| You can debate tyre pressures and different tyre manufacturers till the cows come home. All Ican share with you is what has worked for me. Last year in June in Spain my rear tyre was running so hot you could have fried an egg on it!! (no pun intended to Mr & Mrs Fried Egg), set at 25 psi on my pressure gauge.
My mate's tyres on an Aprilla RSVR running Bridgestone 012SS, on the same pace, were running significantly cooler to the touch, and he had 30 psi in his rear tyre, similar in the front.
Similar bikes, power delivery, performance, weight etc...
The Bridgestones (012SS) and Michelins (cup sports) are both excellent tyres - yet behave very differently. I think you would find if you had measured the working pressure of both tyres, they would have been quite similar.
Also if you can get your tyre pressures optimised for a particular day you should get a slightly larger contact patch when the bike is cranked over, and hence the earlier discussion about being able to get on the throttle earlier, without the back end stepping out.
Don't get me wrong, I might find my bike would flick right to left quicker with higher pressures, but as most things its a compromise.
Again you need to experiment with your pressures, maybe on a track day or something, and see how you get on. Ambient temperatures / road temperatures do have a massive influence.
Go to any race mtg. and half the paddock will be debating about tyres, and whats worked on that particular day and what hasn't.
To put all this into prospective, my mind cannot process information any quicker, and I already use both sides of the road where safe to do so, and I don't want to die!!
Those are the limiting factors stopping me going any quicker, not my tyres / suspension settings or anything else.
Have fun with your pressure gauge!!  |