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Jim C
 Post subject: H2 Tire Pressure
PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:29 pm 
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Is everyone still pretty much running 26-27 front and 30-31 rear?

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 Post subject: Re: H2 Tire Pressure
PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:37 pm 
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Modern tires usually call for higher pressures, especially the front.
Can't remember exactly but about 31-32 fnt, 34-35 back.

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 Post subject: Re: H2 Tire Pressure
PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:38 pm 
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BT 45's, street and track, 29F, 30 rear.......

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Jim
 Post subject: Re: H2 Tire Pressure
PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:01 pm 
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My tires are a bit oversize, 130/90 rear, 100/90 front, so I've been running 28 F&R. It seems good, but I've never had an S11 complain anyway, so who knows?

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Ja-Moo
 Post subject: Re: H2 Tire Pressure
PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:09 pm 
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Jim wrote:
My tires are a bit oversize, 130/90 rear, 100/90 front, so I've been running 28 F&R. It seems good, but I've never had an S11 complain anyway, so who knows?


You should be fine. The tires just run a bit warmer, which is good as long as you don't do a lot of long high speed runs. And the 130 needs it to flatten out a bit. I know there is a lot of tread roll over.

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Jim
 Post subject: Re: H2 Tire Pressure
PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:57 pm 
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Ja-Moo wrote:
I know there is a lot of tread roll over.

Not that much with the 3" Lester. The tire size was the one recommended by Bridgestone for that rim width.

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