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Re: [ST] tire pressures
- Subject: Re: [ST] tire pressures
- From: Craig Tate <craigtt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 16:46:38 -0400
Colin,
Did the guru recommend 31-34 for the front and rear tires?
Craig
At 10:26 AM 8/8/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I recently participated in a workshop run by a well-respected SF Bay area
>club racer and suspension guru.
>
>The issue of "correct" tire pressure came up, and he re-iterated that the
>pressures listed on the tires are maximums and are generally appropriate
>for a fully loaded motorcycle. On my ST, I therefore run 36 psi front / 42
>rear (cold) when I have the bags on and am carrying a passenger.
>
>He also said that tire manufacturer websites and/or the bike owners manual
>(for stock tires) used to list the recommended pressures for "normal" use
>(a single rider and no luggage). However, he said that due to our
>increasingly litigious social environment most manufacturers have stopped
>this practice and now provide only the maximums. The lawyers were
>apparently afraid people would use the normal pressures when the bike was
>fully loaded. He acknowledged that this makes it very difficult to
>determine the recommended normal pressures.
>
>As a rule of thumb, he said for 31-34 psi (cold) was generally a good
>starting point for sporty street bikes. Add a few pounds for better
>mileage/longer wear/less traction; subtract a few pounds for better grip;
>use the recommended max psi when the bike is loaded.
>
>Made sense to me...
>
>Colin
>00 Sprint ST
>01 Guzzi Rosso Mandello
>
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