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What do you suggest?
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Whatever your comfortable with .
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Maybe a dumb question, but how do you tell good from bad, pressure wise?
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StuMiller wrote:Maybe a dumb question, but how do you tell good from bad, pressure wise?
I run around 36 psi on the street with the 12 and suits me fine,you having a 6R i would run lower pressures unless you weigh 100 + kg. :lol:
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MAXUMIS wrote:
StuMiller wrote:Maybe a dumb question, but how do you tell good from bad, pressure wise?
I run around 36 psi on the street with the 12 and suits me fine,you having a 6R i would run lower pressures unless you weigh 100 + kg. :lol:
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40 in the rear on my crim (motard bars so I'm sitting on the back wheel)

About 36 in the front.

Try anywhere between 34 and 44 really. See what works for you and your riding and your tyres
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Wattie wrote:40 in the rear on my crim (motard bars so I'm sitting on the back wheel)

About 36 in the front.

Try anywhere between 34 and 44 really. See what works for you and your riding and your tyres
is that hot or cold pressure wattie, for the 10?.
cant remember what ran on the 10.. prob 34 f 36/38 r that would cold pressure, bout the same as run on the 7R.
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StuMiller wrote:Maybe a dumb question, but how do you tell good from bad, pressure wise?

It's not a dumb question but everyone will tell you something different as it suits them. I run 34 in the front and 37 in the rear but that's just me
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On the zeddy cold 36 front and rear but like's been said, opinions like arseholes everyone's got one :)
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Be very wary about pressures as gauges can vary as much as 8 psi based on some tests I saw done at a track where everyone used their gauge on the same tyre.

The higher the pressure the better the tyre wear but less grip (to a point) the lower the pressure the better the flex in the tyre wall and grip (to a point highly dependent on the tyre). The manufacture of both the bike and the tyre will recommend a tyre pressure, they will be different so I would aim for the middle.

Always work on cold temperatures and check them when hot so you know it is okay, 4 - 6 psi increase I was told is fair/ normal. Remember winter to summer the ambient temperatures vary massively so the starting pressures should be adjusted accordingly.

If you after performance then what is going on your head is more a factor than pressures, if longevity is the key go the upper range
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Will depend on what tyres you run too, some like higher and some like lower pressure. You really need to see what suits you, your bike, your riding style and your tyres choice. ;)
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Appreciate your opinions. I'll make a few changes and see whether I notice too many variations.

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born green wrote:
Wattie wrote:40 in the rear on my crim (motard bars so I'm sitting on the back wheel)

About 36 in the front.

Try anywhere between 34 and 44 really. See what works for you and your riding and your tyres
is that hot or cold pressure wattie, for the 10?.
cant remember what ran on the 10.. prob 34 f 36/38 r that would cold pressure, bout the same as run on the 7R.
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I kick them to make sure air inside.. Hey presto
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Some run different pressures when it's very hot or very cold as well, so Tassy pressures will be different to Qld.
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