Dirt_Dad
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We've just had the roof and gutters replaced and we are finding screws all over the place. So I went out this evening to check the tires on the cars to make sure we don't have a flat tomorrow morning. My car was fine, DMs brand new vehicle showed 22lbs on all her tires. That seemed very odd to me. Her car has a tire pressure gauge showing on the dash, so I turned it on and all tires were showing within a pound of correct pressure. Another look with my super accurate gauge I've been using for years and it was still at 22lbs.
So I started grabbing the cheapo gauges I had put away long ago. Three more gauges of different brands and operation. All of those agreed with her in-dash gauge. Next I went to my car and found the 35lbs I had been running was more like 45lbs. A check of the bike and the expected 39lbs was actually 47lbs. Holy crap.
I've been using that gauge exclusively for years...many, many years. Have no idea how long I've been running the wrong pressure.
Goodbye you POS.
Guess when I say I never air-down for dirt riding I'm really not kidding.
So I started grabbing the cheapo gauges I had put away long ago. Three more gauges of different brands and operation. All of those agreed with her in-dash gauge. Next I went to my car and found the 35lbs I had been running was more like 45lbs. A check of the bike and the expected 39lbs was actually 47lbs. Holy crap.
I've been using that gauge exclusively for years...many, many years. Have no idea how long I've been running the wrong pressure.
Goodbye you POS.
Guess when I say I never air-down for dirt riding I'm really not kidding.