Regarding scooter tyre pressure

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How much tyre pressure decrease is normal for 2 wheeler in 1 week. For back and front

Asking as i recently changed back tyre of my Jupiter 

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It depends on factors like usage patterns, temperature and condition of tyre and rim. Still for a normal usage, it drops in the range of 2-5psi. I too have a habit of keep topping it up every 5-7 days depending on the usage.

And if you're too serious about it and can feel the difference of 2psi in the tyre, I would recommend you get your own tyre pressure gauge..preferably digital and from a reputed brand like Michelin since no one else is actually serious about the tyre pressures. Local mechanics usually fill a lot more than you ask them to, and the machine at the petrol pumps are not quite upto the mark too. I recently went on a 200km trip to another city and visited a fuel pump while returning..asked the person to top up the pressure to 30 and he did. But when I checked it with my own gauge, it was a whopping 55psi. I've no idea what would've happened if I was riding at 90-100kmph on a hot sunny day with that pressure in my front tyre.

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Bhai I have sp125 I need to fill air after every 5 days 🥲 tubeless

Deal Subedar Deal Subedar
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How much pressure drop you observe actually i installed new tyre and new valve still 3-4 psi drop (maybe due to different petrol pump machine) is i am observing 

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I keep 26 front and 36 back. I generally get it topped off every refuel, and it doesn't usually drop more than 1-2 psi in a week. 

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recently replaced back tyre of tvs jupiter after 3-4 years with CEAT one

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It depends on factors like usage patterns, temperature and condition of tyre and rim. Still for a normal usage, it drops in the range of 2-5psi. I too have a habit of keep topping it up every 5-7 days depending on the usage.

And if you're too serious about it and can feel the difference of 2psi in the tyre, I would recommend you get your own tyre pressure gauge..preferably digital and from a reputed brand like Michelin since no one else is actually serious about the tyre pressures. Local mechanics usually fill a lot more than you ask them to, and the machine at the petrol pumps are not quite upto the mark too. I recently went on a 200km trip to another city and visited a fuel pump while returning..asked the person to top up the pressure to 30 and he did. But when I checked it with my own gauge, it was a whopping 55psi. I've no idea what would've happened if I was riding at 90-100kmph on a hot sunny day with that pressure in my front tyre.

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55🤯 seriously ¿
hope your device is/was properly calibrated. But then it would mean that something really wrong with the equipment and/or the personnel at the air pump.
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Tubeless tyre gets small punctures over time and air regularly leaks out. Else in tubed tyres, air pressure does not get down even in months.

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30f 32r

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Tubeless tyres also have leaks from side walls. For this, you will need to have the tyre removed, rim sand paper'd and then painted/dusted before putting on the tyre again. I had similar issue which went on for a long time but this solution worked.

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