Larger tyres and pressure

Robbo81 · June 9th, 2010, 03:12 AM

Just wondering what tyre pressures people are using with larger than factory tyres. I have the standard front tyre and and gt501 140 rear and have just been running the recommended pressures (29psi front and 31psi rear)

The reason I ask is there are many threads asking about tyre pressures people run, but nothing about the size of the tyre used.

Cheers

mikecronis · June 12th, 2010, 03:16 AM

That's a good PSI setting. Different tires benefit from different pressures. I recently purchased BT-003 for my smallest bike in my arsenal the 250-R. Rumor has it, you want to run around 27 PSI for that radial 140/70. I haven't installed them yet. I hear they can get greasy (ie. slip) if not warmed up nicely.

My Honda Superhawk VTR1000 likes about 31 PSI for the Bridgestone C2T tires.

June 9th, 2010, 03:12 AM	#1
Robbo81 ninjette.org member Name: Robert Location: sydney Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 35	Larger tyres and pressure Just wondering what tyre pressures people are using with larger than factory tyres. I have the standard front tyre and and gt501 140 rear and have just been running the recommended pressures (29psi front and 31psi rear) The reason I ask is there are many threads asking about tyre pressures people run, but nothing about the size of the tyre used. Cheers

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June 12th, 2010, 03:16 AM	#2
mikecronis ninjette.org member Name: Mike Location: Colorado Springs, CO Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R-J, 2005 Honda Superhawk VTR1000 Posts: 95	That's a good PSI setting. Different tires benefit from different pressures. I recently purchased BT-003 for my smallest bike in my arsenal the 250-R. Rumor has it, you want to run around 27 PSI for that radial 140/70. I haven't installed them yet. I hear they can get greasy (ie. slip) if not warmed up nicely. My Honda Superhawk VTR1000 likes about 31 PSI for the Bridgestone C2T tires.