front tyre pressure?

[Deer Slayer]

I know this is like herding cats! My RS-S calls for 15 lbs front. My dealer put 22 and says tyre wear will be better. I did not like the way the front bounced about on mountain roads. So let me know what u run and where u ride. If you use nitrogen let me know as I have it on hand. Thanks in advance from Advance.

[Motorcycledave]

I have tried everything from 8 lbs to 30 lbs for me I find that 18 seems best
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Dave

[Pennyrick]

I know this is like herding cats! My RS-S calls for 15 lbs front. My dealer put 22 and says tyre wear will be better. I did not like the way the front bounced about on mountain roads. So let me know what u run and where u ride. If you use nitrogen let me know as I have it on hand. Thanks in advance from Advance.

Since front tire wear doesn't appear to be a major problem on Spyders I would ignore the dealer and go slightly over the manufacturer's recommendation at 17-18 psi. I think 22 is too high. That would be 47% higher than the factory recommends which leads me to believe whoever told you this doesn't know &&^%#%&( about Spyders.

[Vader]

Just today, I checked the tyres on my 2008 GS..I raised the pressure to 18 psi in the frints, and 30 in the back..and used my Slime brand compact air compressor which worked perfectly. .

[Professor]

I don't now if there is a difference in pressure in the RS, but for my 2014 RT I run with 20 in the front and 28 in the rear. I'm not sure if that's best, but it made sense to me.

[bmccaffrey]

I have tried everything from 8 lbs to 30 lbs for me I find that 18 seems best
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Dave

I agree !!!!

[dginoregon]

I run 16.5 in the front and 28 in the back, regular air on my 2013 st L. I ride everywhere, mt. roads to city streets to hiway most every day.

[SPYD1]

Ran mine at 18. 22 made mine edgy!

[PistonBlown]

18 here as well - my goodness it's almost a consensus:-)

[Bob Denman]

Those bikes with 14" front tires seem to like pressures in the 17 to 19 psi range.
The 15" front tires like a little bit more (20 to 21 psi), due to the shorter sidewalls...

You DON'T want to catch a really bad bump, and run out of sidewall to soak it up!

[Cruzr Joe]

I have tried everything from 8 lbs to 30 lbs for me I find that 18 seems best
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Dave

Cruzr Joe

[Cruzr Joe]

Those bikes with 14" front tires seem to like pressures in the 17 to 19 psi range.
The 15" front tires like a little bit more (20 to 21 psi), due to the shorter sidewalls...

You DON'T want to catch a really bad bump, and run out of sidewall to soak it up!

21 starts to get bouncy for me, i really am comfortable with 18 - 19

Cruzr Joe

[asp125]

18/28 on our 2008 RS

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[Chupaca]

I have narrowed it down to 17 lbs. This gives me some lean, kills the bounce and keeps the steering light. But I do ryde an RS with Kenda tires. This will vary when on an RT, ST, F3 or RSS and who's ryding and what your carrying. Not to mention weather, type of tire and road conditions... thats why we each have to find our own best pressure...

[kep-up]

I run 16.5 in the front and 28 in the back, regular air on my 2013 st L. I ride everywhere, mt. roads to city streets to hiway most every day.

Good lookin' Aussie in the pic, BTW.

[Bob Denman]

21 starts to get bouncy for me, i really am comfortable with 18 - 19

Cruzr Joe

I tend to run 21 psi up front until the potholes all get filled-in. Then; it's back to 20...
And that single PSI difference is pretty noticeable!

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

At most i would run 2 psi up & i run nitrogen

[Highwayman2013]

2012 Rt here I run 20 psi front and 28 psi rear. Front tires are 185/60/14s.

[Bob Denman]

At most i would run 2 psi up & i run nitrogen

Well; the ride ought to be plenty cushy...

[ARtraveler]

I run 18 in the fronts and 28 in the rear tires.

[RandyL]

Those bikes with 14" front tires seem to like pressures in the 17 to 19 psi range.
The 15" front tires like a little bit more (20 to 21 psi), due to the shorter sidewalls...

Good point, it DOES matter whether you have 14" or 15" wheels so we should each specify, though the reader can probably tell if the year of the Spyder is mentioned.

On our '14 ST-S I've found 20-22 lbs feels best for the fronts, and 28 in the rear. I prefer a bit more responsive steering, and don't like it to roll on the outside edge of the front tires when cornering hard.

[jaherbst]

2014 RT Limited--20 # in the front and 30 # in the rear with 15 inch tires. Works great for me.

Running much lower pressure will cup your tires and increase wear. Besides they are easy numbers to remember.

Jack

[coz]

19 in the fronts. Plain old air.

[Bob Denman]

Plain old air?

I use nitrogen... the cheep stuff; that's only about 78% pure!

[Deer Slayer]

Thanks for all the inputs. I settled for 16 nitrogen in the fronts and 28 in the rear. I did 225 miles on the gap twisties near mm 220 PRP in VA today. My RS-S takes the curves like rails. I have been riding the same roads for years. I am happy I did not get the F3 with its forward controls. The RS-S was purpose bought to carve up curves. Only drawback in the Cheep ass BRP tyres. At 3000 miles the wear is evident. Again thanks to all.