Tyre pressures

Bikerz · Post by **Bikerz** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 6:26 pm

nearly killed myself and ninja today. ive been a tit, found my tyre pressures are about 30psi, so thorught that was a bit low, put them up to 36psi which is clearly too much and i nearly lost it many times today. what pressure should i run? Iv got a set of nearly new Dunlops (iv forgoten which ones, guessing the sporty ones)

Cheers

Sheldon

Post by **Xphyral** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 6:39 pm

well dunlop recommend rear tyre pressure around 36psi, i have a dunlop rear and its a real toad on damp roads if i run at that, it works ok at 36 if the road looks like a small river or is totally dry. so i bin running it around 34 most the time. on nice dry days it gets the proper treatment and i'll pump it up to 36.

I guess have a lil play with it, nothing too drastic, and see which you prefer the feel of

RobZX636RNinja · Post by **RobZX636RNinja** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:36 pm

i know this dont help as i got a different bike , but mine says 36 front and i think 42 rear , so i would say 36 sounds about right , Rob

Bikerz · Post by **Bikerz** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:06 pm

cheers rob, well they were 30 psi when i checked them and been riding on that and they feel fine, but i thourght 30 seemed a bit low so pumped front and rear upto 36psi and thats too much on both clearly even in this warm weather, just wondering on what i should run? 32? 34?

Post by **Xphyral** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:24 pm

Lol, dont run the front at 36psi.

33

zixxer · Post by **zixxer** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:25 pm

perhaps the problem isn't your tyres? what state is your rear shock / forks in?

RobZX636RNinja · Post by **RobZX636RNinja** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:35 pm

Xphyral wrote:Lol, dont run the front at 36psi.

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why not ? , its manufacturors reckomended tyre pressure , before you start to push your bike just ride a few miles without banking it over too far , get some heat in the tyre and your be getting to operational temperatures, although in this mildish weather it will take a fair few more miles , but i dont seen how dropping tyre psi will help too much , only when the tyres are dead cold , but no one should be silly and push the bike with cold tyres ne ways , take it easy , Rob

Post by **Xphyral** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:00 pm

was referring to bikerz, your on a different bike, different weight, different tyres. he said he put front and rear at 36, which means his front tyre was far too hard and it would only get worse as the tyres got warmer.

36psi front tyre is not a manufacturer recommendation

Bikerz · Post by **Bikerz** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:29 pm

zixxer bike was fine 1 min before i changed the tyre presure mate

its all done to me changing the pressure, my fualt. il try 33 up front then cheers. what about rear? its too high too try 33 in that too? was a sunny day today, but road temprate at 9 C so still cold i surpose just sun was shinning

Post by **Xphyral** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:47 pm

aye manufacturers specs are 33 front 36 rear,

Bikerz · Post by **Bikerz** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:12 pm

cheers mate, im going down a bit on rear, thsi was a bit of a piontless post thinking about it, i think i should just play with them myself till i find what i like which was 30 and 30.lol

Post by **Bandido** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:33 am

I got BT090's on mine mate, Bridgestone recommend 34f and 40r but it's like riding on marbles. Run em at 32f and 35r and they are fine like that

James

Imsimon · Post by **Imsimon** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:45 am

i used to go for 32front and about 34-36 on the rear

Bikerz · Post by **Bikerz** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:36 am

cheers. i took them both down to 34, and the rear was fine, but gona take front down to 32 today. 34 up front you can tell it was far better than 36 tho.

i feel happy that i can tell the difference between 2psi