Gents

so yesterday I witnessed something amazing , myself and the family went for a trip down to aussie capital for the weekend. (in the car)

anyway we pulled into a servo in GOLD CREEK . I witnessed a bloke on a wide glide putting air into his tyres ..

next thing a huge bannngggggg the tyre exploded in his face.

I went over to see if he was ok . he said his ears where ringing ..

he also said he was trying to put 32psi into his front tyre ..

makes me wonder what else is everyone running ?? has this ever happened to anyone before ?

I normally put 32 psi front 36psi rear ??

I run 40 front and 42 rear on 2013 Street Glide. 

the noise it made was incredible

bloke was gutted and called Harley assistance line for a tow.

I might start putting 36/40 in mine then..

I run 38 front & 40 rear on my Wideglide

+1 Faulty tyre.  He should do a fucking happy dance since it didn't happen while he was riding.

she did go off like a bang.. I was about 25m away and I shit myself.. he was laying on the ground hence why I ran over to help me out.. he said the machine said it had 26psi in the tyre and the machine had 32psi on it when I had a look... I couldn't believe the noise it made...

I run 32psi Front and 40PSI Rear on the trusty FXDL. I have seen tyres blow at the servo but has only ever been on pushy's and that also scares the shit out of you.

36/42 in my street glide

FXDF: 36 front, 38 rear. Avon Cobra’s.

Have had an old wheelbarrow tire go on me when trying to inflate it  , lower pressures than mentioned here but still gave me a fright and had some of the neighbors looking to see what had exploded.

Normally being 2 up 42 rear 38 front. Ive seen servo gauges so far out its not funny. Always have my own gauge. Did 42 once on servo gauge and checked...well over 50. Potentially lethal.

This story has got me slightly worried. Can any one recommend a good gauge you can carry on you then? Most servos around me don't have the digital gauge. The old type are shocking I reckon. Its just a guess. Would be good to have a small pocket size digital gauge.

Could be inaccurate yes but wouldn’t have thought it would be that far out it would blow the tyre

And the magic question I was expecting to read is:..............................

I'll admit I don't check often enough

36/40 on the slim. Do all my tyres at home. Check every 2 months and lucky to add 2psi. Have 3 gauges and all read within 5% of each other. Do all the cars at home to. Just don't know how accurate those gauges are at the Servo's.

Limpin, I've never personally seen that happen before. I always check k my tyres before I leave home and if they need air I do it at home before I leave, normally run 36 front 40psi rear. think wide glide normally spoke wheel, so am thinking poor maintenance . like a rusty rim can wear a small hole in tube. the guy putting air in as it's probably leaking, hits it with a bit too much pressure & pop. I've always done regular pressure checks. I've got spokes.

36 front, 40 rear. Checked cold at home. Top up at local servo which is 400m away (so still cold tyres).

I run the recommended 36/42 on the fatty.   I usually check every second ride.   and adjust at home if need be.  

See that's where everyone is going wrong. As covered before many moons ago you should all be using Genuine Harley Air in your tyres and they won't go flat. Not servo crap!