airing up tires question.

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Nov 21, 2010 | 01:06 PM

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my67pnycar

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With the 28 spoke rims on my limited both tires are a PITA to fill up anyway. Anyway, ther is no sequence that you fill up your tires in, long as you put the right amount of air into em.

Nov 21, 2010 | 01:10 PM

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jmorganroadglide

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One thing that many people don't do that they should is to use hydrogen in lieu of air in their tires. Much lighter than air improving milage. Also makes it easier to find slow leaks. Only downside is that blowouts are harder to bring to a safe stop. My late friend, Norm is the one that taught me this.

Nov 21, 2010 | 02:53 PM

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bobx67

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im beginning to think that the true meaning of this post has been lost......oh well...ill try again soon.

Nov 21, 2010 | 03:02 PM

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Faast Ed

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Originally Posted by bobx67

im beginning to think that the true meaning of this post has been lost......oh well...ill try again soon.

Actually, I don't think it was lost.

I think it was confirmed!

Nov 21, 2010 | 03:42 PM

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pargenz

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You gotta add air to the tires? Mine came full of air.

Nov 21, 2010 | 03:43 PM

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smithbrl

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From: Denham Springs, La

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Originally Posted by 2black1s

Just make sure your air compressor is plugged into the upper receptacle whenever you fill the front tire first. If you plug the compressor into the lower receptacle then you need to fill the rear tire first. If you're using the air hose at a service station this does not apply and you may fill the tires in either sequence. I've been doing this for years and have never had a single problem. Hope this helps.

My compressor isn't plugged into a receptacle. It's wired up directly to a hot line and I use a light switch to turn it on/off. I usually flip a coin. Heads means front first and tails means rear first. I may be doing this all wrong.

I've consulted the manual to no avail. When I went down to the dealership and asked this question, they told me it didn't matter which one I did first. They were giggling when they told me this and one of them was even laughing and pointing at me. Go figure.

Now, I'm afraid to ride my bike for fear the tires will blow out or come off the rims. The bike may even go backwards or something, I don't know. Can somebody PLEASE help me?