tyre pressures on 600 class sportsbike?

Just wondering what most people run there tyre psi on the 600cc sports bikes? thanks

For the road, 36 front, 42 rear.

Much softer for track, contact local tyre shop for different curcuits for advice.

thats the same as me, how much do you drop the pressure by generally on track? cheers

Depends on the track, Brands is about 10-12psi.

Best bet ask the local boys.

I run 34 or 36 front depending how hot a day it is and 36 or 38 rear. (cold pressures) On track I start with 31f and 30r.

Im quite surprised to see so many people running 42 psi on the rear. For most manufacturers this is the ABSOLUTE maximum pressure :blink:

I run 34 front and 36 rear.

I’ll run about 34 front and 38 psi rear. 42 psi is very high in my opinion unless you’re carrying a large pillion.

Quite often the manufacturer recommends a one pressure fits all whether you’re carrying a passenger or not:crazy:

There is normally a sticker on or near the swingarm with these pressures but don’t forget they only apply to the std fitted tyre so the chances are that you’ll have different ones on so check with the tyre manufacture rather than the bikes.

For the track 32 front and 30 rear is the norm.

36 front and rear if alone
with pillion 36 front and 42 rear

EM;)

I think this all changed a few years ago. And all sports bikes and sports tyres were designed to run 36-42 on the road so that everyone would know what to set. I think quite a few of us find this makes the bike feel a bit “tippy” and prefer 34-39 or thereabouts. On track you put so much more heat into the tyres that all bets are off and people tend to run much lower cold pressures. In theory, I think this means that the hot pressure ends up around the same but I have no idea what that would be.

Look at the specifications section of your bikes manual, it is often to be found under the pillion seat.:slight_smile:

36 in front and 41 in rear, but I am relatively new to biking so I stick to what it says in the manual.

tyre pressures are always found on the chain guard :slight_smile:

Unless you’ve already removed all the warning stickers. :wink:

It’ll still be in the owners manual. Unless you threw that out as well! Failing that, get a Haynes manual or ask the manufacturer!

I run 36/42 on the road with no problems & still rag the ****** outta her :smiley:

Run 34/36 on the road, but for track I aim for 31F 30R hot from the warmers, aiming to show 35/35 after completing a session…

Running 34f 38r

Would normally run 30f 30r on the track

heya - depends on what tyres youre running on track, track temp etc - the new pirelli cut slick type diablo supercorsa pros on a warmish day (15 deg +) I run at (cold/hot) 28/31 front 25/28 rear… it really is worth checking with the manufacturer directly.

Another confused noob…

My manual says 32/36 solo, and 36/42 if with passenger or high speed (over 70mph).

Now why would high speed require higher pressure. Wouldn’t the tyres warm up faster and increase the pressure just like in a track?

36 front n rear on the road seems pretty recent, my tyres are still blistering quite alot from the heat buh its not majorly bad, think they manual states the higher pressure to come with the amount of force inflicted on the tyre rather than the actual buildup of heat. buh your right, higher speed would generate more heat so you would want to start lower