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Sep 19, 2008 | 02:27 PM

dope_man_21

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Tire Question

First off I searched the forum, too many non related topics came up, I found today that my front tire was cracking in between the grooves on the side of the tire, had the tire replaced, the only difference in the old and new tire is that it is not a Harley sidewall, we started with 34psi, rode the bike, the front tire felt flat, added 2 psi, rode again, same result, kept increasing the pressure till it was at 40psi, it that too much? it doesn't feel flat anymore, my manual says 30psi, no way to ride it with that little of pressure. On a side note the only link that I could find about the pressure was in the Sportster forum, I am including the link. Any advice is appreciated.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...=tire+pressure

Sep 19, 2008 | 02:29 PM

thone

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My tires (HD dunlop) specify 41 PSI (cold) on the sidewall. I inflate them to that level and they ride fine.

I think 30 is too low.

Sep 19, 2008 | 04:28 PM

AdrianVall

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Yeah, 30 seems to low. I ride with 36-38. Rides good with that. I can usually feel if its getting low, so I just fill up again.

Sep 19, 2008 | 04:35 PM

ConnMan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thone

My tires (HD dunlop) specify 41 PSI (cold) on the sidewall. I inflate them to that level and they ride fine.

I think 30 is too low.

The pressures on the sidewall are for MAX tire pressure under MAX load. It's not the RECOMMENDED pressure. The correct tire pressure for any vehicle is found in the owner's manual, or on a decal on the vehicle placed there by the manufacturer.

Sep 19, 2008 | 05:41 PM

maddoggreene

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I run 36-38 in the front and 40psi in the rear. '04 WG. Anything lower just seems mushy to me. Hope this helps.

Sep 19, 2008 | 11:14 PM

rounder

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I have metzelers and they are run at 40 front 42 rear... my old 19 inch dunlop was 30 front 36 rear.... If you do not have a stock tire anymore then you will need to change pressure for that specific tire...
You said the sidewall is not H-D. What does that mean? You have a dunlop that does not say H-D on it? If so, the sidewalls also could be a different firmness allowing for different feel when properly inflated...

Sep 19, 2008 | 11:52 PM

dope_man_21

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The old tire was a Dunlop 404, and the new tire is a Dunlop 402, the old one (stock) said Harley Davidson on it, the new one dose not, I do not know if that makes a difference or not.