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Post by markstevens1 on Nov 18, 2005 19:36:00 GMT
Hi All
Can anyone tell me what the tyre pressures should be in PSI for my Taishan sport plz.
Mark S
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Post by BillyGreen1973 on Nov 18, 2005 19:55:05 GMT
You could download the service manual from this forum, it tells you in there.
The pressures are 28psi (front), and 32psi (rear) I think these are correct but you will need to check. I'm sure someone will be along to let you know if I'm wrong
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Post by markstevens1 on Nov 18, 2005 20:13:23 GMT
Hi Billy I have downloaded manual but it only refers to KPA
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Post by Ginger Phil on Nov 18, 2005 20:21:35 GMT
What the hell is KPA? Welcome along anyway.
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Post by markstevens1 on Nov 18, 2005 20:37:05 GMT
Hi Phil It says in the manual that the front tyre should be 200KPA and the rear 225KPA. What ever happened to good old PSI?
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Post by Ginger Phil on Nov 18, 2005 20:39:09 GMT
That's the Chinese for you. Just use Billy's pressures and all should be fine.
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Post by BillyGreen1973 on Nov 18, 2005 21:10:48 GMT
kPA is Kilopascals, this is the metric standard unit measurement of pressure!
200 kPA = 29psi
225kPA = 32.6psi
so I wasn't far wrong!
There you go, you learn something everyday!!
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Post by markstevens1 on Nov 18, 2005 21:13:39 GMT
excellent thanx
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Post by Gavin on Nov 18, 2005 21:34:36 GMT
You could download the service manual from this forum, it tells you in there. The pressures are 28psi (front), and 32psi (rear) I think these are correct but you will need to check. I'm sure someone will be along to let you know if I'm wrong For the Baotian, I have written down 17psi front, and 23psi rear, these are the figures I have set mine to, and was near enough to how the machine was delivered. Just checked the downloadable service manual to make sure, and in Section 3. Scheduled Maintenance, it gives the above figures (17 nd 23) for one person on board. At a guess kpa will mean kilogrammes per atmosphere. Just off to find a conversion site Found one:- To convert Kpa to PSI multiply by 0.145 - e.g. 200Kpa * 0.145 = 29PSI So 225kpa = 33 psi The printed user manual gives 200 kpa (front) and 225 kpa rear, which converts to 29 and 33 psi, hope this clears up any confusion, but it's only a 66% increase in pressure in the front tyre between different references. #rofl# Don't you just love the excitement of Chinese machines.
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Post by hypojam on Nov 19, 2005 0:01:45 GMT
My Tyres do actually say 36 psi Ive been running 36 psi all of the bikes life and i haven't had any problems that i know of
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Post by Ginger Phil on Nov 19, 2005 8:10:39 GMT
My head hurts........ #stickpoke#
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Post by BillyGreen1973 on Nov 19, 2005 8:48:30 GMT
kPA is Kilopascals, this is the metric standard unit measurement of pressure! 200 kPA = 29psi 225kPA = 32.6psi so I wasn't far wrong! There you go, you learn something everyday!!
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Post by Gavin on Nov 19, 2005 9:13:24 GMT
My Tyres do actually say 36 psi Ive been running 36 psi all of the bikes life and i haven't had any problems that i know of With car tyres, if the pressures are too high, you will get more tyre wear in the middle of the tyre tread, and if too low, the wear will be on the outside. Correct tyre pressures should give more or less even wear across the whole width of the tyre. I don't know if the same applies to scooters but it would seem sensible for this to be the case. After checking other scooter/motorcycle sites, their tyre pressures are in the 28 - 34 psi range, so it would be reasonable to assume the 29 and 32.6 psi quoted by BillyGreen, (and after conversion, in the printed User Manual), are the correct pressures. Must put 66% more in mine, it will probably go a bit quicker
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Post by browny on Nov 19, 2005 21:27:44 GMT
kPA is Kilopascals, this is the metric standard unit measurement of pressure! 200 kPA = 29psi 225kPA = 32.6psi so I wasn't far wrong! There you go, you learn something everyday!! Yeah KPA is a SI Unit that is used in metric pressure. I was taught it at college in physics.
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Post by Gavin on Nov 22, 2005 0:01:24 GMT
By inflating the tyres to the higher psi, I seem to have gained an extra couple of mph, probably due to the circumference of the tyre expanding
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Post by BillyGreen1973 on Nov 22, 2005 6:26:18 GMT
Pumping the tyres up also causes less rubber to be in contact with the floor, therefore less friction!
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Post by r08813 on Nov 22, 2005 16:53:47 GMT
On my Baotian, there is a sticker, telling me the pressure in psi. It's bloody difficult to read though, as it's on some holographic background, but(in the right light) 28psi front 32psi rear
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