Overinflated scooter tyre

[unstuck]

ask your service guy if your tyre treads look okay-

Surely you jest??

[awa355]

And 2) Never put a scooter up at 30psi, around 22-25 psi works best for me. And lastly, if it's a bit of an old scooter, ask your service guy if your tyre treads look okay- you don't want to be riding on bald tyres or it could happen again. Hope the injuries weren't too bad.

Wrong, if the manual says 30psi, then start with that and, maybe, work a couple of psi variation at a time. A lot of scooter riders find dropping the factory recommendations may give a softer ride to compensate for minimal suspension performance.

My Yamaha 100 has 29psi as the required pressure, and that's what I run in the tyres. Any pressure less makes the steering slugish and increases weaving through corners. A owner of the same model in Aussie runs 18 & 22 in his tyres. Experiment and see what works for you. What ever pressure is in the tyres is your responsibility.

[craisin]

Running lower pressures in your tires will increase your chances of breaking the rim to tire seal.
Im more worried about the centrestand scrapeing the road

[Drew]

Running lower pressures in your tires will increase your chances of breaking the rim to tire seal.

Used to run the rear hoop on my stunt bike, down around 14psi. If you're loading the tyres on a scooter, more than I was on an FZR750 mostly on one wheel, you're doing something very wrong.

[craisin]

Used to run the rear hoop on my stunt bike, down around 14psi. If you're loading the tyres on a scooter, more than I was on an FZR750 mostly on one wheel, you're doing something very wrong.

So im over 6 foot and over 130kgs and i ride on the rough roads of west Auckland
Most stunt riding is done in sand

[craisin]

sorry Drew you ride on tennis courts???

[blackdog]

Most stunt riding is done in sand

Really? How would you get a FZR750 with 14psi in the rear to do anything in sand?

[Drew]

sorry Drew you ride on tennis courts???

Stunt park we had, has an old pot holed carpark.

Done a few trips over the 'takas with the RF rear tyre under inflated too. Was under 20psi from time to time, (I was too lazy to fix a puncture), never had that come off the rim either.

[sgtp]

My scoot was recently serviced. When asking if my severely scalloped rear tire was due for replacement, the guy said "yeah nah bro, she'll be alright." ....but when I lean the scoot over in corners, it feels like I am riding over speedbumps. Im not going to worry about it cuz the mechanic told me so, lol