Well Happy Birthday brotha man! Got any special festivities planned?

Sorry OP! hehehe

 

Unfortunately, not riding as I plan to drink heavily

 

Right on, have fun bud!

/endthreadjack

 

I don't get any free. Michelin Power One race compound medium soft rear recommended pressure is 22 psi, went through two of them last week at a 6 hr endurance race.

Recommended pressure in your owner's manual is for OEM tires. If it came with X brand and type, that's the pressure listed. If you change to Y brand and type, the owner's manual pressures may not be correct.

For instance, Michelin 2CTs, Pilot Powers, Power One, and Power Roads all have slightly different recommended pressures. For other brands, I have no idea. I'm a contract rider for Michelin, so I only know their stuff. For the street, you can always use the 10/20 rule to find optimal pressures.

 

ok i've sinced checked the specific tires on my bike and i have these:

front: micheln pilot road
rear: dunlop sportmax qualifier

I'm currently running 32/38, seems fine but I would like to see what recommended is but neither recommended pressures are listed on either site

also i'm wondering about the 10/20 rule. where i'm at right now the temperature fluctuates drastically from 40s at night to 70s in the day. I'm wondering when i should measure the pressures to get an accurate reading for 10/20?

and how long does it take for tires to cool down, i'm guessing 30 mins?

 

From my past experiences, the Bridgestone Battle Ax lasts a long time. It's actually the tire that came with the F3 from the factory. I've had a couple of rear tires that lasted almost 12k. On the front tire, I was able to get 20K with a Battle Ax. They also seem to perform better in colder temps as compared to my current Dunlops. The only problem with the Battle Ax was that they do not perform as well as a Michelin or Dunlop tire during aggressive riding on a nice warm (65+) sunny day. My guess for this observation is that there real rubber content in the Battle Ax is less than Michelin and Dunlop tires. Kinda would be nice to see that info when buying tires.

 

I got great mileage out of my BT021s with about 2/3 commuting/highway miles.

I was around 6k with them and they were >50% life left.

I highly recommend them. I'd buy them again for my 636 but I think I'm going to sacrifice some tire life for comfort and peace of mind in the twisties...

 

wow, those have some nice tread life, my tires still have a good amount of tread left but figure eventually i gotta look into something that'll last

 

it also depends on the type of roads you ride on (blacktop, cement, sealcoat) i have the sealcoat type out by me, it sends alot of vibrations to handlebars and tears tires up faster. once i get into town or on a highway all vibration is gone and everything is smooth.

 

hey i love my shinkos