| But the more the do think about them, the more | | | | have been laid out by your tyres manufacturer. |
| you realise just how important those two round, | | | | Pressures vary for road bikes and scooters tyres |
| black and sticky hoops are. After all, there's only two | | | | due to many factors, such as tyre construction and |
| contact patches the size of the palm of your hand | | | | the type and weight of the bike. So listen to the |
| between you and road, but those two patches make | | | | experts - the people that made the tyre in the first |
| all the difference between you keeping on smiling, or | | | | place. The manufacturer's website is a good place to |
| bouncing down the road in an expensive and painful | | | | start. |
| tangle of man and machine. | | | | When you know what pressures you should be |
| Maintaining the correct tyre pressure for your motor | | | | running in your tyres, it's essential you maintain them. |
| bike is essential to ensuring it handles correctly, and | | | | Check your pressures once a week, and visually |
| maintains optimum levels of grip whether you're | | | | inspect your tyres while you're at it to check for any |
| accelerating, decelerating, cornering hard at a track | | | | cuts, tears or punctures - it's better you find out |
| day or simply cruising along. | | | | about them in the comfort of your own garage, than |
| On top of this, incorrect tyre pressures will mean | | | | come to a halt stranded out on the road. |
| your tyres will wear faster and possibly unevenly, | | | | Make sure you check your pressures when the tyres |
| costing you some serious money over the long term, | | | | are cold, and use a proper pressure gauge; it might |
| and compromising the handling on your motor bike. | | | | set you back $20 or $30 (or more), but it'll be far |
| You'll no doubt hear a range of claims as to what are | | | | more accurate than anything you'll generally find on a |
| the best pressures to run in your own tyres, but the | | | | petrol station forecourt. You'll be able to purchase |
| best advice is this: simply follow whatever guidelines | | | | one at any decent motorcycle accessories outlet. |