Bought my zed 105 two weeks ago. Checked the tyre pressures at the weekend (205/50 R16) and found they were all about 32 when the book says 28F and 26R. I've dropped the pressures down to what the book recommends and I don't know if it's my imagination or not, but it feels like I've lost a bit of road-grip?
checked mine today 205/45/17 front had 28 supposed to be 33 rear had 40 supposed to be 28 i must say it is alot less bumpy ride now and handles better god knows how it got 40 in the rear.
It depends on when you checked them mate. If you checked them after driving a few miles to the local garage then your tyres would have heated up and the psi reading will be higher. They may have only been 28-29psi when cold.
So you've taken them down from 32 to 28 at the garage with nice warm tyres and the next morning when they're cold they may only read 25psi.
Or did you check them when they were cold with your own pressure gauge??
It depends on when you checked them mate. If you checked them after driving a few miles to the local garage then your tyres would have heated up and the psi reading will be higher. They may have only been 28-29psi when cold.
So you've taken them down from 32 to 28 at the garage with nice warm tyres and the next morning when they're cold they may only read 25psi.
Or did you check them when they were cold with your own pressure gauge??
we had this discussion b4 and if i remember correctly (which i prob don't, lol) 31 psi is not the amount of air in the tyre its the pressure that its pumped upto.
So when i had new wheels coz the tyres were alot smaller i thought i'd have less air in em (which i do) but the psi is still the sdame!!!
we had this discussion b4 and if i remember correctly (which i prob don't, lol) 31 psi is not the amount of air in the tyre its the pressure that its pumped upto.
So when i had new wheels coz the tyres were alot smaller i thought i'd have less air in em (which i do) but the psi is still the sdame!!!
I put some in my tyres once, didnt have a clue, then my dad checked em ages ago think there was about 36 in there or something, but he went bloody mad thats for sure...LOL...
Think i need to check em tho :wallb: Havent done it for ages :guns:
Stopped on way home and put in 31 all round. Stuck to the road like glue again ... thanks Vic and others.
Ade
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