Pirelli Sport Demon tire pressure , Sport Demons Sliding

[bulletproofcycle]

What pressure are you guys running on the front and rear with the Sport Demon.

I am finding my rear wheel is sliding a lot through sharp turns at higher speeds. I think it might be due to tire pressure. I thought the Sport Demons were more sticky than the BT45s, it seems that my Rear Sport Demon is all over the place!


What do you guys think?

[Alphamazing]

Normal riding - 33f, 36r
Sport riding - 30f, 33r

Or thereabours. Sometimes I'll run 29f and 31r for tight twisties.

[ajgs500]

Are the tires broken in yet???

[RVertigo]

How many miles have you put on them?

They're slick when they're new.

[galahs]

29 and 31 for twisties?


I never imagined less pressure would be advisable ever? 

[RVertigo]

I never imagined less pressure would be advisable ever? 

I think Alpha smokes a little crack sometimes.   

[Turd Ferguson]

He's right.  Lower tire pressures lead to slightly better traction in most cases.  Just ask anyone who races.

-Turd.

[runsilent]

I run my 110/80 and 150/70 Lasertecs at 36 f and 38 r psi which is inline with Metz recommendations.  I weigh about 250# now. 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v443/jcp8832/MetzPSI.jpg

Their max figure for solo and min figure for 2 up light.      

[coll0412]

yeah, the Sport Demons are much sticker than the BT45(well at least my old ones  ) but you have to scrub them in otherwise if you start hiting the twisites hard with out fist scrubbing them in they feel really loose. To scrub mine In I did some figure 8's in a huge parking lot, in fact I was going fast enough that I scaped my pegs for the first time( and have not done it since)