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Old 02-10-2009 | 09:49 PM
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Rear psi for highway wheelies

First off, Im sorry If this was already posted but I've searched and cant seem to find anything,
plus the search function on this forum doesnt work too well (maybe just me?)

Anyway... my question is, what is a safe all around psi for rear tire? I noticed around
20-25 seems very wobbly on the highway? What do you guess run?

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Old 02-10-2009 | 09:57 PM
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

I run 36psi at all times
Old 02-10-2009 | 09:59 PM
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

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I run 36psi at all times
Even slow stuff??

I see the Dirty Jersey! Where abouts??
Old 02-10-2009 | 10:02 PM
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

I run 35 psi on my street bike for everything.
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

PSI? PSI? PSI? PSI? **** its almost everyday someone makes a thread asking about ****** psi!!! Heres a thought go ride your bike and figure out what feels good to you!!! maybe thats jus me

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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

Originally Posted by Scott982
I run 35 psi on my street bike for everything.
hmm, i see alot of people with their tire practically flat when their
doing real slow ****... I'm a noob so I'm def going to shoot mine up
to 32-36. Right now I have it at 24 and wobblin like a son-a-bitch!
Old 02-10-2009 | 10:07 PM
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

Originally Posted by $JOHNNY$
PSI? PSI? PSI? PSI? **** its almost everyday someone makes a thread asking about ****** psi!!! Heres a thought go ride your bike and figure out what feels good to you!!! but thats jus me
Heres an idea... next time you see a thread with "PSI" in the title just
ignore it... that way you dont come off like an
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

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Heres an idea... next time you see a thread with "PSI" in the title just
ignore it... that way you dont come off like an
on snap!!! im such a dumb dumb, will do thanks for the tip!!!
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

yeah at all times ,30psi min. just work your way up a little at a time.Edison/Cranbury area
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

Originally Posted by skillz
yeah at all times ,30psi min. just work your way up a little at a time.Edison/Cranbury area
Thx... Im in morristown, where do you guys ride at? I cant find another
stunter around here to save my life!
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

im not really into disclosing spots.. sorry
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

Originally Posted by skillz
im not really into disclosing spots.. sorry
Understandable...
Old 02-10-2009 | 11:38 PM
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

i run 147psi for hwy with my 300 rear
and 7psi for lot **** with a 120
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

Honestly, on the highway...ive found a lot of diffrent pressure works....The way I sort of found out was that one night I relized I had a screw in my tire about 30-40 miles from home, and didnt want to stop riding..... it was a BEAUTIFUL night, and the riding was amazing...so I said **** it, and I knew I had a truck to get my bike if all else fails...so I would air it up to around 40psi at a gas station and ride it for alomost an hour till about 8psi....EVERYTHING feels diffrent at diffrent speeds...but its all up to you...whatevers comfortable....to me, the higher the air pressure, the further back you had to bring it to reduce the wobble..and/or the slower you had to go to make the wobble go away....but its prob diffrent on every bike...that was on my 954...and it was a good night. lol..
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

oh yeah...and on my 954...at 30 psi plus...about 35mph was perfect....maybe 40...but 50, 60 plus the wobble came back..
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

Originally Posted by ScreamU2Sleep
i run 147psi for hwy with my 300 rear
and 7psi for lot **** with a 120
no **** ill have to try that
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

you ride on a flat tire to learn, when your able to actually ride slow wheelies you wanna raise your pressure up so you can start learning to balance and steer. Im gonna go ahead and guess your wobbling problem is from your bad throttle habbits due to stunting a 4 wheeler. Its just a different ball game you will get it.
Old 02-11-2009 | 02:15 AM
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

for streets, canyons, highway wheeeeeeelies.. i always rock 30 in front 32 in rear..
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Re: Rear psi for highway wheelies

Originally Posted by zxonone
you ride on a flat tire to learn, when your able to actually ride slow wheelies you wanna raise your pressure up so you can start learning to balance and steer. Im gonna go ahead and guess your wobbling problem is from your bad throttle habbits due to stunting a 4 wheeler. Its just a different ball game you will get it.

+1 the throttle control between the 2 are way different and can get you into trouble sometimes im currently running 22 psi and im not havin any wobble problem like was stated in the first post


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