Tire Pressures with 17" Wheel Mod

[Claytonsdad]

My bike has the ZRX front end and I'm running 17" wheels at both ends.  Tires say 42 psi on their load rating data printed on the sidewall, but I've always run lower pressure in the front than the rear on other bikes.  Does anyone have any experience they can share on what pressure might work best in the front tire?  i know the manual says 36 and 42 psi for the stock wheels.

 

[Sport rider]

I usually run 40 front and rear on mine.  lower pressure means warmer tires which means better grip.  higher pressure the opposite.  I doubt most of us on the streets need to concern ourselves that much though.  :motonoises:

 

[goatmar]

I had a service guy tell me 36 front 42 rear that's what I run no issues.  Running both 17's also.

 

[pbfoot]

I run 40 front and rear as well.

 

[cog1986]

"...Tires say 42 psi on their load rating data printed on the sidewall..."

that is maximum recommended pressure - not necessarily the recommended pressure for your current situation.

Cal

 

[mrutah12]

I usually  do 34 front 36 rear unless I'm riding double then I do 38 42

 

[bobct]

I run 38-40 psi front and back. My gage is in 2 psi increments so I keep the front one increment less around 38.

 

[bergmen]

After a lot of experimentation I have found that running 36F/40R best for two lane mountain roads and 38F/42R for slab-droning (light or full touring load). The lower pressures add to the steering effort a little bit but picking and holding a line as well as traction confidence is much higher. BTW, I run PR4s.

Dan