Something about Tyres
Posted: Sun 10 Jan, 2021 3:57 pm
Pleased to see Just John roll up this morning sporting a brand new tyre on his bike complete with a Tyre Puncture Kit, but got a little bit concerned for poor old Elsie when leaving for a ride to Toodyay with Wes and Scruff, the Tyre pressure warning light began flashing on my bike! 
Stopped and checked for punctures but nothing found so checked the pressures and found them to be okay?
We got as far as Gingers Roadhouse in the Swan Valley and I decided to put a couple of extra pounds of air in my tyres and everything was looking good until i got to BullsBrook when the warning light re commenced flashing but the tyre seemed to be retaining a constant pressure
I decided to keep going and chance it through to the Cola Cafe which was doing it's normal roaring trade with a plethora of all kinds of bikes descending on the town.
Had an enjoyable break for lunch with Wes and scruff and said hello to my favourite young local Kelly before departing for home with tyre pressure being maintained but with the blasted warning light still flashing !!
Started thinking it was a faulty TPMS and the need to replace it before arriving home safely!! $$$$$$
Waited a couple of hours for the tyres to cool before checking the pressures again and suddenly realising that through my very own stupidity and without thinking I had under inflated my rear tyre by 10 psi the last time I had checked them.
To make matters worse and to compound the issue, I had not even noticed that fact when I had stopped and checked them at Gingers, and once more put the wrong amount of air in the blasted tyre!!
Nothing wrong with the tyre or the TPMS but just plain operator error, Duhh!!
I have to tell you while I can still remember that this getting old has knobs on it folks.
Swampy
Stopped and checked for punctures but nothing found so checked the pressures and found them to be okay?
We got as far as Gingers Roadhouse in the Swan Valley and I decided to put a couple of extra pounds of air in my tyres and everything was looking good until i got to BullsBrook when the warning light re commenced flashing but the tyre seemed to be retaining a constant pressure
I decided to keep going and chance it through to the Cola Cafe which was doing it's normal roaring trade with a plethora of all kinds of bikes descending on the town.
Had an enjoyable break for lunch with Wes and scruff and said hello to my favourite young local Kelly before departing for home with tyre pressure being maintained but with the blasted warning light still flashing !!
Started thinking it was a faulty TPMS and the need to replace it before arriving home safely!! $$$$$$
Waited a couple of hours for the tyres to cool before checking the pressures again and suddenly realising that through my very own stupidity and without thinking I had under inflated my rear tyre by 10 psi the last time I had checked them.
To make matters worse and to compound the issue, I had not even noticed that fact when I had stopped and checked them at Gingers, and once more put the wrong amount of air in the blasted tyre!!
Nothing wrong with the tyre or the TPMS but just plain operator error, Duhh!!
I have to tell you while I can still remember that this getting old has knobs on it folks.
Swampy
