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This video was great, really helped me out a lot. Do you have a video on recommended Adventure bike suspension set up? Im on a KTM 1290 SAR, and I want to make sure my suspension is set up properly. Thanks.
Your totally right, I do the same and haven’t had problems, I’ve got a dual sport/dirtbike where I would run about 15 psi offroad and about 25-30 on road and I just always keep them at 20 psi because I always ride on the road to my off-roading spot then I need to ride back after I’m done so I take the guess work out set them at 20 and forget it
You covered everything. One thing I learned from Dave Moss: for street riding, set the hot pressure +3-5psi from cold. So I set it 34 cold and after 45 min riding at my normal pace, I pull over and want to see at least 37.
Dual Sports, set and forget: 20psi F / 18psi R. Unless you like repairs in the middle of nowhere far away from home :) Great video's keepem coming, thanks
Excellent , very well explained. Too many people seem to think that the maximum cold tyre inflation pressure stamped on the sidewall of the tyre, is the recommended riding pressure. And IMO that could be a bit dangerous if someone rides around at the max inflation pressure all the time. Thanks …a very good, informative video. 👍👍👍
Just have about 1.7- 1.8 for all around adventuring. 1.5 for mostly offroading and 2.0+ for mostly onroading. I currently ride at 1.6front and 2.0 rear with 90/10 tires. Works great on gravel and onroad.
For me always the max pressure for the task, so I don't let my tyres down much and only ride gnarly stuff occasionally. Was out bush in the mud not long back and got a fast front leak so rode home pumping the tyre up at each service station along the way and noticed at the first small town from my bush exit a nice shiny KTM dual sport sitting on the sidewalk while the owner was having coffee. Be good to get your advice on roadside puncture repair, glue patches, pumps etc, plus tool kits, ideas for the future of course. ARR had a podcast on this, but it's not visual. Great work.
For road I set 5 psi under tire rating max. Dirt or gravel generally half tire rating max. As you say if both find a middle ground pressure. This is what I do. Works for me.
My thought is that airing down is for more advanced riders, newbies are not going to get much out of it but damaged rims and if its a 50/50 or more street biased, you don't get that much anyway. Leave them street and learn about what hits could hurt your rim and learn to pick a line away. Get good at that, then you can play with the air pressure.
Dude I tried to ride on some gravel roads at 32 psi and I was slippin up down and all around. Tire pressure 100% makes a difference and new riders have to air down or they’re gonna have a real tough time riding
It's an individual thing. How heavy is the rider/gear? How heavy is the bike? How stiff is the tire? How sensitive is the rider? I run 26f 28r it works fine everywhere for me on a dr650 on trailmax missions.
I have a dual sport bike and I run higher pressure on street and a lower pressure off roading I keep a handy electric mini pump on the bike to adjust the pressure
My Ktm 690 enduro r had a sketchy disconnected feeling at speeds above 70mph. I thought that installing a damper would help to eliminate this feeling. I purchased a Scott’s damper with Brp rubber mounted risers and it just moved the problem to around 80mph before it would happen. I checked the tire pressure in the front tire and it was 22 pounds. Ktm recommended 26 pounds for street so I added 4 pounds not thinking it would make a difference. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that adding the 4 pounds has eliminated the feeling completely and I can run the bike up to 100mph now with no uneasy feeling at all. I don’t ride at speeds over 70 mph that often but I thought that the bike should be able to go faster without developing that sketchy feeling. Airing up to ktm’s recommended pressure made a huge difference and I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on it from now on
More pressure protects the tire carcass, your wheels, and tubes if present. More pressure also, equals less traction, rougher ride, and more load carrying capacity. More speed, weight, and/or less suspension travel/compliance (on dirt) will require more pressure.
somewhat new to this, so this is really great info! I can attest to wishing I knew this a week ago when I went up a road with rocks the size of my fist! I made it a little more than half way before i was dumped onto those rocks! I have a KTM 890 Adv R. It was mentioned to me afterward that airing down would have been a good idea. My tires are running around 36 psi on street, so I'm guessing the next time I go there I'll let them down to around 25-26. Thanks for the great information!
