whats the deal with tire pressure on trains???
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whats the deal with tire pressure on trains???
What the deuce are we suppose to inflate the tires at? The side wall says 40 psi cold on front and rear stock 2007 night train. the ownwers manual says 30 psi front 38 rear solo and 30 front and 42 with a passanger. The dealer told me it has to be at 4o psi front and rear regardless of passanger, cant remember what the service manual says but i think its different. What is the right way to go 4o psi cold or 30psi front 40psi rear????? Its killing me!!!!
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RE: whats the deal with tire pressure on trains???
IIRC the 03 Softail service manual says 36 front and 38 rear solo, and 40 at both ends two up. Personally I am running Metzler ME880, and I like them at 36PSI cold.
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RE: whats the deal with tire pressure on trains???
If you just talking about what it safe, and not comfort/handling......I would think that anything above 30psi cold and 40psi cold would be safe. Just remember that road friction will cause the tire carcase to heat up causing the air pressure to rise.....could be as much as 5psi.
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RE: whats the deal with tire pressure on trains???
my fat boy is 36psi front and 36-42 rear depending on how much weight on the bike...
when i load up my bags and biker friendly bag and t-bag I put her to 42psi rear
when solo and stripped down.. 36ish-38ish
when i load up my bags and biker friendly bag and t-bag I put her to 42psi rear
when solo and stripped down.. 36ish-38ish
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RE: whats the deal with tire pressure on trains???
Tire pressure instructions are also on a sticker on the vertical part of the frame in front of the engine.
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RE: whats the deal with tire pressure on trains???
The psi listed on the tire is the max load the tire is designed to handle (max psi). In the owners manual or on the frame is what the factory says the bike handles and/or rides the best. The manual is the one I generally follow because it is designed for each specific motorcycle, and the tires are more or less a milti-fit item.
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RE: whats the deal with tire pressure on trains???
Follow the manual. If worried about safety, I'd err on the low side if I didn't trust my gauge. 5psi under will probably only hurt your mileage a little. But 5psi over could start to erode traction by decreasing the size of the contact patch. Just my non-scientific opinion..
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