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tire pressure on non OEM front tires
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BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
TIRE PRESSURE
Well it depends on how many plies your new tires have....Generally speaking the more sidewall plies the stiffer the tire.....Also car tires usually have more tread plies which also helps them run flatter.....The OEM's ( fronts)with ONE ply side walls states 15 to 17 lbs.....I think a car tire would be fine at that pressure also...Mike :thumbup:
Well it depends on how many plies your new tires have....Generally speaking the more sidewall plies the stiffer the tire.....Also car tires usually have more tread plies which also helps them run flatter.....The OEM's ( fronts)with ONE ply side walls states 15 to 17 lbs.....I think a car tire would be fine at that pressure also...Mike :thumbup:
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Chupaca
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To many variables..!!
you can start at the oem pressure and then find yours. The tires have some ref's but you don't have the weight. Tire tread should be flat across, if arched up it is over inflated and center of the tire will wear faster, if sunken to low and the sides will wear faster. But some fine folks will come along and give you the pressure they are using..I still have oem tires..good luck..!! :thumbup:
you can start at the oem pressure and then find yours. The tires have some ref's but you don't have the weight. Tire tread should be flat across, if arched up it is over inflated and center of the tire will wear faster, if sunken to low and the sides will wear faster. But some fine folks will come along and give you the pressure they are using..I still have oem tires..good luck..!! :thumbup:
Bob Denman
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You might want ot PM Firefly; he's been running Potenzas for a while now, and should have some good info for you! :thumbup:
chisel_maker
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SPYD3R
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CAULK
1st thing you need to do once your tires have been mounted, is check to see what the pressure is at... doesn't really matter @ this time... then take a piece of regular black-board caulk and run a line across each tire... now roll your SPYD3R forward, and keep rolling until the caulk marks are again visible... look where the caulk has been removed... if you have plenty of caulk on the edges, you have too much pressure... if the the caulk remains on the middle, your psi is too low...
note, that the best way to do this, is to load your SPYD3R the way you will ride it... if the majority of your riding is with 2 on-board, with lots of luggage, that's the way you want to do the caulk test....
:trike::trike::trike::trike:
1st thing you need to do once your tires have been mounted, is check to see what the pressure is at... doesn't really matter @ this time... then take a piece of regular black-board caulk and run a line across each tire... now roll your SPYD3R forward, and keep rolling until the caulk marks are again visible... look where the caulk has been removed... if you have plenty of caulk on the edges, you have too much pressure... if the the caulk remains on the middle, your psi is too low...
note, that the best way to do this, is to load your SPYD3R the way you will ride it... if the majority of your riding is with 2 on-board, with lots of luggage, that's the way you want to do the caulk test....
:trike::trike::trike::trike:
Flanker
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Excellent advice!
r1100rider
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
I suggest you use chalk, not caulk. Caulk, which is a sticky substance used to seal openings in buildings, would make a huge mess! Chalk, which is used to draw on blackboards (and sidewalks) is a powder. That is what you want.
SPYD3R
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I suggest you use chalk, not caulk. Caulk, which is a sticky substance used to seal openings in buildings, would make a huge mess! Chalk, which is used to draw on blackboards (and sidewalks) is a powder. That is what you want.
u'r right Nan.... i must have been asleep when i wrote that... duh
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
:roflblack: Sure would have made a mess!
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