Tyre pressures

I bought a second hand VFR V-tec 2005 and I did not get the manual with it. Can anybody tell me the recommended front/rear tyre pressures?

Thanx in advance

By the way, I love the bike. The second I am on it, the world around me turns into a Playstation game!

Yiannis

 

Factory specs. 36 Front 42 Rear. These specs should also be on a sticker on the swing arm.

 

be aware that is the PSI measurement, not the BAR numbers, which since you said Tyre, I am guessing might be what you are looking for????

 

Didn't think to add the pressures were psi. But I don't think that yiannis would try to inflate a tire to 42 bar... thats something like 618 psi. Talk about a rough ride.

Front 2.50 kPa
Rear 2.90 kPa

 

Thank you guys...

...I'll figure out the units.

Gears, I'm going straight away in the parking lot to check my swingarm (it's always easier to ask somebody for the answer rather than looking for it isn't it?).

Spike, you're so correct! I am from Greece.

Thanx again

Yiannis.

 

Well, I didn't know the conversion off the top of my head, but if it worked out to like 12 PSI, I didn't want someone trying that, or if it worked out to 60PSI, for someone unfamiliar, to try that either. Better to err on the side of over caution, than risk someone getting hurt using unspecified, well, specs. Also, didn't know if worldwide, there were other measurements besides bar and PSI. Gotta remember it is the worldwide web.

 

I usually drop 2 to 3psi in the mid-summer months when it's get lots and lots of heat into the tires. I find this really helps cornering stability on this bike...particularly if you're using a sport-touring type tire like the Pilot Road or the Bridgestone BT020.

The 36/42 psi values the handbook quotes is supposed to be for "ideal" conditions which are typically thought of as those close to standard atmosphere and temperature conditions. If it gets really hot/cool or if you are much above sea level, you may wish to make some adjustments in your tire pressures to account for the environmental differences.

 

36 PSI = 2.5 bar
42 PSI =2.9 bar

 

Another variable is the tire you have... stiff sidewall, compound hardness, etc. Bridgestones have stiff sidewalls, Michelin are much more flexible, etc.