| Author | Message | ||
     99savage |
Took a job as a Census enumerator. Figured it would combine riding & some supplementary income. Drove thru one of the areas I will be enumerating. - Mostly boonie, hi-crown blacktop twisties & some not bad gravel roads but also includes a few locations etched into the sides of really hi hills & accessible only by dirt roads. Had no problem getting to them w/ my 2WD, limited slip, pick-em-up. Right now the tires are legal but not much more & I run the w/ the air pressure a little above factory spec. Any advice on what pressure I should run when tooling up steep, rutted dirt roads? (I will take a tire pump w/ me.) | ||
| Mikef5000 |
I've read numerous reviews that said the lowering tire pressure heavyweight bikes does not give a noticeable gain in performance, but does allow wheels to be more easily damaged. Leave the lower tire pressures to the light weight tube type bikes. | ||
| Skifastbadly |
I don't fart around with tire pressure. I ride my Uly on gravel all the time and never even thought about it. From what I hear on the intertube, the biggest complaint about the Syncs off tarmac is that they have thin sidewalls that can get ripped, and I can't imagine lower tire pressure improves the situation.} | ||
| Towpro |
spend $200 and throw a set of D616's on it and leave them set at highway pressures. | ||
| Growl |
You might try a couple pounds below factory spec... it helps | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
The factory tires are already pretty wide and a lower profile than a typical dirtbike. I would just leave the pressure the same. | ||
| Dr_greg |
If I'm going to be on dirt for a lengthy period, I lower the tire pressure F/R to 25 psi. I can tell the difference. The only off-pavement puncture I've ever had occurred with the rear tire at "road" pressure (38 psi). --Doc | ||
| 99savage |
Thanks for the help. Dropped the pressure about 2psi below factory spec & not having much of a problem staying tire side down on the gravel roads & dirt, half mile long "driveways". BUT Had a new, horrible, riding experience today that made me park it & hoof a 1/2 mile. The "driveway" was covered w/ a thick layer of river wash gravel w/ pebbles bigger than marbles & smaller than golf balls. Could only make progress by pouring on the throttle - No steering control & the tires seeking sunlight. Anybody ever ride thru similar conditions? | ||
| Bzrider |
that big gravel can be hell i have been practicing on it quit abit stand as vertical as possible easy throttle steer only with your feet if you hold the bars tight on your arrrs u willgo | ||
| Cityxslicker |
drop to second, power on, minimal inputs to steering. |
