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AwL

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on: July 24, 2012, 02:26:05 am
What tire pressure is recommended for bike -2009 G5 - with sidecar attached?  Thanks, Al


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Reply #1 on: July 24, 2012, 12:12:41 pm
30 rear, 25 front, 20 side.   
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Reply #2 on: July 25, 2012, 01:10:12 pm
In my experience with many different types of hacks (Urals, Yamaha 650/Velorex, old '75 Goldwing/Velorex, HD Nightster/Cozy) - this is a general rule for me:
Max (or near) pressure on the tires - all three.
And that is based on the manufacturer's max pressure on the sidewall.
   
The sidecar is a load on the bike - and as with any large load, to increase tire pressure is a good thing.
 
And that can be very different - my Cozy pressure is 33 psi - with the Metzler - but *not* so with the stock Indian tire that came with it - and now serves as the spare. (see http://mysite.verizon.net/respud62/id10.html)


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Reply #3 on: July 25, 2012, 07:23:58 pm
Well, it has to be mentioned that bike and riders differ as well as the toe and lean of the rig and tire type.  All affect the ride of the hack.   I have found the above pressures to work on my rig in that the machine turns well and tracks properly down the road with those pressures.

I usually keep the rear pretty hard as it is that tire that scrubs the most in turns etc.   I also found the car to be too bouncy and unpleasant at 30 lbs. 
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Reply #4 on: August 03, 2012, 12:55:11 am
Increased tire pressure to 30 front/rear, and 25 sidecar.  Rode better with less wobble prior to installation of steering damper.