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04-06-10, 01:54 PM
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-2PSI in a week
Both my tyres have lost 2 PSI since last weekend. Does that seem normal? Is it maybe something to do with the hot weather?
 I haven't used the bike all week The front wheel has a dent in it and I noticed a small cut in the rear tyre last week, so I'm being a bit paranoid just now. |
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04-06-10, 02:04 PM
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Re: -2PSI in a week
I replaced the cheap plastic caps with decent metal ones from BMW and it made a huge difference.
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04-06-10, 03:29 PM
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Re: -2PSI in a week
Can't see a 2 psi a loss in a week a problem esp with the temperatures varying so much at the moment
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04-06-10, 03:36 PM
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Re: -2PSI in a week
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04-06-10, 03:43 PM
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Re: -2PSI in a week
Mine have changed by a similar amount. I put it down to the temperature change.
On my other bike the front has lost 20psi in three days. That's down to the big nail in the tyre. 
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04-06-10, 03:51 PM
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Re: -2PSI in a week
I was loosing about 4-5psi, turned out to be the valve. You could try spraying water with washing up fluid on the valve to see if it leaks air.
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04-06-10, 05:05 PM
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Re: -2PSI in a week
Or gob onto the schrader. Don't rely on your valve caps to hold ANY pressure! They're to stop dirt getting in and not air getting out.
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04-06-10, 06:49 PM
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Re: -2PSI in a week
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dont worry about it Daz. BTW dent in the front wheel? |
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04-06-10, 07:25 PM
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 http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=150836 I think it was a big pot hole in france |
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