Tire pressure for a stunt motard?
04-30-2007, 01:02 AM
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Tire pressure for a stunt motard?
I just wanted to see what everyone else was doing and see if we all have the same range in pressure. I've been trying pressures from 10 to 14 PSI...still trying to find the ideal poundage.
04-30-2007, 04:31 PM
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Re: Tire pressure for a stunt motard?
I like high pressure in motards
05-06-2007, 10:20 PM
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Re: Tire pressure for a stunt motard?
Yeah put 25 lbs in the rear...Way better...circles are way more controlled and consistent...coasters are longer...I went over a year on less than 15 PSI...oh well, who knows how long I woulda went if I didnt post this thread. Thanks everbod
10-31-2007, 10:40 PM
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Re: Tire pressure for a stunt motard?
****! got a new tire for my SM just came in from the shop i threw it on my bike went out did 1 wheelie held it took a turn then WHOAAA taht **** dipped left hard and fast threw my foot down hur my ankle ****! the pressure was too high i came in and checked it with a pressure check and it was in teh 30's dropped that bitch down to 19
12-02-2007, 06:59 PM
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Re: Tire pressure for a stunt motard?
Similar thing here. Because motard's are so unstable, I'd dropped the pressure quite low to begin with, which helped stability, but found that with it higher, although less stable, was quicker to correct, and easier to ride.
12-27-2007, 06:56 PM
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Re: Tire pressure for a stunt motard?
Yeah I hate how unstable they are at times
10-05-2009, 05:51 PM
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Re: Tire pressure for a stunt motard?
sorry to bring back a 2 year old thread........
im wondering if you guys who are running low pressures are going through tubes quicker than when it was closer to stock pressure.
i know with my fiddy.... when i ran it really low, i was going through tubes a lot
im running stock now on my wr250x, but it seems a little unstable when doing slow or idle SS's. and im trying to learn O's and being so full seems to rapidly dip to the side. im thinking about droping to mid - lower 20's or lower, but dont want to be replacing tubes all the time, its a harder and costly to do on the wr than with the fiddy.
im wondering if you guys who are running low pressures are going through tubes quicker than when it was closer to stock pressure.
i know with my fiddy.... when i ran it really low, i was going through tubes a lot
im running stock now on my wr250x, but it seems a little unstable when doing slow or idle SS's. and im trying to learn O's and being so full seems to rapidly dip to the side. im thinking about droping to mid - lower 20's or lower, but dont want to be replacing tubes all the time, its a harder and costly to do on the wr than with the fiddy.
10-11-2009, 06:22 AM
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Re: Tire pressure for a stunt motard?
Last month I went through 4 pinched tubes in 2 weeks, extremely frustrating. Learnt to ride with higher pressure now, seems to help a bit but I still get flat tires now and then anyway
10-16-2009, 09:13 PM
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Re: Tire pressure for a stunt motard?
Yeah I never heard of any problems with tubes..If you run 15 + you should be in good shape, I ran 10-15 for the longest time with no problems...dang its already been 2 years, whoa.
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