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[kb]

I work at a dealership that does a lot of high performance Mustangs. One of the owners is the fastest funnycar in a1/4 mile. One of the things they encourage is to use Nitrogen to fill the tires. This supposedly keeps the tire cooler while adding traction and control.Has anyone tried this on a bike ?They tell me it will be a great benefit.

[Fired00d]

Currently three threads concerning this....

nitroger in your tires ?

Nitrogen Filled Tires?

Anyone using Nitrogen in their tires?

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Chief]

I work at a dealership that does a lot of high performance Mustangs. One of the owners is the fastest funnycar in a1/4 mile. One of the things they encourage is to use Nitrogen to fill the tires. This supposedly keeps the tire cooler while adding traction and control.Has anyone tried this on a bike ?They tell me it will be a great benefit.

My inexperienced opinion on this is for regular street use, Nitrogen in your tires will benefit the shop that puts it into your tires the most.

[SneakyPete]

Sorry, I thought this was a different topic

[Fired00d]

Sorry, I thought this was a different topic

Shame, shame on you.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Hoist!]

I put the same thing inside that's outside, only at a higher pressure! It doesn't handle very well if I leave the inside pressure, the same as the pressure outside the tire!

Hoist!

[porthole]

Nitrogen in your tires will benefit the shop that puts it into your tires the most.

Agreed. Costco does the nitrogen as a courtesy. But in reality, unless you pump down the tire to a negative pressure, you will never fill it with 100% nitrogen, just somewhere between 80% and 100%, probably a lot closer to 80-85%.

As a side note, us divers in cold water and dry suits have used argon (an inert gas) as a suit inflation gas. Theory is that the argon being a denser gas will help keep you warmer. This also does not work that great unless you evacuate the suit prior to inflating it with 100% argon.

This actually works, but for the most part is not worth the extra cost and effort.

[grc]

Since nitrogen already makes up 78% of our regular atmosphere, completely purging all air from the tire and then filling with pure nitrogen will yield only a relatively small difference.  In street applications this small difference will only be noticeable if you measure pressure loss (at a constant temperature) over a period of months, with the pure nitrogen tire losing slightly less pressure from migration through the pores of the rubber.  Since you should be checking/adjusting tire pressure at least monthly anyway, I fail to see any advantage.  As for any handling difference on the street, that is a ludicrous claim at best.

If someone wants to give it to you free of charge, fine.  If you actually pay good money for it, then I suggest you have too much money burning a hole in your pocket and should send your excess funds to GRC care of this web site.

Jerry

[sadunbar]

Since nitrogen already makes up 78% of our regular atmosphere, completely purging all air from the tire and then filling with pure nitrogen will yield only a relatively small difference.  In street applications this small difference will only be noticeable if you measure pressure loss (at a constant temperature) over a period of months, with the pure nitrogen tire losing slightly less pressure from migration through the pores of the rubber.  Since you should be checking/adjusting tire pressure at least monthly anyway, I fail to see any advantage.  As for any handling difference on the street, that is a ludicrous claim at best.

If someone wants to give it to you free of charge, fine.  If you actually pay good money for it, then I suggest you have too much money burning a hole in your pocket and should send your excess funds to GRC care of this web site.

Jerry

The only possible advantage of using nitrogen is - because it is an inert gas, it is expands less with temperature.  So, if using compressed air to inflate your tires and the tire operating temperature increases - the air expands and your tires gain a few psi.  And if inflating your tires with compressed nitrogen and the tire operating temperature increases - the nitrogen expands slightly less and your tires gain slightly less pressure as compared to compressed air.  So - I agree - a better use of your money would be to make a contribution to the GRC Fund for Wayward Dollars as suggested above...

 

[MUFFMAN]

Straight air for this dude.

[Screamin]

Air. Either globally warmed or not.

[Twolanerider]

The only possible advantage of using nitrogen is - because it is an inert gas, it is expands less with temperature.  So, if using compressed air to inflate your tires and the tire operating temperature increases - the air expands and your tires gain a few psi.  And if inflating your tires with compressed nitrogen and the tire operating temperature increases - the nitrogen expands slightly less and your tires gain slightly less pressure as compared to compressed air.  So - I agree - a better use of your money would be to make a contribution to the GRC Fund for Wayward Dollars as suggested above...

 

Favorite "nitrogen moment."   Maybe a year or so ago.  In getting some tires put on the truck.  Some guy is going ballistic at the tire shop counter guy.  Just random trajectory ballistic. 

Tire shop guy had just told nut-job guy that he'd put nitrogen in his new tires and explained it was an inert gas.  Near as I could guess nut-job buy was confusing the meaning of the words inert and stationary .

[funewgy]

I have nitrogen put in my tires for two reasons:
     1.  The tires run cooler
     2.  The nitrogen does not leak out, so the tires hold their pressure
It is inexpensive and practical

[REGGAB]

Compressed Air.  It ain't broke.  Works good.  Lasts a long time.

[Screamin]

Compressed Air.  It ain't broke.  Works good.  Lasts a long time.

And the price is great