normally i'm the kind of person to lecture endlessly about proper vehicle matinence in every way, many performance problems can simply be solved with a litte preventative matinence, and a few easy checks.

i realized today that i could not remember when i last checked my tire pressure (not a good thing).

so i got on here, did a search, and decided 33 front and 36 rear sounded good.

i went to my garage, my pressures were 15 front and 13 rear.
Holy Crap! i thought.
no wonder my bike feels unstable when leaning hard!

drove carefully down the block to the gas station with the free air, and set the pressures right.

instant improvement, hugh increase in handling and stability.
i hit a few near by roads and leaned harder than i ever have before, and it felt soo much better.

just glad i caught it before it caught me.
i'll be checking the pressures alot more often now.

love gs500 on a whole new level.

Good for you. I check mine on a weekly basis (weekend mornings).

now theres a thing, better check mine, ooops

Damn near did the same thing myself, today.  Only my pressure was something like 24 front and 21 rear.  Oh, yeah it makes a big difference.

I run 35 front, 37 rear. Seems to work best for the Pirelli Sport Demons  

I am glad that you caught the problem before you got hurt.

I keep an air pressure gauge next to the bike in the garage.  I am trying to make it a habit to check the tires and oil before every ride.  I was told that the reason to check the air pressure before each ride was to help detect any tire damage that may have occurred during the last ride.  A drop in pressure might indicate that the tire is damaged.

Quote from: GSRiderI run 35 front, 37 rear. Seems to work best for the Pirelli Sport Demons  

Awsome glad you put that up!! I was just gonna ask about pressures for the demons.  Ill give it a try.

I've fitted a couple of those "indicator" valves and they work very well, I was recently instantly alerted when one morning the rear was showing red, checked it and it was about 22lbs, took me 30 seconds to find the nail.

a few weaks ago i noticed it looked low thought, hmm.... checked it

7 POUNDS!!!!! rear   15 front



embarsing i let em get that bad

i ended up falling in with 2 different groups of riders today, after i filled my tires. i'm very glad i had them filled. big big difference.

i rode with a 2004 sv650s, great bike, friendly owner.
and i cruised around with an un likely pair, a boulavard c50 and a kawa ninja 700.

i realize now the stability i've been missing, and the potential danger that could put me and other motorists in.

i'll look into the tire cap warning things, or maybe one of these
http://www.smartire.com/products/motorcycles/index.html

at any rate, check pressure, ride better, love my bike even more (didn't think that was possible).