ok so me being a dumb *** the other day, i put some air in my tires, not knowing how much i put in, i was riding and the bike felt like it didnt want to lean over, so i put some air in the back tire, and it got worse, so i took some out the back and put more in the front, i was in a hurry to get to work, so it got worse, i pull away and i went to turn and it almost fell over, i put to much in the front

so after work i call my dealer, they tell me 40 in the back and 38 in the front, i do that and it still handles like ****


where should my tire pressures be at to get nice sharp handling?

thanks for any help

 

brand of tires?
age of tires?

 

sorry that might help

oem sized michling pilot powers, maybe 6 months old

 

http://www.r1messagenet.com/fo...ssure

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How many motorcycle forums do you post on?

 

i've been running 31/31 on my pilots per a friend's recommendation - Eric from duncan honda. seemed to work out well. which reminds me that I need to check my tire pressures....

 

Contact Michelin and ask them what the recommended tire pressures are for the street. Then buy a good tire gage and use that to set them, don't use the one attached to the air pump.

 

I do ~40psi for commuting and ~31psi for twisties on cold tires. It varies from tire to tire to find what you really like.

 

Maybe you've got flat spots on your tires, and you were at low PSI before and didn't notice. Now that the tires have more form again, because of the PSI, you can feel the flat spots.
Or maybe it's something else.

 

i think iv got way to much pressure in them now, ima get a nice gauge tommarow and find out exactly where im at

 

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A tire gauge should always be carried on a bike. People can get away with it in a car since they could manage if a tire went flat. Tires and chains get overlooked waaay too often on a bike.

 

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LOL. This guy is ridiculous. EGlovr's got dem links yo!

 

I used to post on socalsportbikes, socalsvriders, barf, 600rr.net, cbrworld, and here. Now its just lurking on socalsportbikes and barf and mainly posting here. This site is like my safety blanket. From the Integra forum, to FI, and now motorcycles.