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suzi-q Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 87	tire pressures 06/09/10 at 19:08:24 hi. what are the tire pressures? thanx,kram
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: tire pressures Reply #1 - 06/09/10 at 19:15:03 29 front 32 back
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12Bravo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 628 Mid-Missouri Gender:	Re: tire pressures Reply #2 - 06/09/10 at 20:35:52 Bill, is that for stock tires? Different brand tires will call for different air pressures. Always read the side of the tire.
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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: tire pressures Reply #3 - 06/09/10 at 22:11:41 The pressure on the sidewall of the tire is the maximum rated pressure for that tire, not the recommended pressure for your application.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: tire pressures Reply #4 - 06/09/10 at 22:42:58 What Bill said,... the pressure is listed one one of those lame stickers on the bike somewhere... 29 front 32 back ... I do about 32 in both, and by the time I check again, they're down to the mid twenties... Then I air them back up again... every few months... close enough... ...
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Re: tire pressures
Reply #5 - 06/10/10 at 02:50:06

Some tire manufacturers state the recommended pressure for the tires on given motorcycles.
Metzeler does this:

LS650 Savage 86-04 OR Boulevard S40 (650) 05-08
Front 100/90-19 57H TL ME880 36 min 42 max
Rear 140/80B15 67H TL ME880 40 min 42 max

Reference (Large PDF file):
http://www.us.metzelermoto.com/en_US/browser/attachments/pdf/2008_METZELER_FU...
Page 43

I run 40 front and rear. Works well for me.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: tire pressures Reply #6 - 06/10/10 at 03:53:02 The S40 is a light bike I wouldn't run more air than what Suzuki says.The ride will be harder and you will have less traction and skid when breaking hard.I would rather be 2 # low than 2# high.
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Re: tire pressures
Reply #7 - 06/10/10 at 05:29:57

the ideal situation is to vary the pressures

starting out on a long motorway trip i have 32 in the front and 35 in the rear.

normal running or twisty roads about 29 in the front (because there isent much weight over the front) and about 34 in the rear

wet weather journeys, use the standard pressures for best grip (but not lower because the tread collapses and is not able to move water away as effectively, so the grip will be reduced.

bare in mind lots of tyre pressure gauges are very inaccurate make sure you use a accurate/quality one! and on COLD TYRES!

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: tire pressures Reply #8 - 06/10/10 at 05:35:38 As you ride the tire gets hot and the air pressure gos up,Why would you put more air in for a long trip,If anything it should be less.And then if it starts raining you would have to get off and let some air out.
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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: tire pressures Reply #9 - 06/10/10 at 09:37:48 more air for a longer trip for lower rolling friction lower revs and better mileage.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: tire pressures Reply #10 - 06/10/10 at 10:39:42 jabman wrote on 06/10/10 at 09:37:48: more air for a longer trip for lower rolling friction lower revs and better mileage. More air for shorter trip for lower rolling friction lower revs and better mileage.
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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: tire pressures Reply #11 - 06/10/10 at 13:48:29 but for shorter trips (around town etc) you need more grip which the higher pressures don't give
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: tire pressures Reply #12 - 06/10/10 at 13:57:42 We can't even get an agreement when the answer is printed on the bike... Do we agree on that?... ...
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: tire pressures Reply #13 - 06/10/10 at 14:12:33 jabman wrote on 06/10/10 at 13:48:29: but for shorter trips (around town etc) you need more grip which the higher pressures don't give Would you want to go a long trip on roads you didn't know and not have good grip.
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kimchris1 Serious Thumper Offline Pink Posse Rider... Posts: 2135 Belfair, Washington Gender:	Re: tire pressures Reply #14 - 06/10/10 at 14:26:50 That is what I have gone by the pressure that is printed on the bike itself. Of course I still was running the stock tires. Some have mentioned to read the tires themselves. So your going to have to figure out for yourself who's advice your going to take. Seems most agree with 32 at least.
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