mefo users only

[Spike55]

The front MEFO is the one that gets funny. The rear, no matter what pressure, seems to wear the same. A rear at 42 is hard. Never tried that except on my Load C/D truck tires. Report back on the ride. Don R100, A6F

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "fmhilton" wrote: > > Thanks for the input... I've raised my tire pressure to 32 front and 42 rear, will try this a while, may be a little hard on ride, may adjust down slightly. > Mike H. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: boulder_adv_rider > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 3:31 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: MEFO USERS ONLY > > > At the respective max weight ratings, both tires are maxed at 41 psi > (cold). Recently, at highway speed my tires went from 31 psi (cold) > to 38. So they do expand and heat-up on the highway and with > (heinous!) loads. My guess is from this 41 psi, it could take at > least 20% above this to nearly 50 psi before the risk of dismounting > or otherwise exploding starts. > > I think for highway you could run the front upto 30psi and the rear > to 35 psi with no worry whatsoever. Even the 41 psi F/R would be ok > per the manufacturer (Mefo)--Germans make good stuff--but this will > mean more vibration and less cushion when pushing big smiles. > > Now, my fear is alway pinch flats from under inflation (I ride > sand/loose media), and I feel comfortable with the F21/R28 never > allowing pinch flats. This pressure works on the highway for me, > too. Simply, I don't fuss with pressure on the trip just keep it > close to F21/R28. Some people like to "air down" below this, but too > low I think you're rolling the dice (1) getting pinch flats if you're > not riding a beach and (2) sheering a valve stem without rim locks. > > Brian - who has come to believe if riding your KLR in deep sand looks > and feels like a wild bull ride...you're doing it right. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >