Long time listener, first time caller (at least it sure feels that way). Just put the Economist on my ‘13 S10. Took the wheel in with the tire and had the motorcycle shop mount it and balance it. Got it back with ~45 lbs of pressure but decided to run it in the mid-low 30s. Around the neighborhood it seemed fine and it didn’t seem to be an issue until the commute to work today.
So I was doing about 70 mph when I exited the highway, slowed down, and took the turn. There was no real hard braking or anything, just the normal slowdown and such. I can’t pinpoint when it got squirrelly, but it did, and man oh man could you feel it. I knew then I had a flat, so I limped it to a gas station and low and behold: a COMPLETELY flat back tire. Inspected it and didn’t see any punctures or noticeable ruptures anywhere, and it looked like it was still on the bead. Threw her on her center stand (wow that was much harder than it usually is), reinflated the tire to 30 lbs, and continued on my merry way—paranoid the whole time—for my last 30 miles to work. I stopped a couple times to check the rear and no other problems.
However, my top speed from this point forward was like 55 whereas my top speed the first 17 miles was 75. I think I’ll add 10 lbs at the gas station tonight before trekking home and see what there is to see about that. Of course I’d love advice from those running the Economist. I saw where Sallydog was running 30 lbs so that was kinda my starting point.
Edit: holy crap this IS my first post!