[bikerken]

there seems to be a lot of opinions on the correct Tyre pressures should be on the Super meteor, the hand book states 41 front 26 rear, I have owned many bikes , but never one with the front a lot higher than the rear. what are the majority running their bikes at ?

[Milemar]

Are you sure is it 26 at the rear and not 36?

I have 41/41 as I am often riding with a pillion.

[Doug650]

I'm sure that the handbook states 41 front 39 rear,  41 with pillion and/or luggage...

[MMRanch]

bikerken

Here's a surprise I have with my Super Meteor ;   The front tire has wore out before the rear tire.   
 
I've got 7,684 miles as of yesterday on my SM and yesterday I ordered a new front tire because the original one is down past the wear bars.

The rear is only 50% gone so I'm replacing the front with a tread pattern similar to the original , the Tour Master by Shinko

I've been running 32 pounds in both tires and it seems to handle just fine.    I did have one week of ridding the Texas Hill Country (three twisted Sisters) with some friends back in April  and another week with some friends doing a Dragon Run in July.   Some of the times might have been call "Hooligan Ridding" ?   

[KiwiRErider]

@MMRanch,

I think your front tyre pressure if too low if your wear rate is that quick! I've done slight more mileage on mostly high speed twisty roads and the factory tyres are still in great condition - my front tyre is 39-41PSI

[MMRanch]

It might have something to do with ridding with a bunch of Hooligans for a week in the East TN / Western NC mountains .   Two hundred miles a day full of 30 mph curves rode at 45-50 mph takes a toll on tire rubber.   On these kind of roads for a week of six hours a days. 
But
It's fun to run with the pack sometimes ... 

I religiously ,STAY IN MY LANE ...  picture is for illustration only .

It looks like that Road Glide is on the wrong road and fixen to loose more than a little tire rubber !
Do you see the way out for the person he is meeting ?

[Bassman1]

I run mine at 41 psi rear, and 38 front (solo riding), and the bike handles great. I do have full luggage fitted (rack/top box and side panniers) which obviously adds weight to the rear end. I've also fitted YSS rear shocks to mine, which are excellent. I always wondered if the main reason RE recommended a lower psi for rear tyre versus the front, was to help compensate for the hard ride quality of the OEM rear shocks - i'm no expert though.

[Leofric]

I run mine at 41 psi rear, and 38 front (solo riding), and the bike handles great. I do have full luggage fitted (rack/top box and side panniers) which obviously adds weight to the rear end. I've also fitted YSS rear shocks to mine, which are excellent. I always wondered if the main reason RE recommended a lower psi for rear tyre versus the front, was to help compensate for the hard ride quality of the OEM rear shocks - i'm no expert though.

It does seem odd .I've never had a bike where the front tyre pressure was higher than the rear.