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rbert
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« on: August 04, 2009, 03:02:48 PM »

I am on my first car tire. I started out with 36 psi then tried 32psi and now am at 28psi. I liked the feel and handling at 36 and 32 but after 10,000 miles I started to see that the center of the tread is wearing quite a bit more than the outside. The center is worn over 1/2 way. I lowered the pressure to get it to wear on the outside, but now it feels a little mushy. Did I do the right thing by lowering the pressure?
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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2009, 03:06:03 PM »

I am on my first car tire. I started out with 36 psi then tried 32psi and now am at 28psi. I liked the feel and handling at 36 and 32 but after 10,000 miles I started to see that the center of the tread is wearing quite a bit more than the outside. The center is worn over 1/2 way. I lowered the pressure to get it to wear on the outside, but now it feels a little mushy. Did I do the right thing by lowering the pressure?

I run 34-38 and see fairly even wear.

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« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2009, 03:15:20 PM »

I run 26-28, and love the ride and tire wear.  Some run up to 65#!  WOW

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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2009, 03:43:00 PM »

Long, long ago I had a 52 Harley Panhead / rigid frame. If they had tubeless tires I hadn't heard of them. I would lower the rear tire air pressure (really low) for a tiny bit of suspension Smiley. No shocks on the rear but always a new inner-tube with every tire change.
I'm running 36 on my Valk.
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kipmilam
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2009, 06:15:33 PM »

I have run my toyo 205/55-15 at 32psi since new.  It now has 32k on it, has worn evenly and is due for replacement.
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timk519
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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2009, 07:58:48 PM »

I run a Michelin Primacy "V" rated tire, and found 33 psi _hot_ does the trick for me. Cold pressure is down around the high 20's (~28 psi).

I would note that my tire pressure varies by up to 4-5 psi from start of day to being on the road for an extended period of time. If your stated pressure is it's cold pressure, then it could be running at a higher pressure after you've been on the road for a while, which may contribute to the tread wear.
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« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2009, 10:28:51 PM »

Not trying to hijack the thread, but I'm looking at putting my first car tyre on and from the specs of the few tyres that i can find down here (Australia - home of the camel killers  Evil ) it looks like they have a minimum rim width of 5.5". What width is the Valk rim? I thought it was only 5". Will this be a problem? Looking at a Yokohama V550 or S-Drive.
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Mr.BubblesVRCCDS0008
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« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2009, 10:38:29 PM »

No problem  at all. cooldude
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« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2009, 10:52:51 AM »

I put 34psi in mine,, the reason the center of the tread wears more on a MC with a car tire is that the centrifical (sp?) force bulges the middle of the tire out more on a bike than it does on a car. Thus wearing the center out first. There was a good video of a Gold Wing with an under mounted camera showing this on you tube.
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Ken Tarver
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« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2009, 08:07:01 PM »

Goodyear Assurance Triple Tread
205/60-16
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« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2009, 02:50:55 PM »

I have mine at 36 or 38 psi. Last week we were fully loaded and it looked low. Couldn't find my gauge and no other bikers had one. I put some in it till it looked good. Found my gauge and it blew up on me.  Undecided Figured for a faulty gauge. After a few hundred miles and a next day I checked it with a real gauge and it showed 50 psi!  Shocked It rode really good for that amount. But I lowered it down to 38.
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« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2009, 06:29:06 PM »

This is a very interesting thread.  I have about 1200 miles on a Potenza G019 Grid.  Like it alot.  Started out at 36, dropped it to 34, then 32 now at 30.  I took the pressure after riding for awhile and it was 34.  I think I will stay at 30 cold pressure, handles well and is comfortable.  i think the key is the pressure after  you ride awhile.  Good luck, to each his own.
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timk519
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« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2009, 06:42:15 PM »

I'm thinking I'll have to increase my cold pressure, because 26-27 lbs results in more squiggly-ness than I care for in my ride. But 30-33 is absolutely great!
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