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PostPosted: 15:03 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: What tyre pressures do you run? Reply with quote

I know I use the completely wrong pressures in my tyres Laughing

Just trying to get it right, the mix between grip and tyre wear.

So what pressures are you running and what sort of tyres? (Road tyres, MX tyres, a mix between the two or trail)

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PostPosted: 15:08 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

the correct ones Confused

what ever it says on the little sticker on the swing arm
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PostPosted: 15:11 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

Manual says use 36/36 solo
I use 38/42 on the current tyres.

No idea why, feels more responsive and handles brilliantly like that.
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PostPosted: 15:12 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

Honda recommended tyre pressures coupled with Bridgestone BT-016's.
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PostPosted: 15:13 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

What bike? What tyre?

I run 14psi front and rear for all dirt duty.....knobbly tyres.....you'll be needing rimlocks though....
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PostPosted: 15:15 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

Metzeler M5's 36 front 39 rear
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PostPosted: 15:16 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pirelli Angel ST on a CBR600f

42R 36F

Coz honda said so...
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PostPosted: 15:18 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

The ones for my tires on my bike with me on it.
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PostPosted: 15:30 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

Haynes say 18 psi front and 25 psi rear, so I just go by what that says.
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PostPosted: 15:36 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

34 36. FR Manufacturer reccomends 36 38 but the tyres I'm using have a stiffer sidewall than the OE Dunlops.
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PostPosted: 17:15 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 17:24 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

I tend to run the recommended pressures for road use.

Track use is a little different.
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PostPosted: 18:11 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

duhawkz wrote:
the correct ones Confused

what ever it says on the little sticker on the swing arm


Thats fine for OE tyres.

Switch to a diffrent brand of tyre and then you need to go by the tyre manufacture's settings.
As someone else pointed out diffrent tyres have diffrent construction and require diffrent pressures.

I run Distenza's which have recommended pressures of...
Front 24-34
Rear 31-36
Compared to 32 F & 36 R for the std tyres.

Many people find that running non std pressures make the bike handle more to their needs. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 18:15 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

'99 CB500, Bridgestone BT45s, using Bridgestone's re-evaluated pressures of 36 front, 42 rear.
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PostPosted: 18:19 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

on a slightly different note, my metzeler M5's are squaring off near the limit after 2400miles... would running it at 39psi for the past 2 months make any difference?
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PostPosted: 19:04 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

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pressures are printed on a little stricker on the chain guard - I just follow whatever Mr Suzuki wrote on there Thumbs Up Wink
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PostPosted: 19:08 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

36F 42R. Every commuter/sports bike.

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PostPosted: 20:09 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

18 front and 18 rear Laughing on the vanvan.


36 front 42 rear on the fazer.
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PostPosted: 20:18 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shit, Im running lower than I thought!

I was running about 14 in the front for ages cos any higher and it seemed to run away from me. I put it up to about 20. It wore really quickly though Laughing

Just renewed my front for the mot and he put 28 in and said you may want to change it, I was like what Shocked. However, it feels more responsive so I'm gonna whack the back up to ~30 tomorrow.

Is that too high for trail/enduro tyres? Well my front is a Pirelli MT60 IIRC and the rear is some shitty budget enduroish tyre... Golden boy if anyone has heard of it Laughing They are known by a few people around here to be shocking Laughing but is 30ish too high?

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PostPosted: 22:24 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

HD wrote:
I would give you all karma but I wont have enough Razz
Go for it. You could do it over 2 days. Wink
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PostPosted: 22:54 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

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HD wrote:
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Go for it. You could do it over 2 days. Wink


Lol yeah... Karma all round? Very Happy.

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PostPosted: 22:59 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like Ima have to now Sad

Anyone else who comments will not recieve karma, cba Laughing
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PostPosted: 23:12 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 23:14 - 27 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

I cut a hole in my tire and got a bunch of mcdonalds straws that reaches to my mouth.

I also have a gauge on my dashboard and as I ride along I adjust the pressure for optimum performance.
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PostPosted: 13:07 - 28 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

HD wrote:
Shit, Im running lower than I thought!

I was running about 14 in the front for ages cos any higher and it seemed to run away from me. I put it up to about 20. It wore really quickly though Laughing

Just renewed my front for the mot and he put 28 in and said you may want to change it, I was like what Shocked. However, it feels more responsive so I'm gonna whack the back up to ~30 tomorrow.

Is that too high for trail/enduro tyres? Well my front is a Pirelli MT60 IIRC and the rear is some shitty budget enduroish tyre... Golden boy if anyone has heard of it Laughing They are known by a few people around here to be shocking Laughing but is 30ish too high?

I would give you all karma but I wont have enough Razz


What tyres are you running and on what surfaces? I reckon any more than about 16psi and you're making very hard work for yourself off road, but if you're not running on dirt then 16 PSI will squirm on tarmac like a bitch, specially with decent knobblies on.

If you use your bike mainly for dirt - Run proper enduro tyres at 16psi or lower - If you run mostly on road, run road biased tyres with an off road grip pattern and run it in accordance with recommended pressures for that tyre.

Do you have rimlocks on your bike? If not, low pressures could mean torn tubes.....
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