Did RawHyde over Thanksgiving and they had us air down to 25 psi for the course and even though the Base Camp Alpha involved som freeway and highway riding we never aired up. In fact, after it was done, I rode 287 miles home on the freeway and forgot to air up. Luckily I never got above 75 because the buffeting on my 790 was so terrible (looking at the Givi 7710D replacement windscreen).
BMW's TPMS readout shows the pressure that would be read (with an accurate tyre gauge) when the tyre/air inside was at 20 degrees centigrade. 20C degrees is a Scientific Standard condition for temperature and pressure. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_conditions_for_temperature_and_pressure So, BMW recommend 36/42 at 20C degrees. If the tyre/air temp is below 20C, say 15C you will read 35.2/41.2. You would not pump the tyres up as they are correct pressure, relative to 15C If the tyre/air temp is 30C, you will read 37.60/43.6. In both instances, the TPMS will show 36/42, what the pressures will/would be at 20C degrees. If you come out to the shed to ride your bike on a 40C day and you check your tyre pressure and it reads 39.20/45.20 and you want 36/42 don't let air out of your tyres. The pressure has simply increased relative to the rise of 20C above the 20C Standard. Addendum: it is my understanding that when temps are cold & tyre pressures read low, this aids in the tyre flexing and heating up AND pumping itself up. When temps are high & tyre pressures read high, the 'high' pressure reduces tyre flex and run cooler and reduce further pumping up. BTW, good video on the subject. First one i have seen (or even read about) where there was any reference to the ambient temp and/or the tyre temp needing to be considered when setting tyre pressures.
I run 4-6 psi in the rear and 6-8 in the front on my 250 85 kg classic trials bikes, depending on conditions. Getting the 2 kms to the practice area on compacted red dirt roads in 6th can get a bit sketchy....
I run 1 PSI in the front tire and roughly 1.5 PSI in the rear tire the tires are 25 x 12 x 9 radial 2-ply knobby tubeless tire, and 2 PSI operating Tire pressure the bike is a Honda Big Red 200 E converted to a two-wheel fat cat. But riding a bike with such large high-profile low pressure soft knobby radial Tire, riding the rocky trails in the desert with softball to baseball size rocks you can hardly feel them being being ran over as the tire squishes flexes and flattens out over them, which makes for a very smooth fun comfortable ride but I know this is not a normal application for a Trails bike, most everybody I run across riding on the trails, want to know what kind of bike it is and that my tires look flat and yes with the radial tires being low pressure do look like they are running flat but that's how they're designed
Thank you for explaining this. CRF 300 Rally can probably run 15 - 22 psi(factory street)on the stock tires no problem w/out rimlocks. The other day, I felt safer on my Monkey (@22psi) than my Rally (@22psi) just cruising NJ Pine Barrens sugar sand dirt roads. Realized you can become a noob again...or rather, I realized you can become an "old" noob.
Manufactures make recommendations based on liability. I wouldn’t put much weight in that. My 790r I ran 25 psi loaded or unloaded, road and dirt, with the Karoos and Motoz Rallz, and but I did bend a rim on tubeless at that psi.
I really appreciate your website very articulate very well done so many websites out there are not so yours is first rate I really enjoy it really get a lot of useful information out of it keep it up hate to hear that you sold your KTM 790 I have one I really like it
Hi Ian, I !Ike the variation in locations and body position during this video, makes it a lot easier to watch, good stuff! I don't tend to adjust pressures on the fly, I set up a compromise on my dual sports and then put with the consequences. However, I just can't tolerate the risk of a pinch flat, so always err on the higher side at the expense of deflection and traction. There have been occasions, (mostly on mates bikes) where we've dropped the rear pressure to get them out of a tricky situation with low grip. Do you observe that in general obsessing about tyre pressures goes hand in hand with a lack of confidence in either a) rider ability, or b) bike choice (in relation to the intended route)? I find the best method is get on the bike and set the pressure so the tyre just begins to conform to the ground rather than maintaining its shape, bouncing up and down confirms that the tyre is compliant and not too soft that the rim might contact the ground, or trap the tube. In other words, adjusted by the seat of your pants!
personally on my GS1200 on the trail, in general run as close as you can to stock pressure, drop as is necessary not automatically. In dry easy rocky Spain 25-28 perhaps in wet winter Welsh mud and ruts etc down to 18 not ideal but the tyres and wheels will take it using a bit of common sense, but at a wear rate cost. Every day will be different.
