Tyre pressures

[chris8886]

having read this post yeasterday and been hating the "feel" of the front ever since i got my bike i went staright to the petrol station after work yeasterday. Wacked the pressures up to 36/42 from the standards and my god what a difference!!!!!!!!!!! the thing all of a sudden handles and doesn't feel like the front's just gonna wash away!!

[Luckypants]

I run Avons, so 36/42. Razor is right, this was covered not long ago

Originally Posted by chris8886

having read this post yeasterday and been hating the "feel" of the front ever since i got my bike i went staright to the petrol station after work yeasterday. Wacked the pressures up to 36/42 from the standards and my god what a difference!!!!!!!!!!! the thing all of a sudden handles and doesn't feel like the front's just gonna wash away!!

Good good, though it's also worth noting that if you had to do any mileage to get there (i.e. a few miles) you will have got a higher reading on the pressures due to the warm tyre. So you won't be quite as high as 36/42 in fact.

Also, it's often said that forecourt readings are notoriously inaccurate. Worth a double check at home from cold if you have a standard foot pump/gauge.

[chris8886]

Originally Posted by MeridiaNx

Good good, though it's also worth noting that if you had to do any mileage to get there (i.e. a few miles) you will have got a higher reading on the pressures due to the warm tyre. So you won't be quite as high as 36/42 in fact.

Also, it's often said that forecourt readings are notoriously inaccurate. Worth a double check at home from cold if you have a standard foot pump/gauge.

i did think of this my friend, the petrol station is only 30 secs away from work. i didn't however no bout the inaccuracy thing so i will check that!! thanks!!

I'm running mine at 30/32

[Stu]

36/42

I'm 33/36 but I might try 36/42 to see if it 'feels' any better, but then my riding is different everytime I start the bike so we will see.

The pressures for the curvy were set 8 years ago, and tyres have moved on a bit since then I reckon.

If the man from Michelin tells me 34/36 are the right pressures for PR2's then I gotta go with them. Why would they give out duff info?

Too much pressure and your tyres will wear unevenly and it'll be bumpy as hell cos your tyres don't flex enough.

I've been running 33/36 but I'm going pump them up to 36/42 to check what the handlings like.

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

The pressures for the curvy were set 8 years ago, and tyres have moved on a bit since then I reckon.

If the man from Michelin tells me 34/36 are the right pressures for PR2's then I gotta go with them. Why would they give out duff info?

Quite! Use the pressure that the tyre manufacturer recommends. Hence I use Avon's recommended pressures.