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Old 16-07-2008, 11:59 PM
sidevalve baz sidevalve baz is offline
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tyre pressure,s

hi
does anyone have info on tyre pressure,s for a wlc 45 on 16 inch tyres.?
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Old 17-07-2008, 10:55 AM
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Re: tyre pressure,s

Failing any more answers I would start at 30 psi on the front and 25 or less on the rear and work from there.

Always use the same guage though as different garages read differently.
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Old 17-07-2008, 03:09 PM
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Re: tyre pressure,s

The book says :

4" tyre.....12lb fr 14lb rr (18")
5" tyre.....12lb fr 12lb rr (16")


Personally I use 14lb fr....and 16/18lb rr.
12lb in the Front will sometimes give you a low speed shimmy with one hand off the bars when changing gear.....so just up them a few lb's at a time.
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Old 13-08-2008, 11:21 PM
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Re: tyre pressure,s

The manual states it should be

front 16 pounds pressure
Rear 18 pounds pressure
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Old 13-08-2008, 11:22 PM
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Re: tyre pressure,s

Bugger I was well out then
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