Tire Pressure for '06A w/Metzlers

[twowheelnut]

2 points for you twowheelnut (so I can't hit the right keys..."I'm OLD"), I just wonder about all the complaints on the metz, back in the day you rode with what the team put on (whoever the tire sponsor was) you didn't bitch (in public) & you made up the difference with your riding ability.....if your sliding around that bad.....you gotta be riding too hard for the street.... you should save it for the track...(traffic flows one way only) ....& the ambulance arrives a lot quicker h34r:

If the Avons and Michelins can handle my riding ability, then so should the Metzelers. JMO.

 

[petey]

Chickey has it right....Heat is the single biggest killer of tires, the hotter they run, the shorter their life.

Well, this is true if you ride your bike on smooth surfaces (normal concrete and blacktop roads) Ride your bike on "chip and seal" road surface in Arkansas (twisties) and you find out about number one tire killers. :lol: :lol:

 

[Fastfar]

Chickey has it right....Heat is the single biggest killer of tires, the hotter they run, the shorter their life.

Well, this is true if you ride your bike on smooth surfaces (normal concrete and blacktop roads) Ride your bike on "chip and seal" road surface in Arkansas (twisties) and you find out about number one tire killers. :lol: :lol:

Chip and seal roads here in the Sierra foothills are real tire eaters too. I may get 4k to 5k on a set of Avons, same on the Metz Z6, less on 'stones...the front gets triangled on everything I have run.

After reading thru this thread I will resort to a bit higher tire pressure and see if it helps, but I think the roads are the real cause of the limited tire-life, hard riding on granular chip and seal just grinds front tires off at the lean angle

 

[SQUIDO]

Why all the fuss about tire pressure and who is rite? Just read the side of the tire and follow what is prnted for air pressure, can't go wrong. I will believe the engineering data from an engineer that puts his stamp on the test to get the data for that tire.

+1

 

[panthercity]

Why all the fuss about tire pressure and who is rite? Just read the side of the tire and follow what is prnted for air pressure, can't go wrong. I will believe the engineering data from an engineer that puts his stamp on the test to get the data for that tire. 

+1

And I reiterate…

Two things;

1. read the letters before the numbers molded into the tire side wall. Then get someone to explain the meaning of "maximum tire pressure".

2. Yep, them tire engineers know exactly which bike that tire is gonna be mounted on and it don't make no difference if that 120/70-16 is on the front of a R1150RT, FJR1300 or CBR600F4i. All dem should run the same pressure...

 

[Getsum]

Just to chime in on the tires, I've been running on the Dunlop D208ZR for the past few months and a few thousand miles and have been thrilled with them. They're holding up much better than I thought they would being a softer rubber sport tire but I think I'll be able to get the same mileage I got out of the Bridgestone’s that came with the bike. I run 40psi front and back.

While traction and handling have been great, I'm still not sure how accurate my review is because I've been riding the FJR without the bags all year and haven't done very much two up riding either. The increased weight would probably accelerate the tire wear and it's also been fairly cool is San Diego these last few months. But I plan on trying the new Dunlop Qualifier or the D220 next.

 

[FJRandy]

[quote  The front was trash from the git-go and the rear was a piece of ****.  Worst effing tires I've EVER run on any of my bikes - bar NONE!  A thousand poxes on the engineers who designed that crap!

Like the saying goes......."One man's **** is another man's gourmet meal."

 

[SkooterG]

[quote  The front was trash from the git-go and the rear was a piece of ****.  Worst effing tires I've EVER run on any of my bikes - bar NONE!  A thousand poxes on the engineers who designed that crap!

Like the saying goes......."One man's **** is another man's gourmet meal."

So are you saying you like to eat ****?



:taunt:

:tease:

 

[radman]

Don't the AE's run an "E" load rating tire?

 

[Mike-H]

SkooterG....quit picking on the kid.....if he likes to eat ****, :blink: ...that's really none of our business :beee: ....just don't seat beside him while he's eating.... :bad:

 

[bikerkash]

I agree with chickey 191 except for one thing. The method I have used is the same except that I use the 10/20 rule. The front tire pressure should increase no more than 10% of the cold pressure and the rear should increase no more than 20%. Once you have established a pressure range using this method and your looking for mileage and or doing two riding keep the pressure to the upper end of the pressure range so your tires run cooler and if you are looking to go out and run some corners keep the pressure at the lower end of the range so they heat up more and improve your grip and widen your footprint. Always keep in mind that with most things in life there is a trade off, for every pound of pressure that you use to increase your tire mileage you trade off a certain amount of traction and maximizing traction especially on two wheels is the name of the game. Of course this all depends on your individual riding style. RIDE SAFE