I run 32 in front and 38 in rear. For your size you may want to go 33 in front and 40 in rear.

 

Because the number on the side of a tire is typically max pressure and doesn't correspond with recommended pressure for your vehicle, inflating your tires to that pressure is essentially over-inflation and the tires wear as such.

 

 

 

I'm 6'3" 300lbs and i run 31 in the front, and 36 in the back, 40 in the back with a passenger. I have my shocks set on #2 and i never bottom out. I carry a wrench to kick up the shocks when i put on a passenger, and if i'm going further them across town i air up the back.

 

I find that about 10% under what the tire manufactor recommends as max pressure works well on my bikes.
Bob

 

There is a sticker on the front bar of my frame that has the PSI for my bike for solo rider. I dont recall the # right now.

 

I'm guessing, who would know more about the tires? HD (the manual), or the tire maker? I'd have to go with what I see on the tire. I have an '06 Dyna Low Rider. I'm sure the tires have gotten better since then. I have a Dunlop D401 up front, and psi reads 41 cold. When I first got the bike last December '16, I tried the manual at 32 psi. When I would brake normal, front tire felt like a marshmallow, and unstable. Even the tire tread is loudly heard like it was a flat tire. So I picked a middle point of 38psi, and it feels, and corners well.

 

Resurrect a 10 yo thread to talk air pressure..., and a tire no one uses

up your game my man



Ghost

 

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