Michelin tire pressures
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Cruiser
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Michelin tire pressures
Replaced my Dunlop tires with Michelins on my 2008 Low rider, is there any difference in recommended pressures between the two or is it still 30 front and 36 solo and 40 2-up?
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Probably the same, 30 - 36/40. Just don't exceed side wall printed pressure. I'm sure you won't exceed at those pressures with any tire. To be honest, I run my dunnies at 40 psi, front and back solo. I prefer the feedback the higher pressures provide and I get about 1.5k more miles outta them.
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The information on the sidewall of the tire is not a pressure recommendation. It is only the max load the tire can sustain at the max cold inflation. If the load and inflation numbers are the same between the 2 different brands, you can use the vehicle manufacturers recommendation, or whatever you have been using. If they happen to be different, see if the tire mfg. has recommendations.
Road Captain
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As long as they are the same size (and contruction bias vs radial), which I am assuming they are you would maintain the same pressures. For a FYI, tire pressues are set between the vehicle manufacture and the RMA (Rubber Manufactures Association). It becomes a mixture of wear, comfort, and performance. Increasing the pressures too high, as in the case of maxing it out to the sidewall, may depending on your weight and load reduce the contact patch of the tire. The contact patch in the amount of rubber (or footprint) your tire has on the ground. Not sure about the others but I would prefer all the rubber the tire has on the ground that it can afford me. The is what stops your bike.
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Did you do a search? It would save you from reading the wrong advice from people who don't have these tires.
You will find that higher pressure is necessary in the Metzs.
I run 41 front, 45 rear, which is a 170.
You will find that higher pressure is necessary in the Metzs.
I run 41 front, 45 rear, which is a 170.
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Road Captain
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How does someone having a particular tire make their pressure recommendations more valid than a vehicle or tire manufacturers?
Is running a higher pressure in Metzlers their recommendation?
Just curious
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I searched and found that Metz recommends the pressure in the 40 to 45lb. range...so, "Yes".
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I was just curious if your pressure recommendation was what the manufacturer suggested. I experienced alot of tire pressure issues from being in the tire business for 31 years, and there is quite a bit of misinformation out there. I wouldn't take as gospel a pressure recommendation from someone just because they happen to ride on a particular tire. Big difference in where the information comes from. I'm not arguing, just stating facts.