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Old 05-27-2007, 11:59 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JCM0165
My MV's rear tire goes from about 33 psi to 31 psi overnight if I don't add air. Is it safe to keep riding on this tire or do I need to replace it? I see no visible damage.

I discovered the issue after not checking the air for awhile until it was nearly 0 psi! I won't let that happen again.

thanks in advance
Something like that would bug the sh!t out of me. If you can't find a pin hole in the tread area of the tire, I would remove the wheel and put a mixture of soapy water around the bead, valve stem and then look for bubbles. If that didn't work, I would put it in my boy's kiddy pool. Its very possible you have a bad seal on the bead or the valve stem is going bad.
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