Great stuff sir! Thanks for the tips! When you are speaking about the low pressures, is that for dirt noodling, or does that cover pre-running and jumps, etc? My rims thank you in advance! Cheers!
Biggest question I have is when there is a significant variation in air temp. Here in CO, not unusual to see temps in the 30’s in the morning and 80’s in the afternoon. Set and forget in the morning or...?
This was great and exactly what I needed. I'm brand new to riding and have a new 2023 KLX 300 dual sport that will be ridden off-road, 95% of the time. I have the stock tires on now but will be replacing soon with the Tusk Dsports front and back with heavier tubes. I'm thinking, starting out at about 20 psi on both? (I've been riding the bike for the past month on the pressure the bike came from the dealer with...30psi).
Every tyre website i've checked says to use the recommendation in the owners manual. There have been no calculators for different bikes with a specific tyre by that company. Would have been great if you included some of the links in the description...
Great vid, I know it’s a couple years old, hopefully you will answer my question. I’m new to adv bikes and recently purchased a 2018 Africa Twin. I was wondering about a Tubliss set up and how Tubliss set up would handle the higher air pressures. When you use it are you constantly adding air due to leakage
I have been watching your videos before i even got a bike. Now with the Tenere 700 having over 23,000km i am still in need of your videos! + i can't believe i had the bell icon switched off. I run the dunlop trailmax missions and i feel that the rear tyre needs even lower than 25 psi. I'm leaving in two days for a 299km off-road trip in Cyprus and id love to know how low would you go with this tyre. Thank you :))
Thank you for this info, i was wondering if i should go by the book or tire PSI recommendations, now i know the one on the tire is the max PSI the tire can hold The ones in the book we should do, mine does have 2 different book recommendations depending on the weight on the bike, like if i was going to carry a passenger i should have more air in the tires I have a 2013 yamaha v star 250cc
Can you and FortNine get together and do lunch. I believe you two are the cats pajamas. You always say see you out on the trail. I keep an eye out but haven’t seen you👁thanks for the great in-depth reporting that you bring to the lifestyle of two wheels bye
Hi. Thanks for the video. I would like to know your opinion on the following scenario. I have a Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro. The manual recommends using 42psi in the rear and 34 psi in the front; however, my new tires: the TKC 70 rocks for the rear recommends a max pressure of 38psi and the TKC 70 for the front recommends a max of 39psi. What would you suggest as tire pressure in these cases? Thx in advance for your help.
I can't afford an expensive bike or expensive tires so I got a 2019 cb500x with shrinko 705's I do mostly street riding in Phx they seem good so far. But need more info on what pressure to use
Thank you very good video, Thanks for the section on rim locks, was wondering if I should put them on my Honda CRF 300 L as I will be using it 90% off road, but will not be going to low on air pressure as don't want rim damage or pinched tubes, and will not be getting to hard on it, just easy going trail riding, so looks like I will not need them, thanks, I also seen where people are using Dunlop D606 on the rear and Pirelli MT.21 front what is your thoughts on that. Do you think that another tire might be better, I am in a area where can be sunny and all of a sudden raining, so might have to ride on the road in the rain to get home.
I'm watching this because yesterday on my 690 enduro still with stock conti tk80s I was slightly less than 20psi cause I was running a fireroad but then I would up on the curvy paved stuff riding with San Diego Super Moto gang....and dang it was so fun I forgot all about my tire pressure ....I had zero problem and actually stayed with some of that group on their meaty 17" SM tires but afterwards I felt pretty guilty for trashing my tires lol ...and I also am wondering if that damages the tube with everything squirming around more at higher temperatures? LOL now I am worried I will rip a valve stem or something because stock these 690s come without rim locks! Makes me want to buy another set of wheels to play super moto except I hear people say that its a terrible idea to change rim sizes on a motorcycle...others say they do it back and forth regularly withoug trouble....so confused lol...
Ian, you're a legend. I would like to know more about this topic. I noticed tire pressure oscillation is in connection with air temperature. I ride Kawasaki Z650. When the outside temperature drops like 10C tire pressure drops from recomended F2.25bar/R2.50bar to F2.10bar/R2.35bar. Is that a significant pressure oscillation and should I adjust the tire pressure before the normal road ride? Such adjusted pressure will rise when atmosphere heats up again from 22C to 32C to F2.35bar/R2.60bar so I'll have to lower the pressure again.
This phenomenon is usually of no problem, because the warmer tire is both more pressurized AND more pliable. Thusly, the riding is mostly the same. So, do not agonize about pressure changes with temperature. Set the pressure according to the terrain and you're set. Only after changing into dramatically different terrain a change (fine-tuning) of pressure might be necessary. Even if you'd believe a tuning is in order, do not change pressure more than 5..10% counting from factory suggested values. In your case it'd be from some 2.0 to 2.2 atm or bar, or from 2.3 to 2.6 atm or bar. Bar and atm are the same unit, for all practical measures. Ride safe. Cheers!
Tire psi is critical....you MUST research for knowledge...you can take a great tire and ruin it by too high or too low psi. Note tire sizes are not chosen randomly...respect engineers and product planners who designed it
I have an XR190L. Light little 4 stroke. I ride 50/50 never above 65mph (even that's hard). I have tires that are mid knobby really 50/50 tires. The sidewall says 40psi. That seems crazy high.😳 Any thoughts?
can u help me! I cannot decide, im on a new gs, im almost done with the anakee adv tires. i love twisties, but i want to do a little better offroad. im new to offroad on two wheels. i was thinking anakee wild, maybe mitas eo7?. i like the mission trail, but i dont like hard compound and heavy ass tire, that acts like a flywheel. i know im asking for too much, carve twisties but good offroad.
JHC, tooooo much info. Only got halfway thru then I had to turn you off. There IS such thing as TMI, and in this video, you proved that theory correct.
Nothing wrong with this video whatsoever. Not the length, not the comprehensive information. If you have a hard time with this, consider it's your comprehension and retention ability for information... cause it's not his highly informative and well delivered video. Too long? Do you want the thorough and complete info or not???🤷 The varying factors on pressure here are many indeed but all in play and all legitimate variables. Sorry it's too much for you but you're really the ones overcomplicating it in the end. He's just stating all the factual variables for your awareness and education in choosing and monitoring tire pressure for your specific factors. Thank the man or sell your bike, pick one.
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This video was great, really helped me out a lot. Do you have a video on recommended Adventure bike suspension set up? Im on a KTM 1290 SAR, and I want to make sure my suspension is set up properly. Thanks.
Ignore the haters, I absolutely love your channel and thorough explanations, this is why you’re one of the best on TH-cam! Great vid
I appreciate that!
Your totally right, I do the same and haven’t had problems, I’ve got a dual sport/dirtbike where I would run about 15 psi offroad and about 25-30 on road and I just always keep them at 20 psi because I always ride on the road to my off-roading spot then I need to ride back after I’m done so I take the guess work out set them at 20 and forget it
yep
You covered everything.
One thing I learned from Dave Moss: for street riding, set the hot pressure +3-5psi from cold. So I set it 34 cold and after 45 min riding at my normal pace, I pull over and want to see at least 37.
Dual Sports, set and forget: 20psi F / 18psi R. Unless you like repairs in the middle of nowhere far away from home :) Great video's keepem coming, thanks
Mate... thank you. To the point full of facts, backed up by science. Good job. Most accurate discussions I have seen on tire pressure. Good job
Thanks
Excellent , very well explained. Too many people seem to think that the maximum cold tyre inflation pressure stamped on the sidewall of the tyre, is the recommended riding pressure. And IMO that could be a bit dangerous if someone rides around at the max inflation pressure all the time. Thanks …a very good, informative video. 👍👍👍
Just have about 1.7- 1.8 for all around adventuring.
1.5 for mostly offroading and 2.0+ for mostly onroading.
I currently ride at 1.6front and 2.0 rear with 90/10 tires. Works great on gravel and onroad.
For me always the max pressure for the task, so I don't let my tyres down much and only ride gnarly stuff occasionally. Was out bush in the mud not long back and got a fast front leak so rode home pumping the tyre up at each service station along the way and noticed at the first small town from my bush exit a nice shiny KTM dual sport sitting on the sidewalk while the owner was having coffee. Be good to get your advice on roadside puncture repair, glue patches, pumps etc, plus tool kits, ideas for the future of course. ARR had a podcast on this, but it's not visual. Great work.
For road I set 5 psi under tire rating max. Dirt or gravel generally half tire rating max. As you say if both find a middle ground pressure. This is what I do. Works for me.
Side wall info is related to MAX LOAD. not optimal psi!!
Klr650 uses 21 front 26 rear
Excellent! What more can I say. You're a positive force for promoting good Motorcycling!
Thank you Ian I run the Africa twin with the trailmax missions it was nice seeing you at Adventure days
My thought is that airing down is for more advanced riders, newbies are not going to get much out of it but damaged rims and if its a 50/50 or more street biased, you don't get that much anyway. Leave them street and learn about what hits could hurt your rim and learn to pick a line away. Get good at that, then you can play with the air pressure.
Dude I tried to ride on some gravel roads at 32 psi and I was slippin up down and all around. Tire pressure 100% makes a difference and new riders have to air down or they’re gonna have a real tough time riding
Man, I run 19 front and 20 rear on my KLR650, and that's on and off road, never had any problems !
It's an individual thing. How heavy is the rider/gear? How heavy is the bike? How stiff is the tire? How sensitive is the rider?
I run 26f 28r it works fine everywhere for me on a dr650 on trailmax missions.
I have a dual sport bike and I run higher pressure on street and a lower pressure off roading
I keep a handy electric mini pump on the bike to adjust the pressure
What pressures do you run for Street?
Great video for me a beginner 650 v strom rider, Thanks so much, good clear advice.
from a 350-690 KTM is 15psi f/b off on road, I've never had any prob
My Ktm 690 enduro r had a sketchy disconnected feeling at speeds above 70mph. I thought that installing a damper would help to eliminate this feeling. I purchased a Scott’s damper with Brp rubber mounted risers and it just moved the problem to around 80mph before it would happen. I checked the tire pressure in the front tire and it was 22 pounds. Ktm recommended 26 pounds for street so I added 4 pounds not thinking it would make a difference. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that adding the 4 pounds has eliminated the feeling completely and I can run the bike up to 100mph now with no uneasy feeling at all. I don’t ride at speeds over 70 mph that often but I thought that the bike should be able to go faster without developing that sketchy feeling. Airing up to ktm’s recommended pressure made a huge difference and I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on it from now on
More pressure protects the tire carcass, your wheels, and tubes if present. More pressure also, equals less traction, rougher ride, and more load carrying capacity. More speed, weight, and/or less suspension travel/compliance (on dirt) will require more pressure.
somewhat new to this, so this is really great info! I can attest to wishing I knew this a week ago when I went up a road with rocks the size of my fist! I made it a little more than half way before i was dumped onto those rocks! I have a KTM 890 Adv R. It was mentioned to me afterward that airing down would have been a good idea. My tires are running around 36 psi on street, so I'm guessing the next time I go there I'll let them down to around 25-26. Thanks for the great information!
Did RawHyde over Thanksgiving and they had us air down to 25 psi for the course and even though the Base Camp Alpha involved som freeway and highway riding we never aired up. In fact, after it was done, I rode 287 miles home on the freeway and forgot to air up. Luckily I never got above 75 because the buffeting on my 790 was so terrible (looking at the Givi 7710D replacement windscreen).
BMW's TPMS readout shows the pressure that would be read (with an accurate tyre gauge) when the tyre/air inside was at 20 degrees centigrade.
20C degrees is a Scientific Standard condition for temperature and pressure. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_conditions_for_temperature_and_pressure
So, BMW recommend 36/42 at 20C degrees.
If the tyre/air temp is below 20C, say 15C you will read 35.2/41.2. You would not pump the tyres up as they are correct pressure, relative to 15C
If the tyre/air temp is 30C, you will read 37.60/43.6. In both instances, the TPMS will show 36/42, what the pressures will/would be at 20C degrees.
If you come out to the shed to ride your bike on a 40C day and you check your tyre pressure and it reads 39.20/45.20 and you want 36/42 don't let air out of your tyres. The pressure has simply increased relative to the rise of 20C above the 20C Standard.
Addendum: it is my understanding that when temps are cold & tyre pressures read low, this aids in the tyre flexing and heating up AND pumping itself up. When temps are high & tyre pressures read high, the 'high' pressure reduces tyre flex and run cooler and reduce further pumping up.
BTW, good video on the subject. First one i have seen (or even read about) where there was any reference to the ambient temp and/or the tyre temp needing to be considered when setting tyre pressures.
thanks
I run 4-6 psi in the rear and 6-8 in the front on my 250 85 kg classic trials bikes, depending on conditions. Getting the 2 kms to the practice area on compacted red dirt roads in 6th can get a bit sketchy....
I run 1 PSI in the front tire and roughly 1.5 PSI in the rear tire the tires are 25 x 12 x 9 radial 2-ply knobby tubeless tire, and 2 PSI operating Tire pressure the bike is a Honda Big Red 200 E converted to a two-wheel fat cat. But riding a bike with such large high-profile low pressure soft knobby radial Tire, riding the rocky trails in the desert with softball to baseball size rocks you can hardly feel them being being ran over as the tire squishes flexes and flattens out over them, which makes for a very smooth fun comfortable ride but I know this is not a normal application for a Trails bike, most everybody I run across riding on the trails, want to know what kind of bike it is and that my tires look flat and yes with the radial tires being low pressure do look like they are running flat but that's how they're designed
Thank you for explaining this. CRF 300 Rally can probably run 15 - 22 psi(factory street)on the stock tires no problem w/out rimlocks. The other day, I felt safer on my Monkey (@22psi) than my Rally (@22psi) just cruising NJ Pine Barrens sugar sand dirt roads. Realized you can become a noob again...or rather, I realized you can become an "old" noob.
That 500exc is too clean!
Do you air down for dirt riding? Let us know below!
Very Educational for all ages Thanks 🙏
nails can really rapidly affect your tire pressure though!!😀😀
I’d love to learn your take on tire tread! Fascinating topic for sure! 👐🥸
I will air down a little.... Thank you for a great mix of knowledge and entertainment while you explain things in your videos. I'm a happy subscriber!
Manufactures make recommendations based on liability. I wouldn’t put much weight in that. My 790r I ran 25 psi loaded or unloaded, road and dirt, with the Karoos and Motoz Rallz, and but I did bend a rim on tubeless at that psi.
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I really appreciate your website very articulate very well done so many websites out there are not so yours is first rate I really enjoy it really get a lot of useful information out of it keep it up hate to hear that you sold your KTM 790 I have one I really like it
Hi Ian, I !Ike the variation in locations and body position during this video, makes it a lot easier to watch, good stuff! I don't tend to adjust pressures on the fly, I set up a compromise on my dual sports and then put with the consequences. However, I just can't tolerate the risk of a pinch flat, so always err on the higher side at the expense of deflection and traction. There have been occasions, (mostly on mates bikes) where we've dropped the rear pressure to get them out of a tricky situation with low grip. Do you observe that in general obsessing about tyre pressures goes hand in hand with a lack of confidence in either a) rider ability, or b) bike choice (in relation to the intended route)? I find the best method is get on the bike and set the pressure so the tyre just begins to conform to the ground rather than maintaining its shape, bouncing up and down confirms that the tyre is compliant and not too soft that the rim might contact the ground, or trap the tube. In other words, adjusted by the seat of your pants!
I could not find this tool from Dunlop that allows you to put in your motorcycle and get their recommended pressure. Do you have a link to it?
Great video,
Thanks Dave, excellent information , just what I needed.
personally on my GS1200 on the trail, in general run as close as you can to stock pressure, drop as is necessary not automatically. In dry easy rocky Spain 25-28 perhaps in wet winter Welsh mud and ruts etc down to 18 not ideal but the tyres and wheels will take it using a bit of common sense, but at a wear rate cost. Every day will be different.
Very comprehensive. Good stuff.
Excellent guidance
Great stuff sir! Thanks for the tips! When you are speaking about the low pressures, is that for dirt noodling, or does that cover pre-running and jumps, etc? My rims thank you in advance!
Cheers!
Biggest question I have is when there is a significant variation in air temp. Here in CO, not unusual to see temps in the 30’s in the morning and 80’s in the afternoon. Set and forget in the morning or...?
...and elevation changes
Thank you for everything you do for us! Great video and a big fan here.
This was great and exactly what I needed. I'm brand new to riding and have a new 2023 KLX 300 dual sport that will be ridden off-road, 95% of the time. I have the stock tires on now but will be replacing soon with the Tusk Dsports front and back with heavier tubes. I'm thinking, starting out at about 20 psi on both? (I've been riding the bike for the past month on the pressure the bike came from the dealer with...30psi).
Every tyre website i've checked says to use the recommendation in the owners manual. There have been no calculators for different bikes with a specific tyre by that company. Would have been great if you included some of the links in the description...
Great vid, I know it’s a couple years old, hopefully you will answer my question.
I’m new to adv bikes and recently purchased a 2018 Africa Twin. I was wondering about a Tubliss set up and how Tubliss set up would handle the higher air pressures. When you use it are you constantly adding air due to leakage
Thanks for the great info!
I have been watching your videos before i even got a bike. Now with the Tenere 700 having over 23,000km i am still in need of your videos! + i can't believe i had the bell icon switched off. I run the dunlop trailmax missions and i feel that the rear tyre needs even lower than 25 psi. I'm leaving in two days for a 299km off-road trip in Cyprus and id love to know how low would you go with this tyre. Thank you :))
you could go to 22 on the back, but don't go below 25 on front
Yes, useful video, but you could cut out the first 10 minutes and get the same effect. So, thanks for the last 7 minutes! That was great ;)
Sorry was this a race for info?🤔
THANK YOU. VERY GOOD INFO 👍👍👍👍
Excellent. Thank-you.
Thank you for this info, i was wondering if i should go by the book or tire PSI recommendations, now i know the one on the tire is the max PSI the tire can hold
The ones in the book we should do, mine does have 2 different book recommendations depending on the weight on the bike, like if i was going to carry a passenger i should have more air in the tires
I have a 2013 yamaha v star 250cc
This was useful.
the results are in , manufacturer's recommended psi for normal riding, drop 10 psi for off road.
Can you and FortNine get together and do lunch. I believe you two are the cats pajamas. You always say see you out on the trail. I keep an eye out but haven’t seen you👁thanks for the great in-depth reporting that you bring to the lifestyle of two wheels bye
Sounds like a crush.🥰
Could you do a video on what road surface wears your tyres down more ?
Hi. Thanks for the video.
I would like to know your opinion on the following scenario. I have a Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro. The manual recommends using 42psi in the rear and 34 psi in the front; however, my new tires: the TKC 70 rocks for the rear recommends a max pressure of 38psi and the TKC 70 for the front recommends a max of 39psi.
What would you suggest as tire pressure in these cases? Thx in advance for your help.
Awesome pic at 9:02 He looks like a pro...lol
My motorcycle at 32psi cold will go up to 40psi on the highway
there's also service manual recommendations like the KLR clymer manual
I can't afford an expensive bike or expensive tires so I got a 2019 cb500x with shrinko 705's I do mostly street riding in Phx they seem good so far. But need more info on what pressure to use
Thank you very good video, Thanks for the section on rim locks, was wondering if I should put them on my Honda CRF 300 L as I will be using it 90% off road, but will not be going to low on air pressure as don't want rim damage or pinched tubes, and will not be getting to hard on it, just easy going trail riding, so looks like I will not need them, thanks, I also seen where people are using Dunlop D606 on the rear and Pirelli MT.21 front what is your thoughts on that. Do you think that another tire might be better, I am in a area where can be sunny and all of a sudden raining, so might have to ride on the road in the rain to get home.
The recommendations are right as rain. The early "science lab" stuff should probably be cut down.
