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Servicing Your Honda
Tires
Air Pressure
Refer to
Safety Precautions
Properly inflated tires provide the best combination of handling, tread life, and
riding comfort. Generally, underinflated tires wear unevenly, adversely affect
handling, and are more likely to fail from being overheated. Overinflated tires
make your motorcycle ride harshly, are more prone to damage from road
hazards, and wear unevenly.
Even though your motorcycle is equipped with tire pressure monitoring system
(TPMS), we recommend that you visually check your tires before every ride and
use an air pressure gauge to measure the air pressure at least once a month or
any time you think the tires might be low. Even tires that are in good condition
may lose one to two psi per month if not checked and adjusted regularly.
See
3 for more information.
Tubeless tires have some degree of self-sealing ability if they are punctured.
However, because leakage is often very slow, you should look closely for
punctures whenever a tire is not fully inflated.
Always check air pressure when your tires are ‘‘cold’’, after the motorcycle has
been parked for at least three hours. If you check air pressure when your tires
are ‘‘warm’’ — even if your motorcycle has only been ridden for a few miles —
the readings will be higher. If you let air out of warm tires to match the
recommended cold pressures, the tires will be underinflated.
The recommended ‘‘cold’’ tire pressures are:
front
36 psi (250 kPa , 2.50 kgf/cm
2
)
rear
41 psi (280 kPa , 2.80 kgf/cm
2
)
Summary of Contents for GOLDWING GL1800/A 2015
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