SuzukiSavage.com - Tire Pressure???

PTRider Senior Member Offline Posts: 397	Tire Pressure??? 05/06/09 at 09:03:05 Does anyone have a tire pressure they like more than the recommended pressures? Suzuki recommends 29 psi in the front and 33 in the rear, cold before riding, for a solo rider, little or light cargo. For has anyone found tire pressures that they feel works better?
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DavetheDog YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 37 Richmond, VA Gender:	Re: Tire Pressure??? Reply #1 - 05/06/09 at 10:05:03 I'm pretty sure you should stick to the "recommended" tire pressure as it is factory recommended. Should provide you with best reliability, performance, safety, and longevity. However, I've always wondered if these numbers change from tire to tire?
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Rustbucket Full Member Offline Posts: 112 Gender:	Re: Tire Pressure??? Reply #2 - 05/06/09 at 10:55:12 I'm running 38 psi. The sticker says one PSI and the tires say differently. I'd like to know whats the safest and best psi myself.
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Reply #3 - 05/06/09 at 12:18:12

the answer is: experiment... look at the recommended pressures they list on that label on the passenger door of a car...just like suzi's recommended pressures, they are what will give you the most comfortable, cushy ride, with all the oem suspension components(and tires) brand new, under average conditions... now look at the sidewall of that car's tire... the max pressure is higher by like 20%.... what works for me in floridas blazing sun at sea-level, is going to be a far cry from what works for a cat in idaho.... find what feels right for you in the various conditions you ride in, then write it down... change to a different brand/model of tires? time to "dial in" your pressures again....

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Reply #4 - 05/06/09 at 14:25:03

Rustbucket wrote on 05/06/09 at 10:55:12:

I'm running 38 psi. The sticker says one PSI and the tires say differently. I'd like to know whats the safest and best psi myself.

The pressure on the sticker on the bike is Suzuki's recommendation for the listed load, 29F /33R for a solo rider and 29F/36R for a heavy load on the bike.

The pressure on the tire is the pressure the tire maker requires to carry the maximum possible load that tire is rated to handle. It is not the recommended inflation pressure for the actual load if it is less than the max load. For our tire, that is 41 psi required in the rear to carry 675 pounds just on the rear, obviously impossible (or certainly not recommended).

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Tire Pressure??? Reply #5 - 05/06/09 at 14:38:59 I've have ran bikes with a couple pound lower then what Suzuki calls for with no problems,It was to get a softer ride.I weight 165
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Reply #6 - 05/26/09 at 17:05:38

Asked the bike store owner last fall when I had to change out my rear tire. Went to a Dunlop. His statement was that Suzuki's pressure was for the factory stock tire. When you change out your tires you no longer have a stock situation. He recommended the following:

Solo: Run 3 lbs below the max pressure stamped on the side of the tire.
2 Up: Run 1 lb below the max pressure stamped on the side of the tire.

Using this advice seems to give me a very good ride. Noticing no funny wear on the tires. For an even softer ride, but very adaptable to the weight of 2 up, I changed the stock shocks to Progressive 412's. I set them soft for solo and tighter for 2 UP. Also added 1/2" in length to stock shocks for additional clearance.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Tire Pressure??? Reply #7 - 05/26/09 at 17:48:42 The Irc tires on the S40 says 41 pounds max.pressure Suzuki says 29 and 33 thats a longs ways from max. pressure,I believe you are running way to much pressure.
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Re: Tire Pressure???
Reply #8 - 06/29/09 at 21:05:56

PTRider wrote on 05/06/09 at 09:03:05:

Does anyone have a tire pressure they like more than the recommended pressures?

Suzuki recommends 29 psi in the front and 33 in the rear, cold before riding, for a solo rider, little or light cargo.

For has anyone found tire pressures that they feel works better?

PT,

On my other bikes, whenever I switch from OEM tires to another brand, I contact the tire manufacturer to see what they recommend for that tire on that bike.

In this case, I think these data override the bike manufacturer's tire pressure recommendations.

As far as my Savage goes, I'm still on the original rubber and have not encountered this situation.

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