Cavaliers, how long has it been since you had a flat tire? Tires are the only part of the entire motorcycle that is in contact with the ground and supports the entire vehicle. Maintenance work is very important. If you drive without checking the condition of the tires, it will affect the riding experience at least and may cause accidents at worst. Therefore, you have to pay attention to it! Among them, tire pressure is an important part of tire maintenance. This time I will discuss with you how to inflate the tire!

Tire air is indispensable for tires to function

The main function of tire pressure is to keep the tires at an appropriate degree of expansion. In addition to making the tires have proper friction with the ground and maintaining the balance and stability of the vehicle body, it is also a prerequisite for the suspension system to work. The owner's manual generally lists the tire pressure recommended by the original factory for different car models. Car owners can use this as a reference and adjust it according to their own needs after driving for a period of time.

However, the tire pressure should not deviate too much from the factory recommended figure. If the tire pressure is too high, the tire will be deformed, so that the contact area between the bead and the ground cannot be used effectively, and it will also increase the wear in the center of the tread. As the contact area between the tire and the ground is reduced, the frictional force per unit contact area will further increase, and the tire is more likely to lose grip due to the tire exceeding the limit, or a tire blowout, resulting in an accident.

On the contrary, if the tire pressure is too low, the contact area of ​​the tire will increase abnormally, which will increase the wear of the tire and shorten the life of the tire. In addition, the abnormal ground contact area will cause the tire temperature to rise rapidly when the tire is driving at high speed or braking, which is more likely to blow out than the normal tire pressure, or even when the tire pressure is too high.

The air expands with heat and contracts with cold, and the tire pressure will decrease with the temperature

How is it different in winter? Under normal circumstances, the tire air in the tire will not suddenly lose a large amount, and only a small amount of tire air will slowly flow away from the tire valve. Therefore, it is only necessary to inflate the tire every few weeks to maintain the proper tire pressure. However, if the temperature drops sharply, the air will expand with heat and contract with cold, even with the same volume of tire air, the tire pressure will decrease. At this time, the rider should inflate the tire again to increase the tire pressure to the original level by increasing the tire gas capacity.

In winter, there is no need to deliberately lower the tire pressure, otherwise the tire may be deformed

Some riders will deliberately use lower tire pressure in winter, hoping to increase the contact area between the tire and the ground, so that the tire can enter the working temperature faster. We do not recommend this, because insufficient tire pressure will deform the tire, even if it enters the working temperature, the riding experience will be affected, especially when cornering, it is easy to feel unsmooth, and the gain outweighs the gain. In fact, the rider only needs to return to the usual tire pressure figure, and the tires can perform the best. On the contrary, because the temperature in Hong Kong changes more in winter than in summer, the rider may need to monitor and inflate the tire more frequently to keep the tire pressure stable.

Install a Bluetooth tire pressure gauge to monitor tire conditions at any time

In the past, you can only know the tire pressure level when you pump up the tire at the gas station. Of course, installing a tire pressure gauge will allow you to see the tire pressure more clearly at any time, but it may be a bit cumbersome for some riders to install a display on the body. But in fact, there are more convenient options. Some Bluetooth tire pressure gauges on the market use the smart Bluetooth tire gas monitoring system. After connecting to a mobile phone, you can read data such as tire pressure and tire temperature through the mobile phone application, which is convenient and fast. In this way, the rider can monitor the tire pressure at any time to ensure that the tires are in good condition and drive with more peace of mind.