Tyre Pressures

[akaDAVE]

On my ZXR400 the tyres state a 'max load of 42psi' cold.

Should i inflate to that max load with my weight on or somewhere just below that?
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GSXR600

[JeffT]

In the manual for your bike it will state the pressures for normal riding, and it normally states the pressure for carrying pillions too (normally just a few more psi in the back).

Stick to this, the max load is just the maximum that the tyre can take, not what it should actually be inflated to.

[Dark]

It also depends how you ride, if you ride hard quite a lot your tyres will run hotter and will benefit from having less pressure in when cold.
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My Bikes in order:- Yamaha RXS100 / Suzuki X7 250 / Yamaha RD350LC / Kawasaki
KR1S 250 / Kawasaki ZXR750 H2 / Honda C50 / Kawasaki ZX7R P5 / Kawasaki ZX10R / Suzuki GSXR 400 / Honda CBR1100 Blackbird & Yamaha FZR 600

[Barney]

While we are on the subject, does 33psi sound about right for a cb400sf?

Bloody imports with no english manuals!
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CG125|CB400SF|CBR600FX|Triumph Daytona T595|CBR929RR

[Dark]

What size tyres are you running?
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My Bikes in order:- Yamaha RXS100 / Suzuki X7 250 / Yamaha RD350LC / Kawasaki
KR1S 250 / Kawasaki ZXR750 H2 / Honda C50 / Kawasaki ZX7R P5 / Kawasaki ZX10R / Suzuki GSXR 400 / Honda CBR1100 Blackbird & Yamaha FZR 600

[Barney]

[Dark]

My mate had a Super Four for a while and he was running 33 front and 36 rear and that seemed to work for him, mind you he was a head case on it
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My Bikes in order:- Yamaha RXS100 / Suzuki X7 250 / Yamaha RD350LC / Kawasaki
KR1S 250 / Kawasaki ZXR750 H2 / Honda C50 / Kawasaki ZX7R P5 / Kawasaki ZX10R / Suzuki GSXR 400 / Honda CBR1100 Blackbird & Yamaha FZR 600

[Rob W]

I'm running 32psi on the front and 36 on the rear on my ZXR.
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TS50 > Senda 125 > ZXR400 > CB-1 > GSX-R1000 > Bandit 600 > ZXR750 H1 > GSX-R750 SRAD > '98 RR-W Fireblade > T595 Daytona > Hornet 900 > '04 Fireblade > GSX-S1000F (x2) > '23 XSR900

[MarkJ]

36 front, 42 rear on my hornet

[Wooly R6]

most tyre manufacturer websites will recommend the tyre pressure for that particular tyre for your bike

take a look if you dont have the proper guide in the handbooks
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R6 has been sold - 2004 Honda VFR VTEC now sold too - no bike at the moment