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Old 08-20-2007, 11:03 AM   #61 (permalink)
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Checked each morning...and each morning it would be different. I didn't check it hot (unless being warm from the sun for an hour + 80degrees is hot.)
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Old 08-20-2007, 11:10 AM   #62 (permalink)
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Checked each morning...and each morning it would be different. I didn't check it hot (unless being warm from the sun for an hour + 80degrees is hot.)
Oh, okay. I get it. I was thinking you were adjusting more than once per day.

FWIW, I am a little superstitious when it comes to tire pressures. Even though it probably doesn't matter, I check my tire pressures when the vehicle hasn't been in the sun. It probably doesn't make *that* much of a difference.

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Old 08-20-2007, 11:24 AM   #63 (permalink)
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Actually, I think that would completely explain Basso's variations. A tire in the shade is at ambient air temp. A tire in the sun (and it's contained air) could easily be 20-40 degrees warmer, even warmer than a moving tire. That's at least a few psi.
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Old 08-20-2007, 11:49 AM   #64 (permalink)
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congrats basso

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Old 08-20-2007, 11:59 AM   #65 (permalink)
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Good job Basso... sounds like a safe ( if boring ) ride ... yeesh, 800 mi in one day?...
It was great that you got to see your grandma too...
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Old 08-20-2007, 12:37 PM   #66 (permalink)
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Good for you Basso, I'm glad it worked out, except for the rain and heat of course. Yesterday I drove down to Kentucky (540 miles) in my comfy minivan and today I'm tired out just from doing that. Ooooh, to be younger!

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Old 09-03-2007, 08:13 PM   #67 (permalink)
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I know this is old, but I finally got the pictures of me ready to set off. Here they are:
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Old 09-03-2007, 08:17 PM   #68 (permalink)
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better late than never!

i really need to get me some saddlebags or something... can't fit anything in the backpack i have
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Old 09-04-2007, 08:20 AM   #69 (permalink)
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Ahhhh . . . look at that nice, shiny machine. You just HAAAD to ride it and get it all "buggy" didn't ya'?
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Old 09-06-2007, 02:19 AM   #70 (permalink)
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Glad overall you had a great experience. Sorry about your Grandma.
If you learned from the trip I think it was definately worth doing.
Good for you!
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