Tire pressure recommendation
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Moral of my story, call your tire manufacturer.
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I just had an issue with my Shinko tires on the '70. Manual pressure was in the low 20's, I called Shinko they said go with the max pressure listed on the sidewall, 41 PSI. They offered that some people take out a pound or two for comfort, so I am now running about 38 PSI.
Moral of my story, call your tire manufacturer.
Moral of my story, call your tire manufacturer.
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I called a guy name Dave at Dunlop tires and he said 36 front and 36 rear. Which equals to minus 10% of maximum tire pressure coincidentally. He also said that you shouldn't go off the old school manuals only because tire technology has changed dramatically and going off the old recommendation isn't a good idea with new tires from this era
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I was looking in my original owners manual for my 1979 shovelhead flh classic and the recomendere PSI at maximum is 32 PSI; however, I looked on my tire and it said 40 PSI max recommend. Which tire pressure should I follow? I had my tires at 38.5 PSI and rode nice, now I have 40.5 PSI and it feels "a little tippy" so I'm back to 38.5 PSI. The tire size is original to the bike
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From: Western Oakland County Michigan
Tire pressure.....😶
When I found my 1979 Electra Glide 1200 FLH King of the Highway all she needed
was new tires.
Metzler Ultra Marathon Wide White Walls.....👍
Sidewall shows 50-PSI max. I'm running about 45-47 rear and about 43-PSI front.
She runs like she's on rails! I can lean this big heavyweight (765 lb. wet) and scrape
my floor boards easy. Lean more at speed.
I recommend these Metzler to everyone on an FLH!
was new tires.
Metzler Ultra Marathon Wide White Walls.....👍
Sidewall shows 50-PSI max. I'm running about 45-47 rear and about 43-PSI front.
She runs like she's on rails! I can lean this big heavyweight (765 lb. wet) and scrape
my floor boards easy. Lean more at speed.
I recommend these Metzler to everyone on an FLH!
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From: perry, fl
bass, what tires you running on your flt? curious since I have an 80 flt? mine has the "old school" looking tires on it but I'd like to change them to a modern tire.
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Every bagger I have owned.... shovels, evos, twin cams..... will wallow around if the tire pressure is too low or mismatched from front to back. I run 34/34 in my 1982 FLHC and 38/40 in my evo bagger. It's amazing how much difference it makes.
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