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Old 03-23-2010, 09:19 AM   #1
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I once posted that I run 42 lbs in my rear tire and someone cautioned me that I was running the risk of it exploding!!!! I've been running this pressure since 1995...
don't a lot of tires have a max of 45psi?

How would 42 make it explode?

Sounds like someone is still stuck in the "35 psi for all tires" era. Hell, even my car tires are recommended to run at 44.
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Old 03-23-2010, 01:19 PM   #2
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don't a lot of tires have a max of 45psi?

How would 42 make it explode?

Sounds like someone is still stuck in the "35 psi for all tires" era. Hell, even my car tires are recommended to run at 44.
What is stamped on the tire is usually max recommended.......Not what you should run all the time.
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What is stamped on the tire is usually max recommended.......Not what you should run all the time.
Yes, I know.
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Old 03-23-2010, 07:18 PM   #4
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Yes, I know.
Seriously, how could it be "dangerous" to run a tire at the manufacturer's recommended setting?

Page 44 of the Suzuki service manual...

http://www.scribd.com/doc/284808/Suz...Service-Manual

http://www.motorcycle-karttires.com/...formation.aspx
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Seriously, how could it be "dangerous" to run a tire at the manufacturer's recommended setting?
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Your first link locked up my computer, and your second link doesn't contain any numbers, so....

Can you find any tire website that states "We recommend you run this at 44 psi"?

I didn't say you COULDN'T run it that high, but I've never heard of a tire company actually RECOMMENDING it.

Besides, with cars, the owners manual is more important, since every car weighs different, etc.
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Old 03-24-2010, 01:12 AM   #6
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Your first link locked up my computer, and your second link doesn't contain any numbers, so....

Can you find any tire website that states "We recommend you run this at 44 psi"?

I didn't say you COULDN'T run it that high, but I've never heard of a tire company actually RECOMMENDING it.

Besides, with cars, the owners manual is more important, since every car weighs different, etc.
The Bridgestone site states that you follow the manufacturers recommendations and the other link is the Suzuki service manual for my bike that lists 36 front and 42 rear....both links work for me, new computer time, bro?
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Yes, I know.
But you said "Hell, even my car tires are recommended to run at 44."
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But you said "Hell, even my car tires are recommended to run at 44."
Yes I did. And the tires max out higher then that (hence the "recommended" part)
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Yes I did. And the tires max out higher then that (hence the "recommended" part)
Mine max at 50 psi....
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Yes I did. And the tires max out higher then that (hence the "recommended" part)
Recommended by who, the car company or the tire company, and under what conditions?
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