Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > tyre presures

[custard749]

I have had a look at these, I have BT014 which according to Bridgestone should be 42psi at the rear and 36psi in the front, this seems really high, does anybody else run BT014's.

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[KeefyB]

32f,....34r.Have a look in the handbook.

[custard749]

Thanks, I had a look, and your right, that's what it says, but the actual tire manufacture says 36psi front and 42psi rear, so I would think that Bridgstone know best, as they built the tire.
So what do you do? do as Ducati say even though they don't know what tire you have on the bike, or the people that tested and constructed the rubber you do have on the bike.
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[Loz]

The bike's handbook assumes you have OEM tyres, and so gives the recommendation for that particular make and type.

Always start off with the pressures recommended by the tyre manufacturer for the type of tyre you have (always assuming that the tyre is suitable for your bike!!). You can then fiddle around the margins to find your optimal pressures.

[smilo006]

the suspension set up block at Hottrax trackdays told me that the rear should be slightly lower than the front, not higher.

[chris.p]

Originally Posted by smilo006

the suspension set up block at Hottrax trackdays told me that the rear should be slightly lower than the front, not higher.

For trackday's, yes the rear is always lower than, or the same as the front.

On the road, the rear is always higher than the front.


Chris