My bike sits from middle November to middle April,or so. I have always increased tire pressure,while parked,to about 50psi in an attempt to stop flat spotting. I just read in a (kawasaki) owners manual to drop pressure to 20 for storage. I'm sure that they are smarter that i....but it seems or appears,that at low pressure,or half flat,that the tire would get a major flat spot sitting that way. What do you do?
Put bike on centrestand, block up the front end of the bike so that both wheels are of the ground.
Quote from: hein on January 23, 2012, 05:22:41 PM
Put bike on center-stand, block up the front end of the bike so that both wheels are of the ground.
+1. I have read where concrete draws the oils out of tires, making them brittle etc. hence the need to get them off the ground if the bike is to be parked for a while.
Dan
Good info.... I removed the center stand some time ago..probably why i wasn't thinking along those lines.....but i can figure a way to get it off the tires. thanks guys.