TIRE PSI

[vincebusa]

Hey guys, the psi for the f/r tires is 42 per manual. is this
the maximum or what??what psi u use??

 

[mick]

42 psi works wellfor me normal riding depends which tyre you use i suppose i use 010.

 

[FLCN72]

I try to keep the front at 42 psi. But the rear I run at 40 psi. Never more than 42 with either tire, for me.

 

[monsterspeedfreak]

I run 40 front and rear.....happy with that for now.
Johncal had a pretty good argument to run 36 psi......might try that for a bit next.

 

[The Oracle]

40 front 38 rear. No probs and handles nicely. Warms up a hair quicker.

 

[CorrodedAlien]

not less than 34 and not ovedr 40... Front and rear w/in 2psi prefer even...

 

[gararnett]

The pressure on the side of the tire is a max pressure for fully loaded with a passenger. I never have a passenger, but ride with hard bags all the time. I run 28-32 front, 30-34 rear. It amazes me how high of pressures people are running these days. When I talked to a Michelin tech this year, he said they were removing the pressure on the sidewalls next year because everyone thought those were standard operating pressures. Run what you like, but I wouldn't exceed 35 unless my wife was on the back.

 

[SierraFlyer]

Amen to that. I run 32 MIN to 35 MAX on the street -one up. Both tires the same. I weigh 250. On the track it 30 to 32. 42 is way too high. It reduces the contact patch significantly. 30 will increase wear though (OK with me).

 

[aiblumen]

I use 40/40. I will agree that you could go lower than that, perhaps 38/38. On the track I use 28/30.