Tire pressure update

[schpiff]

WOW...what a difference!!
I posted the other day about the recommended tire pressures:
Clymer vs. Dunlop
I am running new Dunlop 491 elite II's and was running them at the clymer recommended 40psi.
It was ok..but..it liked to wander a bit.
For the hell of it I dropped pressures down closer to what Dunlop recomended (30frt-32rear) actually I went to 32 and 34.
It is like driving a whole different bike. I can't believe it!
As of yet I havent tried any hard corners and such..but it feels sooo much more stable than it did.
Now I am wondering if I should go lower yet...(scary)
I wonder if I am gonna lose the 38-40mpg I was getting?
Rock On!

[Geezer]

Re: Tire pressure update

Originally posted by schpiff
WOW...what a difference!!
I posted the other day about the recommended tire pressures:
Clymer vs. Dunlop
I am running new Dunlop 491 elite II's and was running them at the clymer recommended 40psi.
It was ok..but..it liked to wander a bit.
For the hell of it I dropped pressures down closer to what Dunlop recomended (30frt-32rear) actually I went to 32 and 34.
It is like driving a whole different bike. I can't believe it!
As of yet I havent tried any hard corners and such..but it feels sooo much more stable than it did.
Now I am wondering if I should go lower yet...(scary)
I wonder if I am gonna lose the 38-40mpg I was getting?
Rock On!

I wouldn't go any lower. The bike tires made today have a shollower ply on the bias than the original tires and usually run best at the presure indicated on the side of the tire.

Geezer

[Jerry]

Received my new K491 Elite II for the rear. Looks like Dunlop re-engineerred the tire; tread pattern is different and it appears to weigh a little less than the old one did when it was new. I suspect the tire pressure recommendations changed for the new design.

Front tire also looks redone, different tread pattern as well. I'm not a tire expert, but both now feature a new continious rib design that looks like it may give higher mileage. Will see how they look by the end of the year!

[Wes Thompson]

Pressures

Dunlop recommends 40psi rear and 36 psi front. I get the best handling and tire life at these tire pressures. If I ride 2 up I increase the rear to 42 psi
Wes Thompson
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