Oops... Tyre pressures

The ol' GTR was a little squirelly this morning. "Hmm..." I think, "the
rear tyre's getting a bit worn, wonder if it's that".

Then the "Rear Tyre Pressure Low : 20 lbs/in2" caption pops up on the
console, with an accompanying Big Red Light.

Ah. That would explain it then.

Fuckwit, I really should press that button more often.

 

that's nothing. I was out on my 'blade one time, and thought the
steering seemed a bit slow. Checked the tyre pressures, and there was
~10PSI in the front. That'd do it. Amazingly, it'd taken me about 20
miles to notice.

How does the real time pressure monitor actually work - is there a
transponder in the wheel/valve?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, darsy

It's in the wheel. I assume it's powered by some sort of moving weight,
since it only works once the wheel starts moving.

 

Or the sensor's in the right place - the sensor's are passive and
powered by the receiver AIUI?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Simon Wilson

A big fat "Whatever" to that.

Haven't a clue.

 

You mean you own something and you don't know how it works?

How very ukrm.

 

The ukrm way is to think you know how something works, while being quite
wrong about it.
And flame anyone who points out your error.

 

No it bloody isn't! Why don't you stfu and crawl back to where you came
from, you snivelling piece of usenet shite.

<plonk>

 

My bruv has just had the rear sensor changed on his GTR, as it stopped
working. The dealer says it should warn at 30psi (it has warned my
bruv at that pressure, before it died), he also reckons a few people
have had similar problems with the sensor.

As 20 psi seems awfully low for a warning to be of any use, maybe its
worth having it checked out?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Fr Jack

Turns out I've got a slow puncture in the rear tyre, so it probably
dropped below 30 overnight.

Tyre's fucked anyway, so I've bought a new one.