Tire Pressure recommendations 2up

GeorgiaHooligan · April 7th, 2011, 06:40 PM

Want to take with out tomorrow , its been a while and cant recall tire psi I used. This for a 07. Any tips would be great.

GeorgiaHooligan · April 7th, 2011, 06:43 PM

my bad, taking "the wife" out tomorrow.

GeorgiaHooligan · April 7th, 2011, 06:48 PM

i want to say i went up 2 or 3 psi on the front and back. not sure though.

GeorgiaHooligan · April 7th, 2011, 07:18 PM

no suggestions?

Samer · April 7th, 2011, 07:31 PM

I've never gone 2-up but I do know you can push up the pressure on the tires quite a bit without any worry. I know the manual says 28 front and 32 rear... when I checked my tire pressure after taking it to the dealer for 600 mile service it was ~40 psi in the rear and maybe ~36 up front. When I asked them about it they said the tire wears less that way. Maybe true but I'm a believer in the manual, so I've switched back. My point is, you can go 5 or 6 psi extra without any worry.

slolane · April 7th, 2011, 07:59 PM

I haven't done 2-up on the 250 either but it will probably depend on your weight + her weight and how it feels riding. I would say start at stock pressure for your baseline and then adjust up 2 lbs each as necessary based on how that feels.

GeorgiaHooligan · April 7th, 2011, 08:10 PM

Thanks for the feedback, I was thinking the same. I'll take her around the block and make adjustments if needed. She weighs 100lbs and 5' tall so her weight shouldnt change the handling up too much.

Alex · April 7th, 2011, 08:19 PM

/moved to pre-gen tech section

GeorgiaHooligan · April 8th, 2011, 01:34 PM

Took her out today for a couple hours, had a blast . Even hit 95mph on the interstate with her on the back. Went with 30psi in the front and 34psi in the rear.

LoneRonin · April 14th, 2011, 08:08 AM

Rather than messing around with the PSI, I think it better if you just adjust the rear suspension pre-load

edit: ignore my post...I just saw yours is a 07

April 7th, 2011, 06:40 PM	#1
GeorgiaHooligan ninjette.org guru Name: Aaron Location: Gone riding. Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 389	Tire Pressure recommendations 2up Want to take with out tomorrow , its been a while and cant recall tire psi I used. This for a 07. Any tips would be great.

April 7th, 2011, 08:19 PM	#8
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	/moved to pre-gen tech section __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

April 14th, 2011, 08:08 AM	#10
LoneRonin ninjette.org sage Name: Jason Location: Mississauga Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 Ninja 250r Posts: 634	Rather than messing around with the PSI, I think it better if you just adjust the rear suspension pre-load edit: ignore my post...I just saw yours is a 07 Last futzed with by LoneRonin; April 14th, 2011 at 09:09 AM.

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April 7th, 2011, 06:43 PM	#2
GeorgiaHooligan ninjette.org guru Name: Aaron Location: Gone riding. Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 389	my bad, taking "the wife" out tomorrow.

April 7th, 2011, 06:48 PM	#3
GeorgiaHooligan ninjette.org guru Name: Aaron Location: Gone riding. Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 389	i want to say i went up 2 or 3 psi on the front and back. not sure though.

April 7th, 2011, 07:18 PM	#4
GeorgiaHooligan ninjette.org guru Name: Aaron Location: Gone riding. Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 389	no suggestions?

April 7th, 2011, 07:31 PM	#5
Samer ninjette.org guru Name: Samer Location: Jupiter, Florida Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 Ninja 250R SE Posts: 376	I've never gone 2-up but I do know you can push up the pressure on the tires quite a bit without any worry. I know the manual says 28 front and 32 rear... when I checked my tire pressure after taking it to the dealer for 600 mile service it was ~40 psi in the rear and maybe ~36 up front. When I asked them about it they said the tire wears less that way. Maybe true but I'm a believer in the manual, so I've switched back. My point is, you can go 5 or 6 psi extra without any worry.

April 7th, 2011, 07:59 PM	#6
slolane Motorcyclist Name: James Location: Maryland Join Date: May 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 ABS Posts: A lot.	I haven't done 2-up on the 250 either but it will probably depend on your weight + her weight and how it feels riding. I would say start at stock pressure for your baseline and then adjust up 2 lbs each as necessary based on how that feels.

April 7th, 2011, 08:10 PM	#7
GeorgiaHooligan ninjette.org guru Name: Aaron Location: Gone riding. Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 389	Thanks for the feedback, I was thinking the same. I'll take her around the block and make adjustments if needed. She weighs 100lbs and 5' tall so her weight shouldnt change the handling up too much.

April 8th, 2011, 01:34 PM	#9
GeorgiaHooligan ninjette.org guru Name: Aaron Location: Gone riding. Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 389	Took her out today for a couple hours, had a blast . Even hit 95mph on the interstate with her on the back. Went with 30psi in the front and 34psi in the rear.