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May 28, 2019 | 07:30 AM

bbqbrisket

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tire pressue 05

I know this has been answered somewhere before but......

I was running Night Dragons (which I truly love) where the recommend tp from Pirelli is 38-40 in the front and 43-45 rear.
I have switched this time to American Elite. Dunlop calls for 30 front and 40 rear.
I find that it's a struggle to push the bike at this pressure.
anyone have any experience with this. What do any of you think the tp should be on the American Elites.
(BTW, I might be going back to Night Dragons next time. What a super tire.)
thanks

May 28, 2019 | 07:34 AM

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Not sure about the Dunlops, but on my SB, I'm running Michelin Commander II and front is 36 and the rear is 40. Your front sounds too low....

May 28, 2019 | 09:46 AM

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I would run what the tire maker suggests. My Michelin Scorchers are 30 front 40 rear.

May 29, 2019 | 05:13 PM

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If the two tires are the same size there's no way to justify an 8-10 psi difference between them. The correct pressure depends more on the load and tire size than anything else. Go with the recommendation in the owner's manual for starters.

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May 29, 2019 | 05:19 PM

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Hmmm? I thought this was the Dyna section .
if it is then you would know the front and rear are different sizes.

May 29, 2019 | 07:14 PM

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Not front and rear, Dunlap and Pirelli. Front and rear are neither the same size nor the same load. What I'm saying is there's no justification for an 8-10 psi difference between e.g. a 100/90-19 Dunlap and a 100/90-19 Pirelli on the front of the same bike.

May 30, 2019 | 06:12 AM

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On my 2005 Super Glide , Manual says 30 Front 36 Rear on OEM Dunlops .. But Pirelli Recommended 36 F 40 R and have done well with these Pressures on the Night Dragons, which plain on staying with unless they happened to be out of stock then would go with Michelin Commander II's which also did well with 36F 40 R .. Can't help you with any Dunlop Tire PSI, as am done with them on my Dyna anyway ..