erizo wrote:
never said anything about running 35psi.

he asked about the excessive tyre wear, and i gave an opinion as to what i believed to be the reason.

wind yer neck in a bit, eh?

Not winding my neck at all, You install tires and you tell people to inflate them too low. That's wrong, I don't want people to believe you. You never post a link. I do. Can you read the 1st sentence of this article on MC tire pressure? http://tinyurl.com/erizoiswrong
It also explains how to handle a flat at speed For everyone's info if you do ride too low presures.

http://www.rattlebars.com/valkfaq/tirewear/
According to the above web site, AND the picture of my tire, I got the MOST out of that tire @ max recommended pressure running near the maximum recommended weight on that tire.

This is an informational site, passing misinformation while titling yourself as a tire expert could dangerously mislead readers. I'm just posting links that steer people in the right direction concerning tire pressures and weight rating so they have the knowledge and know how to choose a tire for the weight they intend to run, and inflate it for that weight and consider tire pressures when adding weight.

Simple as that.

http://tinyurl.com/know-your-weight
As described in above link, before you buy a tire 1st thing you need to know is how much max weight will ever be on that tire. If your tire man don't ask that, RUN. 2nd is the speed rating, Chart in one of above links. If you don't know how much weight is on your rear tire LOADED you need to know people, And you need to know how much air to put in for that weight. If it's a Big cruiser with two up and gear for a weekend, your going to have close to Max weight for that tire on the rear. From what I know, you'll never overload a front tire simply because you can't get that much weight up there and it will normally come in about 200 to 300 below Max weight rating.

"•Keep in mind that these recommendations are usually dependent upon the weight of you and your passenger, as well as any cargo. For instance, some manufacturers advise adding 3 or 4 PSI when carrying
a heavy load. Know your vehicle weight and load, and follow the PSI recommendations specific to your motorcycle. Failure to do so can result in adverse motorcycle handling (wobble and weave) or tire failure, or both."

Thanks for the opportunity to enlighten everyone, hope they peek into the links and see for themselves they need to consider PSI seriously.

And just a footnote, The tire that came on my bike was rated for 60LBS less than the max weight at Max PSI than I would run on it for a weekend trip.


If you don't know how much weight is on your rear, You can't intelligently choose a PSI.


And you only need two weights to figure it ALL out, The total weight minus the rear tire weight will equal the front tire weight. Load your bike up and go weigh it. THEN figure what PSI to run.

Pass the right info and back it up, or pass none at all IMHO.