Avon Storm 2 Ultras and gauges

[Michael_Bishop]

I was reading on the Pashnit motorcycle forum this morning and seen this thread. I never gave that much thought about tire pressure gauges reading right.

 

Here the thread.

http://www.pashnit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28054

[etcswjoe]

I was reading on the Pashnit motorcycle forum this morning and seen this thread. I never gave that much thought about tire pressure gauges reading right.

 

Here the thread.

http://www.pashnit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28054

 

 

I have had to take some guages back several times to get one that reads correct. Compare them to calibrated guages if you can and you will see that most are off. It's hard to find an inexpensive guage that is accurate.

[MikeWa]

It was a defective tire. If this ever happens to you, remember the tire factory rep is looking for a way to disclaim responsibility. They will not admit liability. If they take your tire they will blame it on you and your only proof will be in their hands. None of that really matters unless there is a serious injury. When it comes to lawsuits the game they play is called hardball and you are the advisory. If they replace a tire it will be for customer satisfaction or a policy adjustment or some such thing. How far off would a tire gage have to be to cause this kind of a problem. You would be able to see and feel air pressure that low. Unless you think two or three pounds could cause a tire to delaminate and self destruct like that. I don't. I think it was a defective tire and I wonder how many will have to go bad before the problem gets recognized.

Mike