So, how often do you lot check tyre pressures? I normally try to do it every 2/3 weeks but doesnt always happen. I tried this morning because something didnt feel right and went to 4 seperate petrol stations in my area and not 1 had a working pump-they were all quite happy to sell me £1,01 petrol though!
I usually check mine fairly often. Also when there is a big trip or a noticeable change in temperature 
I am lucky as I can do mine at work 
I have a tyre pressure gauge in the same garage that houses the bike . . . doesn’t everybody have a pressure gauge ? :unsure: Even on a car you can feel the difference a couple of psi makes, on a bike it must make a bigger difference, no ? :doze:
Having checked my pressure recently they are currently 29.5 33.5 (FR respectively)
The manufacturers recommended is 36 42.
A few people have told me to run a slightly lower tyre pressure in the cold as it warms up quicker and should grip better (at the expense of the tyre lifespan)
Should I be inflating them a bit more, or should I put the pressures up to the recommended level?
You can never trust a petrol station pressure gauge, I always use my own.
Wyvern, There isn’t much to be gained from running under inflated tyres on the road really.
Can anybody recommend a good foot pump? I have a digital gauge and as chunks has said the petrol station is normally off by a bit. Still need a way to get air inot the tyre though.
I’ll check the pressures at least once a week and before every longer ride out, while i’m there i’ll have a look at the condition of the tyres.
Dannyboy, a cheap footpump from Halfords or the like will do the trick.
Wyvern, 46psi in the rear seems high, i’d check the handbook again.
Being a lazy so-and-so i do still use petrol station airlines:cool:I tend to over inflate them and let the air out with my own gauge.
Always check them at least once a week. I usually have a visible inspection of mine before I ride the bike each day, just check the pressures once a week. Got a digital guage and my own footpump. Takes less than five mins to check and inflate.
Im too lazy for a foot pump got meself an electric didgital compressor 
Oops I meant 36 / 42 
That’s what my manual says too but B suggested 33/36 which feels much better.
i try to check every couple of weeks and before long rides…as for pressure i do what it says on the box 
ps also have one of those digi-hand-pressure-thingies :ermm:
I never trust the garage meters, they’re always out. I too overinflate them slightly and then measure them with my own gauge.
I use a Draper one with a traditional mechanical dial. For some reason (completely unjustified I have to say) I don’t trust those electronic gauges! :ermm:
And whats with being charged a minimum of 50p to check your tyres in most garages now??? 
Such a rip off, especially when they are so inaccurate… Ok rant over. Must buy a pump from halfords! :blink:
set the pressures after the trackdays, kick and squint at the tyres before most ridesif it seems soft and squidgy, I get my guage out http://www.bikebitzuk.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1004
I check our two bikes once a week which amounts to about 150 miles and mor than ten heating and cooling cycles. At least one tyre is always at least 10% below the reading from the week before.
I use a digital pump/guage running off a 12v socket that each of our bikes has.
If you have to pay then the gauge should be accurate because it’s governed by weights and measures legislation and should be calibrated regularly. Freebies are usually way off.
Having said that I use a digi-gauge and a footpump.
I check mine once a week as well, just a habit Ive got into and running underinflated on the road is a bit pointless isnt ? surely it just increases tyre wear ?
Not necessarily. I find the std recommended pressures for my bike, 36f 42r give a harsher ride and less grip and being quite a light rider exaggerates this more.
Out of curiosity I had a look in my handbook and was surprised to find there was no change of recommended pressures whether two up or solo. This appears to be a trend across the board and a one size fits all strangely.
What I do know is that the load you carry and how fast you’re going to carry it;) will make a difference to optimum pressure and that’s why this subject will continue to be discussed many more times because of the variables.
Generally speaking I find the recommended pressures too high, this is to cater for two up riding. That’s why I almost always suggest a few psi less than std.
Now… trackday pressures:w00t: