Inflating tires
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I check mine every two weeks at most. By the time a tire "feels low" you've already put premature wear on it, not to mention risking diminished handling of the bike along the way.
Next time you change your tires install the 90* valve stems so checking/filling tires is easier.
Next time you change your tires install the 90* valve stems so checking/filling tires is easier.
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I have the feeling that even to check the tire pressure Harley did everything so that people would come to the dealer. It is not good when the owner of the legendary motorcycle lying on cardboard near the rear wheels. 
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When I picked it up, and rode it home (2up with my wife) I thought it handled poorly. Rode rough as hell too. Turned out that the back tire had 15psi, the front had 10psi, and the shocks had 0. No wonder it rode like a brick. Called up talked to the manager. He apologized up one side and down the other. I did get the 1,000 miles service done for free. Ride Safe
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Or you can just lay on the ground and check it.
Or hang at the dealer for a few hours for one of them to check it.
Or just put your lips on it and blow hard.
Hope you don't nibble on the valve stem!
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Amazing what topics turn into multi page threads. Wonder when the "which seat should I get?" thread will re-start. Would be good for 15 to 20 pages I'm sure.
You only have 2 wheels under you so if one goes, so do you. Might think about that when you guys are only checking air pressure a couple times a year or once every month or so.
I check mine everyday I ride, before I ride. If the bike has sat for a few weeks or more it always needs some air to top it off. I once found a flat rear tire on a bike I had ridden back from Memphis a few days after I got back. If I had not checked pressure I would not have found it because the bike was not sitting that low or had a noticeable low tire. Apparently it picked up a nail on the way back as it was full when I left.
You only have 2 wheels under you so if one goes, so do you. Might think about that when you guys are only checking air pressure a couple times a year or once every month or so.
I check mine everyday I ride, before I ride. If the bike has sat for a few weeks or more it always needs some air to top it off. I once found a flat rear tire on a bike I had ridden back from Memphis a few days after I got back. If I had not checked pressure I would not have found it because the bike was not sitting that low or had a noticeable low tire. Apparently it picked up a nail on the way back as it was full when I left.
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