If you live in the suburbs of Jakarta, potholes are a common sight. Plus, if you're riding a motorcycle, your rims are likely to fall victim to them. In fact, there are two reasons why your motorcycle's rims may be spinning that most people don't realize. bikers.
The causes of these motorcycle rims must be considered so that the problem of the rims does not occur on your motorcycle rims.
The danger is, when the motorcycle rim is full or flat, when invited to maneuver such as turning, it will feel unstable.
Generally, the rim of a motorcycle is bent or spongy due to crash or accident.
However, as quoted from GridOto.com, specialist workshop Press The following rims and frames reveal two other causes of motorcycle rims that are rarely known to many people.
Wind Pressure
The condition of air pressure in motorcycle tires that is less than the recommendation can actually make the rim sepeleng or peyang.
"Especially riders who rarely pay attention to tire pressure," said Abdul Rahman, Kusuma Press Mechanic as quoted from GridOtoMonday (13/06).
"The problem is that if a tire in a deflated condition is hit by a pothole, the first thing to be hit is the rim. If the impact is hard, the rim can become loose or flat," added Rahman, as he is called.
You need to know that one of the functions of tires is as a damper, so if the tire pressure is less, the damping will be less than optimal.
Tire Condition
Apart from air pressure, the condition of motorcycle tires whose development or patter is exhausted can actually trigger the motorcycle rim to tilt.
How can a bald tire make a motorcycle rim swivel?
"When a motorcycle tire has bald pavement (pattern), the outer rubber layer is already thin," Abdul explains.
"Motorcycle tires that are already thin have less damping ability. That's why if you suddenly hit a hole, it can make the lip of the rim stick out," he said when met at Jalan K.H.M Yusuf Raya, Sukmajaya, Depok, West Java.
Well, those are two causes of bicycle rims that are rarely realized by many motorcyclists.
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