Front Tire Pressure?

[pawtracks]

No talk of using nitrogen?

You folks are disappointing me...

 

[weekend rider]

What do you get when you put the two together nitrogen + oxygen= nitrous oxide you will have some real fast tires

The best thing you could do is read the side of your tire for correct tire pressure. Than you asjust to your style ridding, simple. You do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure out tire pressure

:huh: :huh: :huh: weekend rider

 

[blueman]

I put Helium in my tires. Its lighter now. If you put Helium just in the front tire it should do better wheelies. I would put hydrogen in the tires to make it even lighter put it might blow up. I made this suggestion to some "Zippy the Pin Heads" at a motorcycle shop I worked at years ago. One of the dudes asked me if we had any Helium.

 

[Bearly Flying]

The best thing you could do is read the side of your tire for correct tire pressure.

NO, that is NOT the best thing to do,

Check your cold vs hot pressures. THAT is the Best Thing you can do.

 

[blueman]

I think I remember reading in my manual that it recommends 36 rear 36 front for higher speed traveling.

 

[Feejer/Weejer man]

I think I remember reading in my manual that it recommends 36 rear 36 front for higher speed traveling.

Wrong, those are sportbike pressures. Road pressures for a heavier bike are more. Max tire pressure is 42. Use them. Never a problem since I went to at least 40/40. No cupping, no traction problems. Of course for the tire of choice, the Avons are incredible :clapping: :yahoo:

 

[Bostonfan2]

2 up riding here, 42 front and back monitored with Smartire, I noticed a big difference

in tire life when maintaining the correct pressure....

 

[FJRayJ]

My 06A manual recommends 39F/42R. Works great.

 

[Blueliner]

I think I remember reading in my manual that it recommends 36 rear 36 front for higher speed traveling.

Wrong, those are sportbike pressures. Road pressures for a heavier bike are more. Max tire pressure is 42. Use them.

Bingo! that is exactly right. The manual was partially written by lawyers who added their 2 cents worth just in case they end up in court with an "over-inflated" tire issue. There is plenty of stuff in there, that is the way it is, because of liability concerns.

 

[SMC]

What pressure to you run your front tire at?
The manual (2003) says 36 psi but I search I performed here indicates that at least some are running them up around 41 psi.

I am interested to know what other FJR riders are inflating their front tires to and the reason for their choice.

I went with the manual on this one for my '06 FJR, it states 39 PSI for front tire and 42 PSI for rear tire no matter what your load (one up riding or two).

 

[wallypiper]

The best thing you could do is read the side of your tire for correct tire pressure. Than you asjust to your style ridding, simple. You do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure out tire pressure
:huh: :huh: :huh: weekend rider

Those are max pressure ratings for the tire. May not be the best pressure.

 

[Shinden]

I went with the manual on this one for my '06 FJR, it states 39 PSI for front tire and 42 PSI for rear tire no matter what your load (one up riding or two).

So they have changed the front tire pressure listed in the 2006 manual to be closer to what many of the people that have responded to the intial question use, as compared to the older manual, which listed front tire pressure as 36 psi.

 

[blueman]

Maybe the 06 manual recommends 39 instead of 36 pounds in the front because its a heavier bike than the 05 and older bikes.

 

[Fujartoptourer]

Hi all,

Don't know why the American manuals differ from the Euro ones - the bikes are the same! Some of the pressures I've read are a bit alarming! Here in the UK the manual says (no matter what make of tyre) the front should be 36psi one up or two up riding, the rear 36psi one up increasing to 42psi for two up riding. I also don't think its a case of Americans ride the FJR faster than the Euros or the other way about, as I said, why there should be such a wide difference is beyond me - the bikes are the same!

Nice to be back on the board, Regards, Glenn. :dirol:

 

[tyronewildman]

38 front & 38 rear for my '04 Stones carring my 250lbs & stuff. Got 13,500mi on rear & 20,500mi on front originals. Front tires cupped (they are suppesed to, some more than others) but made cool sound in turns. Most of my riding is fast & streight on Hotlanta xways & it is a real workhourse. My Buell is more fun in the twisties...Later,,, De

 

[T120TT]

38 front & 38 rear for my '04 Stones carring my 250lbs & stuff. Got 13,500mi on rear & 20,500mi on front originals. Front tires cupped (they are suppesed to, some more than others) but made cool sound in turns. Most of my riding is fast & streight on Hotlanta xways & it is a real workhourse. My Buell is more fun in the twisties...Later,,, De

!3,500 miles on the original 020 rear? 20,500 on the front? I'm a conservative rider and my '05 still has the original stones but they are very near the end. The front is badly cupped and the rear has another 800 miles left at most. The bike has a little over 7,100 miles total. How in the world did you get 13,500 miles out of the rear and 20,000 out of the front???

 

[toophast]

Get a bike jack that raises both tires off the ground and spend snowy days making vroom vroom sounds in your garage with the engine running and the bike in gear... puts the miles on fast and hardly any tire wear (just don't forget the ventilation)

Edit: that, or measure in kilometers and not know it

 

[Cal24Master]

Your choice. Higher pressure seems to reduce tire cupping on the front and extends life of tire both ends. Lower pressure will increase the stickiness of your tire by increasing the footprint. So, do you want to save money, or have the best handling performance?

I find after many, many miles that if I let the front tire pressure down under 36 you really have to push it into the corners. At 40 the bike steers much lighter with no noticable loss of traction or feel. That includes a couple track days.

Tom

 

[leebunyard]

I ran the OEM Bridgestones BT020's on my '04 FJR at 42/42 psi and got 10,745 miles out of them. Moderate cupping on the front tire when replaced. Ran the replacement set, Avons, at 42/42 also, got 14,000 miles out of them, almost to the mile. Very minor cupping on the front tire. Just put another set of Avons on. Also running 42/42.

Lee in the Mountains of Northern California