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front/rear tire pressures
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 4:22 pm
by Ira Agins
In looking over Elden Carl's Multisurface Moto Web pages, I noticed
the following statement regarding tire pressures, refering to MT21's
in this case:
"For street use 26PSI front and 22 PSI rear. For dirt use with rim
locks, use 17 PSI front and 14 PSI rear (don't try this without
rimlocks)."
Since I'm much more experienced in street ridimg where one tends to
have more pressure in the rear tire than the front, I find this
curious. Is this a typo, or do folks actually run more pressure in
the front tire than the rear?
Cheers!
Ira Agins
Santa Fe, NM
A16
front/rear tire pressures
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 4:36 pm
by Devon Jarvis
Ira Agins wrote:
>
> In looking over Elden Carl's Multisurface Moto Web pages, I noticed
> the following statement regarding tire pressures, refering to MT21's
> in this case:
>
> "For street use 26PSI front and 22 PSI rear. For dirt use with rim
> locks, use 17 PSI front and 14 PSI rear (don't try this without
> rimlocks)."
>
That's Elden's opinion. I have no problems with tire
slippage with low pressures, and I don't use rimlocks. I use
14 front and 17 rear.
Devon
--
"It's a troublesome world,
all the people who are in it,
are troubled with troubles
almost every minute"
Dr. Seuss
front/rear tire pressures
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 5:01 pm
by Ira Agins
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Devon Jarvis wrote:
> Ira Agins wrote:
> >
> > In looking over Elden Carl's Multisurface Moto Web pages, I
noticed
> > the following statement regarding tire pressures, refering to
MT21's
> > in this case:
> >
> > "For street use 26PSI front and 22 PSI rear. For dirt use with rim
> > locks, use 17 PSI front and 14 PSI rear (don't try this without
> > rimlocks)."
> >
>
> That's Elden's opinion. I have no problems with tire
> slippage with low pressures, and I don't use rimlocks. I use
> 14 front and 17 rear.
It's not the pressures themselves I question. It's running the front
tire at a lower pressure than the rear.
Cheers!
Ira Agins
Santa Fe, NM
A16
front/rear tire pressures
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 5:07 pm
by Devon Jarvis
Ira Agins wrote:
> > > "For street use 26PSI front and 22 PSI rear. For dirt use with rim
> > > locks, use 17 PSI front and 14 PSI rear (don't try this without
> > > rimlocks)."
> > >
> >
> > That's Elden's opinion. I have no problems with tire
> > slippage with low pressures, and I don't use rimlocks. I use
> > 14 front and 17 rear.
>
> It's not the pressures themselves I question. It's running the front
> tire at a lower pressure than the rear.
>
Yes, it seems strange to me too. Either it's a typo or it
works well for him.
I always thought that you ran more pressure in the rear tire
because the drivetrain torque heated it up more than the
front.
Devon
--
"It's a troublesome world,
all the people who are in it,
are troubled with troubles
almost every minute"
Dr. Seuss
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 5:17 pm
by Tony Holt
--- In
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>
>
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> >
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> >
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> >
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>
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Tengai
Dorset UK
front/rear tire pressures
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 7:10 pm
by dumbazz650
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Devon Jarvis wrote:
>
>
> Ira Agins wrote:
>
> > > > "For street use 26PSI front and 22 PSI rear. For dirt use
with rim
> > > > locks, use 17 PSI front and 14 PSI rear (don't try this
without
> > > > rimlocks)."
> > > >
> > >
> > > That's Elden's opinion. I have no problems with tire
> > > slippage with low pressures, and I don't use rimlocks. I use
> > > 14 front and 17 rear.
> >
> > It's not the pressures themselves I question. It's running the
front
> > tire at a lower pressure than the rear.
> >
>
> Yes, it seems strange to me too. Either it's a typo or it
> works well for him.
>
> I always thought that you ran more pressure in the rear tire
> because the drivetrain torque heated it up more than the
> front.
>
> Devon
>
>
I understood the concept as being that because the tire is wider, it
can support the same load at a lower pressure than the front.
But obviously it needs to carry a greater load, not the same load.
Eldon is also NOT a fan of using the KLR as a cargo beast. So those
of you with 600lbs of rider and gear should use a little more tire
pressure than what's recommended.
Mark
A9, A3