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- From: delorme@garnet.berkeley.edu (Lisa DeLorme)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: What metzeler recommends for tire pressures
- Date: 23 Jan 1993 10:29:46 GMT
- Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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- An insomnia attack forces me to send the following info to the world, taken
- from a Metzeler company brochure.
-
- Recommended Tire Pressures (P.S.I.)
-
- Front Tires Solo 2-Up light 2-up heavy 2-up trailer
-
- 90/90-3.25 30-32 30-32 32-34 -
- 100/90-3.50 30-32 32-33 33-34 33-34
- 110/90-120/90 32-34 34-35 34-36 36-38
- 130/70-130/90 36-38 36-38 36-38 38-40
-
- Rear Tires
-
- 4.00- 100/90 32-34 34-36 36-38 -
- 4.25- 110/90 32-34 34-36 36-38 -
- 120/90-130/90 34-36 36-38 38-40 40-42
- MU90- 140/90** 38-40 40-42 42-44 44-49*
- 150/90-160/80 38-40 40-42 42-44 44-49*
- 150/80-180/55 36-38 38-40 40-42 -
-
- ** Also apllies to ME88 130/90HB16TL
-
- * when pulling a trailer, determine rear tire pressure by tongue weight of
- loaded trailer. 0-20 pounds= 44-46psi, 20-30 lbs= 47-48 psi, 30+ lbs= 49 psi.
-
- Metzeler notes that "these pressures are for average conditions. High
- speed riding or high road temperatures may require a moderate increase in
- pressure, not to exceed the indicated maximum cold pressure on the sidewall
- of the tire."
-
- All figures are theirs, not mine
-
- Tire Width Sizing Comparison
-
- Inch Metric Alpha
- 3.00 80 MH
- 3.25 90 MJ
- 3.50 100 ML
- 4.00 110 MM
- 4.50 120 MP
- 5.00 130 MT
- 5.50 140 MU
- 6.00 150 MV
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- --
- Lisa DeLorme
- delorme@garnet.berkeley.edu
- DOD #363/ 80 KZ250, (mouse bike), 82 KZ440
- Hey, I'm finally an acronym: DBNI (Double bike, no income)
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