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Post by pol on Nov 12, 2020 14:00:19 GMT
If so, what tyre pressures do you use? Same as BT45's?
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Post by soggybiker on Nov 12, 2020 14:20:15 GMT
To be totally unhelpful I use Michelin active pilots as I had constant bad cracking and peeling of tread on BT45's it was suggested I was running them too soft to be seeing that type of damage. 38-42 were the pressures I ran at and the front felt like an ice skate in very cold or wet weather. The Pilots were cheaper lasted longer held the road much better and when worn out were about as good as the 45's when they had some life left in them.
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Post by quentin kirrin on Nov 12, 2020 21:20:23 GMT
To be totally unhelpful I use Michelin active pilots as I had constant bad cracking and peeling of tread on BT45's it was suggested I was running them too soft to be seeing that type of damage. 38-42 were the pressures I ran at and the front felt like an ice skate in very cold or wet weather. The Pilots were cheaper lasted longer held the road much better and when worn out were about as good as the 45's when they had some life left in them. goodness those pressures strike me as high, i have mine at 30/32 psi |
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Post by pol on Nov 13, 2020 14:33:31 GMT
lol, it seems tyre pressures are still a contested issue. I guess it all comes down to personal preference  Bridgestone used to have official figures for a divvy 600 using BT45's at 36/40, but that always seemed a bit high for me so I took it down a notch to 33/36. I guess I'll do the same for the BT46's |
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Post by Doom on Nov 14, 2020 11:33:29 GMT
The handbook for the Mighty XJR says 36/36 for solo running but dealers and tyre fitters insist on putting 36/42 in whatever tyre I have on which so far (i.e. The last 13 years) has always been Maxxis Supermaxx. This is the recommended pressures for riding with a pillion. Don't forget this is a heavy bike.
I have always kept the front as near to 36 as possible but I had a time running 39 in the rear whether solo or with a pillion. Didn't seem to make any difference.
The front tyre has always lasted well but the rear tends to wear quickly down the middle. Conventional wisdom says this is probably due to the high pressure and probably also the way I ride. Wide chicken strips.
So I think pressures are a guide rather than a rule and whatever suits you will be OK as long as the rims aren't dragging on the Tarmac and the machine isn't weaving all over the place in corners.
NB I am not an expert.
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