150kPA? Eh???

[punkypossum]

Can somebody translate this for me please! Tyre pressure is supposed to be 150kPA or 1.50m.kg - can anybody tell me how much that is in bar or psi please?

 

[marinyork]

Sure there isn't a typo there (in the instructions)?

 

[Landslide]

Apparently, 1 Bar = 100 Kilopascals (Kpa).
Therefore, your tyres should be at 1.5 bar, or approx 21/22 psi.
Does that sound OK?

 

[ComedyPilot]

Whoooooaaaaaaaaaa, that 212psi !!!!!!!

Ever so gently, approach the bike. Crawl as you'll be closer to the ground, and less likely to be hit by shrapnel. then let the tyres down till flat. Then start again.



Edit: just realised some boring git got in there with a sensible answer, making my piss-take redundant.

 

[oxbob]

I think it is 1.5 bar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_(unit)

 

[punkypossum]

Thanks, we are talking scooter tyres here, so 22psi sounds reasonable (I think)....

 

[potsy]

Thanks, we are talking scooter tyres here, so 22psi sounds reasonable (I think)....

This is Cyclechat not Scooterchat PP

 

[marinyork]

I thought you were an engineer anyway PP?

 

[gaz]

Thanks, we are talking scooter tyres here, so 22psi sounds reasonable (I think)....

sounds a bit low to me, car tyres are around 30 - 36 psi. seeing as how a scooter is similar to a bike such that you lean slightly in corners and thus the tyres are rounded (unlike a car) i would say the pressure should be higher.

 

[punkypossum]

This is Cyclechat not Scooterchat PP

But you lot know everything! And it does have 2 wheels, so it's almost a bicycle...

Just checked out a few other websites as gaz got me worried and found a conversion chart plus standard pressures and 22 is definitely right, so I am not going to blow myself up!

Thanks guys!!!

 

[punkypossum]

I thought you were an engineer anyway PP?

I can build a 3-story edifice out of chocolate biscuits, that's as far as my engineering qualifications go!

 

[oxbob]

I can build a 3-story edifice out of chocolate biscuits, that's as far as my engineering qualifications go!

And demolish it quicker than Fred Dibnah!

 

[XmisterIS]

22psi sounds a bit low for scooter tyres! I would have thought more like 25-30 psi would be about right.

What model of scooter is it? And are we talking front or rear tyre?

 

[punkypossum]

Yamaha BW's...the150kPA is from the owners manual for both front and rear for a rider under 90kgs (as I'm only 67kg that applies I suppose) and I do remember vaguely that the figure the bike shop gave me was somewhere in the 20's... The scooter sites I've just checked out agree, apparently anything between 20-30 (with no passengers) is pretty standard....

 

[punkypossum]

And demolish it quicker than Fred Dibnah!

Obviously!!!