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Jussi
24-07-07, 08:18 PM
Pressure you keep on your street sport tyres?

Dealer told me that Michelin Pilot Powers are happy with
Front 2.5 and rear 2.9 bars

Can this be right???

Fast and aggressive driving, thuss no track days:confused:

toonyank
24-07-07, 10:00 PM
I normally always go with what the Suzuki manual says. It's the bike that that determines tyre pressure usually and not the tyre. Something like 34-36 psi rear and 32-34 front from memory but def the bike is the boss as these tyre sizes can go on a host of different bikes.

Jussi
25-07-07, 06:16 AM
Did some Googling
http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/contibike/search.php?manufacturerid=51&model_name=SV%20650%20S

Baph
26-07-07, 08:00 AM
Tyre pressures are a very individual thing. As a general rule, you should follow the manufacturers recomendations.

That said, for both the Metzler Z6 and the Pilot Road 2 (2CT), I run 36/42psi (2.48/2.89bar).

Luckypants
26-07-07, 08:07 AM
Did some Googling
http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/contibike/search.php?manufacturerid=51&model_name=SV%20650%20S yeah, that's 36F/42R in PSI, same as is recommended by Avon for all it's tyres. For my viffer, honda also recommends 36/42. According to this (http://www.sv650.org/sv_faq.htm#24/09/02 Some truths) from the FAQ section of the main SV650.org site, 36/42 is a standard for the bike tyre industry now.

HTH