| davidbracey | Jun 07, 2015 9:57 pm |
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Subject: Re: Tyres for LG45 I am running Michelins. The reason I asked about pressures is that I tried them at 35psi and they rolled about the road constantly. I dropped them to 27psi and it was still a job to keep in a straight line on lanes but motorways were a lot better. I was loathe to reduce further but since receiving Bill's comments I dropped the pressures to 23psi and the test ride I had was much improved. I will test further but so far so good. David |
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| bill | Jun 09, 2015 7:18 pm |
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Subject: Re: Tyres for LG45 I would like to know what the experts say about my suggestion for tyre pressures ? Like David I have found a lower pressure was much nicer but obviously I have (I hope) been quite careful because of the safety aspect. Theoretically the sidewalls will be softer with a lower pressure but maybe pre war tyres had soft sidewalls anyway so that they needed the higher pressures - at the expense of a good ride (However the roads were better in those days I think ?). Are there any experts out there who could comment please as it would be interesting ? |
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| bill | Jul 21, 2015 9:42 am |
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Subject: Re: Tyres for LG45 David, any chance of an update on your tyre pressure testing ? |
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| davidbracey | Jul 21, 2015 6:52 pm |
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Subject: Re: Tyres for LG45 Lower pressure has certainly seemed to help sort out the 'wandering' but it hasn't made any difference to the 'shimmy'. I've popped the fronts up to 30psi and will try that. I'm heading down to Paris in a couple of weeks so will get a decent run to test things out. |
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