Road King owner's PSI concensus.....
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08-22-2011, 09:06 PM
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The book says 36 front and 40 rear so that's exactly what I run. It works fine and I see no reason to experiment with different pressures.
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08-22-2011, 09:52 PM
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Ditto here. 36 front, 40 rear...has been working good for me
#24
08-22-2011, 10:55 PM
Ride some with my 2 brother's and BIL (2 UC CVO's and a '08 SG) and they all require different psi's per their manuals. We have 2 '09 baggers and 2 softails (an '03 & '04) in this household and all 4 have different requirements.
Tells me it's best to go with your owners manual for your specific year/model unless you are one who runs a non-OEM tire and prefer to go with that manufacturer's recommendation. THAT's a whole 'nother argument for the tire zealots!
#25
08-22-2011, 11:05 PM
My manual says 30 front 36 rear,not a RK.I really think anything close is good enough.I've checked my rear and its been as low as 28 and I notice no difference in handling,have gone for miles before correcting it.Front tire is another story,and needs to be closer to 30.I think there is a big psych factor involved.I would say just go with what the book says,but to each his own.
#1 cause for tire failure is under-inflation...another little factoid you may find interesting is most blow-outs are the rear-tire...usually a loaded bike and/or 2-up. I won't insult your intelligence by going into the "why's" of that.
You may not "feel" a difference, and you certainly won't be able to visually tell if a tire is low (unless it's REALLY low), but running a rear tire at 28 psi is risky business. I'd urge you to check your tire pressure more often...I'd hate for you or anybody to have a bike accident as a result of running too low a psi. Besides being safer, your tires will last longer!
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08-23-2011, 01:30 AM
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