[ST] Re: ST-triumphnet.com Digest, Vol 2, Issue 29

[don draper <donnydogood@xxxxxxx>]

for Neil - Recommended tire pressures??

>>> So what do you all make of this?? <<<

    Appears to be some fomenter trying to start a dreaded 'tire pressure' thread!    =;o)

    Seriously, a lot depends on the tire wear that results from the roads you most use and type of  riding you do;... if a tire is wearing faster in the center, you need a lower pressure - if it's wearing faster on the sides, you need a higher pressure.  Also, the rear tire needs a higher pressure if you're packing a passenger and/or heavy tail box for obvious reasons.  Tire failures due to low-pressure generated heat are rare and basically unheard of at pressures above the mid-20s psi.
Recommended pressures are always lawyer derived compromises as regards maximum safety and a crash because a tire at max. pressure lost traction at max. lean in a corner can ALWAYS be blamed on the rider and will never incur manufacturer liability.
                                                                                         Have fun; 
                                                                                                              doggydoo    - - - o&\o


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