I have a 2021 Tiger 900 and have had a difficult time maintaining air pressure in the front tire. I purchased the bike slightly used off of a private owner, with the stock tires still on it. No problems with those. Then I had the dealer put on Metzeler tires which I had received with the purchase of the bike. I didn't have much for problems with the first 500 miles or so, but after that I started noticing a rapid depletion of air in the front tire.
I sprayed that tire down with soapy water and noticed several large areas that were leaking around the seating of the tire to the rim. So I took it to the dealer, they cleaned the rim, said there was a bit of dirt in it, then remounted it and said it was good to go. It wasn't. Same problem. I was losing about 5-7 PSI a day. I took it to a different shop, had them pull and remount the tire, and same story, it was still leaking around the seating. After that I did more of my own research and read of several people complaining of similar issues with Metzelers, remarking that they have particularly hard sidewalls and area prone to not seating correctly. So I figured it must be the tire.
I then purchased a new Pirelli Scorpion and the problem remains. I leak about 5PSI or more, over 24 hours each day consistently till it's empty. The leak is still where the tire seats on the rim. Not the valve stem or anywhere else.
Could it be my rim? I've read about spokes being out of torque/spec?
Could it be that I have received two bad tires in a row?
Should I try something like a bead sealer?
I'm wondering if I just live with it, which is more or less fine, it's just a pain to put that much air in every 1-2 days. Seems extreme to me...all my other bikes leak air but nothing like this.
thanks for any advice
I sprayed that tire down with soapy water and noticed several large areas that were leaking around the seating of the tire to the rim. So I took it to the dealer, they cleaned the rim, said there was a bit of dirt in it, then remounted it and said it was good to go. It wasn't. Same problem. I was losing about 5-7 PSI a day. I took it to a different shop, had them pull and remount the tire, and same story, it was still leaking around the seating. After that I did more of my own research and read of several people complaining of similar issues with Metzelers, remarking that they have particularly hard sidewalls and area prone to not seating correctly. So I figured it must be the tire.
I then purchased a new Pirelli Scorpion and the problem remains. I leak about 5PSI or more, over 24 hours each day consistently till it's empty. The leak is still where the tire seats on the rim. Not the valve stem or anywhere else.
Could it be my rim? I've read about spokes being out of torque/spec?
Could it be that I have received two bad tires in a row?
Should I try something like a bead sealer?
I'm wondering if I just live with it, which is more or less fine, it's just a pain to put that much air in every 1-2 days. Seems extreme to me...all my other bikes leak air but nothing like this.
thanks for any advice
