Right Tire pressure

[NewbieOnBusa]

What is the right tire pressure for city/hwy riding?

 

[BlueHaya]

38 is nice

 

[NewbieOnBusa]

Thanks. I love to hang out here! Very knowledgeful peeps! Thanks BlueHaya

 

[NewbieOnBusa]

38 is nice

Front and rear both right?

 

[teddypenn]

38 is nice

+1

 

[Schism]

i run 38 rear and 36 up front.

 

[racerV]

I'm still trying to figure out the pressure for the left.

 

[Jdog109socal]

I heard 38 for canyons 40 reg everyday use ???

 

[outlawbusa]

I just keep putting it in till I run out of breath~!~

35 felt pretty good the other day

 

[fastblackblur]

I think tire pressures are specific to the type of tire your running.

 

[Loomis]

42psi Front and Rear for Hwy

38psi Front 36psi Rear Twisty..

 

[maddog360]

38 front and rear (cold of course) but I have tried the 40psi suggested on the little sticker..wasnt bad. I like it better then the 34 that someone I wont name wanted me to try.

 

[Kaptain Kanji]

I think it says 40 on the tires, so that's what I filled mine to.

 

[bobber]

The factory brigstones call for 42 psi front and back,,The fatory brigstones were IMO hard as a brick,,I bought 4 yrs ago a pilot power when everyone was ranting about them,,,They made my bike ride like it had a brand pair of shocks on it,,softer ride and I think that they hooked up better,,the brigs seemed to want to spin more where as the michlen hooked up,,i believe the center of the tires are softer but was told that they would wear out faster,,,I like brigstones but maybe it was the type of tire and not the name,,,,,with a softer tire I like rideing at 42 psI F/R ,,and I can tell when the front needs alittle air after the winters months,,really spongey when turns at a light at a slow roll,,kinda like pushing,,,,,,But a lower airpressure what some are rideing does give the bike a nice cushy ride,,

 

[sleepless_red]

40 psi rear
38 psi front

I love this setup.

I don't leave the house without checking the tire pressure and making sure there's no nail on them. A MUST for me.

 

[1badasbusa]

I think tire pressures are specific to the type of tire your running.

+1

 

[macon454]

Dunlop Q2s I run 40 in front and 40 to 42 in rear all the time, cause i am usually 2 up so it helps keep the rear from flat spotting as bad, even when i am i up still run the same for riding around, now if it was a track day it would be less of course.

 

[BUBBA]

Very touchy subject here and do not take all these numbers as the correct values for all tires and styles of riding.

I agree that it depends on not only type of tire and make, but the type of riding.
I am way too aggressive on the street and tend to run mine lower than the std on the side of the tire.
I too run them different on front to back but opposite of Macon because I don't ride 2 up.

Like I said, it is a very fine line on some tires and I have seen the bad side of this happen B/4 my eyes.

If you are doing strictly straight up riding then you have a much greater margin to work with and get the most life you can out of the middle.

In 15,000 miles on my last Busa, I went through three sets of tires including the OEM ones.

Be very careful of under or over inflating just based on the numbers you see in this thread. There are other factors that need to be weighed!

Just my 2
Ride safe,
Bubba

 

[CCbusa05]

Bridgestone BT-016: 42/42

 

[ky busa]

42psi for max tire life