Right Tire pressure

[BlueHaya]

Have we thoroughly confused you now?

You will be good with highway at 38-40 cold. Without looking at a tire, I believe most our size says 42psi max, as the tire heats up the air inside does too.

I have started running my Dunlop Q front tire at 40 because someone said the 38 would cause the cupping I am experiencing?

This is obviously as debated as which oil is best. You can go with all the answers and be golden

Just dont run them at 12psi....it makes the bike feel very squirrely

 

[BUBBA]

Have we thoroughly confused you now?

You will be good with highway at 38-40 cold. Without looking at a tire, I believe most our size says 42psi max, as the tire heats up the air inside does too.

I have started running my Dunlop Q front tire at 40 because someone said the 38 would cause the cupping I am experiencing?

This is obviously as debated as which oil is best. You can go with all the answers and be golden

Just dont run them at 12psi....it makes the bike feel very squirrely

But that's how you get rid of the Chicken Strips, Right?

 

[chrisjp]

i try to run about 40 on both....

 

[riccoh]

i used to run 38/36 and on my last California superbike school at the marine base here Keith Code wnated me to try 33/33 rear and at first the bike felt really loose but the tires heatedup much quicker and I was able to destroy the side of the tires during two 4 hrs sessions on the P-3 air strip. them guys mean well but the pocket paid the price. I was really surprised how grippy the BT's can get while in the heat range, decided to give them a chance and got a replacement set from the stealership...and now i'm running at 33/33

 

[kennym4]

42psi Front and Rear for Hwy

38psi Front 36psi Rear Twisty..

That's what I run also ! If you run lower pressure on the slab you're going to get that flat spot a lot faster.

 

[071300r]

40 all the way for me

 

[NINJA KILLER]

I am running 40 Front / Rear , No problems .

 

[Takeuon]

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.

Agreed...Me to Jesse

 

[Speed King]

42/42 rear/front

 

[Charlesbusa]

Woo hoo! You gotta love these threads as much as oil threads!

42 psi is the max psi. Generally you run that when you're running max load(passenger/saddle bags) or reducing tire wear.

For street tires there is no wrong answer anywhere between say 33psi and 42psi. Its all good there.

The trade off is grip vs wear. The lower the pressure the more grip and more wear. The higher the pressure the less grip and less wear. Tire warmup is also affected, lower psi speeds up warmup.

Personally(I was always solo with no bags) I ran 42psi when commuting on the freeway since I didn't need much grip and wanted less wear. Ran 34psi in the canyons because I wanted a lot of grip and didn't care about wear. And of course the racetrack is in the twenties(dot race tire)...

So its up to you, 33 to 42 is all good. And you can run different pressures for different riding or run the same pressure all the time.

And of course altering psi affects suspension. So you can see there is no end to the debate. Its give and take. Can't have it all. But in the end its all good.

 

[kennym4]

Woo hoo! You gotta love these threads as much as oil threads!

42 psi is the max psi. Generally you run that when you're running max load(passenger/saddle bags) or reducing tire wear.

For street tires there is no wrong answer anywhere between say 33psi and 42psi. Its all good there.

The trade off is grip vs wear. The lower the pressure the more grip and more wear. The higher the pressure the less grip and less wear. Tire warmup is also affected, lower psi speeds up warmup.

Personally(I was always solo with no bags) I ran 42psi when commuting on the freeway since I didn't need much grip and wanted less wear. Ran 34psi in the canyons because I wanted a lot of grip and didn't care about wear. And of course the racetrack is in the twenties(dot race tire)...

So its up to you, 33 to 42 is all good. And you can run different pressures for different riding or run the same pressure all the time.

And of course altering psi affects suspension. So you can see there is no end to the debate. Its give and take. Can't have it all. But in the end its all good.

The perfect answer !!

 

[bigbadboy]

Shinko's- 35F/30R

 

[aussiesuzukirider]

42 - 42 down here most of it is 2 up.

 

[trekfuel]

PP 40 psi front and rear