I'm watching this because yesterday on my 690 enduro still with stock conti tk80s I was slightly less than 20psi cause I was running a fireroad but then I would up on the curvy paved stuff riding with San Diego Super Moto gang....and dang it was so fun I forgot all about my tire pressure ....I had zero problem and actually stayed with some of that group on their meaty 17" SM tires but afterwards I felt pretty guilty for trashing my tires lol ...and I also am wondering if that damages the tube with everything squirming around more at higher temperatures? LOL now I am worried I will rip a valve stem or something because stock these 690s come without rim locks! Makes me want to buy another set of wheels to play super moto except I hear people say that its a terrible idea to change rim sizes on a motorcycle...others say they do it back and forth regularly withoug trouble....so confused lol...
Ian, you're a legend. I would like to know more about this topic. I noticed tire pressure oscillation is in connection with air temperature. I ride Kawasaki Z650. When the outside temperature drops like 10C tire pressure drops from recomended F2.25bar/R2.50bar to F2.10bar/R2.35bar. Is that a significant pressure oscillation and should I adjust the tire pressure before the normal road ride? Such adjusted pressure will rise when atmosphere heats up again from 22C to 32C to F2.35bar/R2.60bar so I'll have to lower the pressure again.
This phenomenon is usually of no problem, because the warmer tire is both more pressurized AND more pliable. Thusly, the riding is mostly the same. So, do not agonize about pressure changes with temperature. Set the pressure according to the terrain and you're set. Only after changing into dramatically different terrain a change (fine-tuning) of pressure might be necessary. Even if you'd believe a tuning is in order, do not change pressure more than 5..10% counting from factory suggested values. In your case it'd be from some 2.0 to 2.2 atm or bar, or from 2.3 to 2.6 atm or bar.
Bar and atm are the same unit, for all practical measures.
Ride safe. Cheers!
Tire psi is critical....you MUST research for knowledge...you can take a great tire and ruin it by too high or too low psi.
Note tire sizes are not chosen randomly...respect engineers and product planners who designed it
I have an XR190L. Light little 4 stroke. I ride 50/50 never above 65mph (even that's hard). I have tires that are mid knobby really 50/50 tires. The sidewall says 40psi. That seems crazy high.😳
Any thoughts?
Hi. Whats the name and year of the bike on your right?
cool--just in time
So your running 15 psi on your KTM 6 Days??
So on a Himalayan when on the dirt I tend to go 20 on front about 24 rear is that to low?
can u help me! I cannot decide, im on a new gs, im almost done with the anakee adv tires. i love twisties, but i want to do a little better offroad. im new to offroad on two wheels. i was thinking anakee wild, maybe mitas eo7?. i like the mission trail, but i dont like hard compound and heavy ass tire, that acts like a flywheel. i know im asking for too much, carve twisties but good offroad.
I'd go with those trailmax missions
I have a Honda Africa twin there's not a real big difference in traction on frode I leave my tires the same and drive a little slower in the dirt
Anyone know the lowest PSI for moderate rough, rocky terrain for a 500 pound bike?
Depends if you have rim locks or not.
i want to see the nail channel
Vid starts around 7 mins
and if you are running radials, take everything you said and throw it out the window
I like to go to costco for free air
I go for the free air and stay for the tamale sales!
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I fell asleep watching this and still don't know the PSI for my Harley riding on Michelin Commander tires.
Sometimes less is better.
Well done ✅🌈🌈
Don't forget to eat the clementines
It's behind you
Thanks dad...
???? who are you son???
It was a joke . I found this video very interesting .
Next week, trailers, trucks and wheel barrows.
JHC, tooooo much info. Only got halfway thru then I had to turn you off. There IS such thing as TMI, and in this video, you proved that theory correct.
You talk too much brother. It's vexing.
the video is too long and hard to understand ( not very good )
Not everybody's intelligent enough to comprehend much less retain information.🤷
Nothing wrong with this video whatsoever. Not the length, not the comprehensive information. If you have a hard time with this, consider it's your comprehension and retention ability for information... cause it's not his highly informative and well delivered video. Too long? Do you want the thorough and complete info or not???🤷 The varying factors on pressure here are many indeed but all in play and all legitimate variables. Sorry it's too much for you but you're really the ones overcomplicating it in the end. He's just stating all the factual variables for your awareness and education in choosing and monitoring tire pressure for your specific factors. Thank the man or sell your bike, pick one.