Tire Pressure?

[pajeanka]

Hi, fellow Blur riders,
Okay, now that I have an air compressor in the garage I thought I'd pay a little more attention to the tire pressure on the Blur. I have an inflation
PSI question. I believe the stock Blur tires run at 30 psi. Last fall I had to replace my rear tire (picked up a screw) and I put a Michelin Pilot Sport SC Performance 130/60P-13 tire on the scooter. Without giving it much thought I have been running this tire at 30 psi air pressure also. This morning I was curious and checked the side wall on the rear Michelin tire. It is stamped "Max load . . . at 33 psi . . ."
My questions - Should I run the Blur's newer rear tire at 33 psi and keep the stock front tire at 30 psi? Anyone have an experience similar to this? Any issues you can think of? Do I need to think about replacing the front tire to match the rear (would have to use 130 instead of 120 size)?

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/5/ ... -Tire.aspx

[Wraith]

The stock tires that came on my blur have a higher rating than 30. So I tried jacking the pressure up just to 32. Well when I got it up to 55mph the front wheel started shimmying back and forth like crazy. Scared the crap outa me. I dropped both tires back to 30, and was back to normal. So be very careful messing with tire press. I would stick with what the Genuine suggests.

Some of the best advice I ever heard was " if it aint broke, don't fix it".

[Lostmycage]

Keep the 30/30 psi.

The larger tire might be able to hold more pressure, but the pressure that the bike likes will remain the same. The MAX psi is just the max that you should have it to based on the tire construction, not the geometry and weight of the bike.

Unless you're pushing your scoot to the extremes (or just want a new tire) you'll be fine just riding out the remainder of the front tread. Normally, they'll wear out at 2 rear tires to 1 front tire. However with that in mind, the stock Maxxis are made of a relatively (for tires anyway) hard compound. It's great for a long life, but that front isn't going to be nearly as sticky as your newer rear tire.