tire pressure science for the klr

[southampton12000]

The o5 klr was sitting in a humid garage inMexico for9 months. It fired right up buttherearbrake sticks. before I pull the caliper off I thought to ask te forum where the likely problem is. thanks brian

[revmaaatin]

Hi Chris. Thanks for the reply. revmaaatin.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Chris wrote: > > I've been using the 10% rule for tire pressure increase with my TKC-80's. > It's worked well. Fully loaded, at highway speeds, I use 28psi front, 37psi > rear. I lower that for off-highway and off-pavement. Never below 15/15, > more often 20/25 is the minimum. > > Regards, > Chris > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Todd Vosper wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > Rev, > > > > I talked to a tire manufacturer once trying to get some good info for an > > upcoming track day. For non-race tires, the rule of thumb was a 10% > > increase in PSI. Now, he was quick to caveat with the fact that different > > tires and different personal preferences may alter the final choice, but > > probably a good starting point. > > > > > > >Anybody here have any 'science' rather than just 'opinion' about optimum > > rise in tire pressures as an indication that you have the tire pressure > > dialed in correctly? > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >