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Servicing Your Honda 125
Tires
Air Pressure
Refer to Safety Precautions on page 72.
Properly inflated tires provide the best combination of handling, tread life, and
riding comfort. Generally, underinflated tires wear unevenly, adversely affect
handling, and are more likely to fail from being overheated. Overinflated tires
make your motorcycle ride harshly, are more prone to damage from road
hazards, and wear unevenly.
We recommend that you visually check your tires before every ride and use an
air pressure gauge to measure the air pressure at least once a month or any time
you think the tires might be low. Even tires that are in good condition may lose
one to two psi per month if not checked and adjusted regularly.
Tubeless tires have some degree of self-sealing ability if they are punctured.
Ho
wever, because leakage is often very slow, you should look closely for
punctures whenever a tire is not fully inflated.
Always check air pressure when your tires are ‘‘cold’’, after the motorcycle has
been parked for at least three hours. If you check air pressure when your tires are
‘‘warm’’ –– even if your motorcycle has only been ridden for a few miles ––
the readings will be higher. If you let air out of warm tires to match the
recommended cold pressures, the tires will be underinflated.
The recommended ‘‘cold’’ tire pressures are:
front
42 psi (290 kPa, 2.90 kgf/cm
2
)
rear
42 psi (290 kPa, 2.90 kgf/cm
2
)
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