longer lasting tires.
Based on the claims proponents make, these tire companies could meet all the goals simultaneously simply by switching to car-style tires. The fact that it hasn't happened ought to say something.
Yeah, I know, racing is an extreme case. But so are emergency situations, where you need all the cornering traction you can get. THAT'S where a car tire is going to fail you.
...... and motorcycle tires manufacturers supporting these teams are under huge pressures to provide better, faster, stickier, longer lasting tires.......