Thread: Headshake?
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Old 10-24-2018, 02:26 PM   #24
pyoungbl   pyoungbl is offline
 
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Originally Posted by calvarez View Post
I'm at 30 PSI front and 28 rear. I haven't found a great number for pressures yet, suggestions?
I'm using the recommended pressures...33 front, 36 rear. In 8K miles I have not had any handling issues with either the OEM tires or the Shinko 705s that are on the bike now. I cannot remember ever seeing a bike where the rear was supposed to have less pressure than the front. A good rule of thumb is that you should see a 10% rise in pressure from cold to fully warmed up. If you see more than 10% gain the tires have flexed and caused excess heat. Less than 10% and you have too much cold pressure so you are not getting optimum road contact. Running soft tires might be your headshake problem.

Peter Y.


 
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