Think about the tires on your car or pick-up and now think about your motorcycle tires. Different right? Big difference. Your auto tires are rolling on a fairly large pavement to tire contact area as is your truck tires while your motorcycle tires have a very small pavement to tire contact area. Surprisingly less then you might realize. This is why motorcycle tire manufacturers include detailed instructions on the care and maintenance of your new motorcycle tires. Proper inflation of your motorcycle tires is critical to your safety. Under inflated and you are all over the road plus wearing out the motorcycle tire prematurely while over inflated motorcycle tires will bounce you all over the road and give a harsh ride. With so little of the motorcycle tire in contact with the road and so much riding on them performing safely the wise rider visually checks his or her motorcycle tires before each ride and checks the air pressure every 2 weeks. Motorcycle tires are also expensive so with proper care they will last much longer.