When I mounted my Doran Tire Pressure Monitor, I forgot one trivial detail. I mounted the monitor on the right-hand "speaker" grille and never thought about having a brake fluid reservoir in the way. I also have realized that the monitor is a pretty dense block of metal and circuitry -- I'd guess it weighs 2-4 oz. So, now I've remounted it on the instrument panel. The ledge at the bottom of the instrument panel supports some of that weight.
I had a new rear tire mounted the last Monday, the day after I installed the TPM. I noticed when I got on the bike at the dealer that the rear tire had 38psi instead of 42. As I rode, its pressure went up pretty quickly and the rear was at 40psi by the time I'd ridden 3-4 miles. It stayed there all the way home (25 miles).
I also noted that I had 38psi in the front. So, on Friday evening I adjusted the rear tire pressure. I've got a Roadgear digital pressure gauge and it showed 43.5psi when the rear was at 42psi. I haven't bled the front tire down to 36psi cold yet.
My observations on the three days I've ridden the bike have been that the rear tire pressure goes up 2-3psi in 3-5 miles and the front goes up 1-2 in the same distance. When I was coming home from the dealer, the front tire pressure actually went down 1psi when I was running about 55mph on a long straight stretch.
It's supposed to be fairly warm tomorrow and Tuesday and I'm planning on getting some more miles in.
The other anomaly I've notice is this. Doran says that the red light will blink once per second when the tire is 12.5% lower than the baseline pressure that's been set; twice per second when the tire is 25% lower than baseline. It also illuminates when there's a 2.8psi pressure drop in a 12-second period.
When the rear tire was at 37-38psi after dealer installation, both times I went to the garage the red light was on, but not blinking. It went off almost as soon as I started riding, before the pressure increased. Since I've increased the pressure to the baseline, I haven't seen the red light.
I had a new rear tire mounted the last Monday, the day after I installed the TPM. I noticed when I got on the bike at the dealer that the rear tire had 38psi instead of 42. As I rode, its pressure went up pretty quickly and the rear was at 40psi by the time I'd ridden 3-4 miles. It stayed there all the way home (25 miles).
I also noted that I had 38psi in the front. So, on Friday evening I adjusted the rear tire pressure. I've got a Roadgear digital pressure gauge and it showed 43.5psi when the rear was at 42psi. I haven't bled the front tire down to 36psi cold yet.
My observations on the three days I've ridden the bike have been that the rear tire pressure goes up 2-3psi in 3-5 miles and the front goes up 1-2 in the same distance. When I was coming home from the dealer, the front tire pressure actually went down 1psi when I was running about 55mph on a long straight stretch.
It's supposed to be fairly warm tomorrow and Tuesday and I'm planning on getting some more miles in.
The other anomaly I've notice is this. Doran says that the red light will blink once per second when the tire is 12.5% lower than the baseline pressure that's been set; twice per second when the tire is 25% lower than baseline. It also illuminates when there's a 2.8psi pressure drop in a 12-second period.
When the rear tire was at 37-38psi after dealer installation, both times I went to the garage the red light was on, but not blinking. It went off almost as soon as I started riding, before the pressure increased. Since I've increased the pressure to the baseline, I haven't seen the red light.