I was going through the old posts looking for the Spanish translation list when I came upon Don's tire pressure settings. On my WR450F I go UP to 15 psi for rocky runs but most of the time I run 10 psi in the sand around here.
This is gonna be fun...I was going through the old posts looking for the Spanish translation list when I came upon Don's tire pressure settings. On my WR450F I go UP to 15 psi for rocky runs but most of the time I run 10 psi in the sand around here.
I guessing you need that extra air to keep that piggy beemer from running on the rims.
You know Don, you're a real meanie!!
La Pregunta - A Question: What tire pressures are you lads planning on running on your tires? There is truth to yamafitter's statement that I do not want to go below 25 psi because I am apprehensive about damaging the soft cast alloy rims on Salma Hayek - a BMW F650GS Twin. I have previously dropped the tire pressures on my BMW R1100GS Boxer, a much heavier bike, down to 20 when running on the sand tracks of Baja Peninsula; but this has the much sturdier BMW spoke rims. Inquiring minds want to know, what tire pressures are you guys using?This is gonna be fun...I was going through the old posts looking for the Spanish translation list when I came upon Don's tire pressure settings. On my WR450F I go UP to 15 psi for rocky runs but most of the time I run 10 psi in the sand around here.
I guessing you need that extra air to keep that piggy beemer from running on the rims.
Around 14 or 15 for me...
Thanks Russ, I may now go down to 20 psi tire pressure on Salma Hayek; I would still be chicken **** about running 15 psi, for fear of dinging my $$$ BMW rims.
lower my pressure to around 20 psi (that plus I couldn't get my big *** around all those damn rocks that they grow there in AR :dribble: ). By the way, my new Excel front rim kicks butt. I'm real glad now that Chris from Woody Wheels convince me to buy it. At the time I was real leery of spending the extra money, but it has already proven that it is a much stronger rim than what the stock one was.+1, Gunny! Bending a motorcycle rim down where we'll be at in CC would be the ultimate disaster, might as well ship the bike home on the train at that point of the trip!If there is lots rocks in Mexico then I'm sticking with 30 PSI (at least in the front). My Big Gurl weighs in around 500+ wet. When I bent my front rim in AR, I believe it was because Russ and Scott "made me"
I think Chris' problems that day were more about trying to ride on a street tire, than pressure.+1, Gunny! Bending a motorcycle rim down where we'll be at in CC would be the ultimate disaster, might as well ship the bike home on the train at that point of the trip!If there is lots rocks in Mexico then I'm sticking with 30 PSI (at least in the front). My Big Gurl weighs in around 500+ wet. When I bent my front rim in AR, I believe it was because Russ and Scott "made me"
Russ you're right those street tires where the worse!!! I couldn't believe how much better the handling got when I threw back on my normal shoes which is the D606/908RR combo.+1, Gunny! Bending a motorcycle rim down where we'll be at in CC would be the ultimate disaster, might as well ship the bike home on the train at that point of the trip!If there is lots rocks in Mexico then I'm sticking with 30 PSI (at least in the front). My Big Gurl weighs in around 500+ wet. When I bent my front rim in AR, I believe it was because Russ and Scott "made me"
I think Chris' problems that day were more about trying to ride on a street tire, than pressure.
But you fellers do whatever you think best...
