Tyre Pressure

[pkd]

I was wondering what tyre pressure people go for, I have 25 front and 29 rear which feels ok but....

(And apologies if this has been asked before)

 

[Janie]

32 front 36 back......... thats with no pillion thats what i have in my conti road attack........and i've had 2 new tyres this week and thats what they said they needed........

 

[Slowdown]

What tyre pressure?

What the company that makes the tyres says.

Personally, I don't want an insurance company coming after me saying that because I had the wrong pressures in I contributed to the accident.....

http://www.metzelermoto.co.uk/web/f...ehicle=114848&versionVehicle=221641&consent=Y

YMMV.

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

25/29 is way too low except for maybe TKCs or race wets

32/36 is IIRC what WBM recommend but as has been said go with what the tyre manufacturer recommends for the tyre.

All the tyres I have used run at 36/42 which I use solo or two up. Two up and fully loaded I'll up them each by a couple of psi.

Andres

 

[RickG]

25/29 is virtually flat. It must handle like a greasy ferret, especially on the brakes.

 

[E. Buygum]

25/29 looks suspiciously like 2.5/ 2.9 Bar as recommended by Metzeler and by BMW for heavier loads...which made me wonder if some confusion had crept in....2.5/2.9 equates to 36/42 PSI which works fine for me.

 

[BeemerBaz]

36 & 42

I like it hard !!

 

[Peak Rider]

Both BMW and the tyre manufacturers are correct. As the bike manufacturer BMW can give advice regarding different load factors, so therefore their recommendation of 32/36 psi for a solo rider and 36/42 fully laden with pillion and panniers. A mate of mine is an Avon tyre development rider. All their testing is done at the fully laden recommendation (36/42 psi) simply because a tyre company must assume that any bike they build a tyre for will be operated in the fully laden condition.

 

[Kaybe]

I was wondering what tyre pressure people go for, I have 25 front and 29 rear which feels ok but....

(And apologies if this has been asked before)

For normal road use - way too low and risks damage to the wheels themselves, no doubt will cause increased fuel consumption, pollution, and almost certainly shorten the tyre life.

Even on a track day when it is sometimes advisable to lower pressures, given the heat involved these pressures are still to low.

Some of the previous advice on pressures makes more sense.

 

[OldCroc]

36 & 42

+1 You'll get better fuel consumption and life from the tyres at these temps....

OldCroc

 

[kbada]

25/29 looks suspiciously like 2.5/ 2.9 Bar as recommended by Metzeler and by BMW for heavier loads...which made me wonder if some confusion had crept in....2.5/2.9 equates to 36/42 PSI which works fine for me.

Well done that man at last someone that is still awake at the back there

The ol' island nation syndrome (again) psi against the rest of the world (nearly) and the 'bar'

 

[pkd]

Thanks for the replies, I have Tourance EXP's which (my fault) are at 2.5 & 2.9