Wet weather tyre pressures?

[Rodeo Ron]

An the winning answers are:

After starting with nothing but an open mind it seems the various manufacturers web sites have fairly consistent answers .. but they can't match the humour from some of you guys.

In brief, it seems that for road use the best pressure / load match for the dry is happily also the best for the wet. Also, if you can be bothered to do the maths, you can optimize overall grip by working out a pressure/load match which falls within the min & max recommended range and which more exactly suits intermediate gross riding weights than basic one-up / two-up options found in most handbooks. Seems the benefits are not massive but they are there if you're having an anorak day.

Finally, the Americans have a wider view. Whether it's to be relied upon, I leave to you.

See http://www.flamesonmytank.co.za/tyres

Cheers all.

 

[Rodeo Ron]

Link problem?

After starting with nothing but an open mind it seems the various manufacturers web sites have fairly consistent answers .. but they can't match the humour from some of you guys.

In brief, it seems that for road use the best pressure / load match for the dry is happily also the best for the wet. Also, if you can be bothered to do the maths, you can optimize overall grip by working out a pressure/load match which falls within the min & max recommended range and which more exactly suits intermediate gross riding weights than basic one-up / two-up options found in most handbooks. Seems the benefits are not massive but they are there if you're having an anorak day.

Finally, the Americans have a wider view. Whether it's to be relied upon, I leave to you.

See http://www.flamesonmytank.co.za/tyres

Cheers all.

Link problem?

try www.flamesonmytank.co.za then choose tyres from the bottom menu

 

[pdwhiteuk]

Only in the extremes

Your tyres are designed to work within a range of ambient temperatures and hence pressures, as pressure is directly proportional temperature. There is really only any need to alter the pressure when the ambient temperature exceeds normal ranges. Particularly cold/hot days can affect the tyres initial pressure but as much as 5 PSI. We don't get enough really hot days to worry about and even if the pressure is down due very low ambient temps when you start out, the operating pressure of your tyre is likely to be fine once you've done a few miles and warmed it up. I am sure you'll not being enough miles in freezing or sub-zero temps for it to be a problem.

I am fairly new to my GS but have clocked up over half a million miles on other bikes, mostly BMW K..RSs. You get a feel for when the pressures are right or wrong but until you know a bike that well or numbed your ass for that many hours in the saddle don't mess with your tyre pressures, just keep them to what the book says.