hey guys just wondering what the front tire pressure should be on my 04' R6. ?

36 psi is what we put in all tires at the dealership I work at. Keep in mind that in florida it's one of the 13 "extreme" weather states in the u.s so the settings are altered due to the weather but generally 36psi in the front will be perfect

I run 36/36 generally. If I am taking long road trips 40/40. If I am hitting the twisties 33/33.

36/36 is a good give and take between fuel milage and responsiveness vs. handling and sticking.

The more pressure you run, the quicker your bike will respond. However, on the downside of that, you have a smaller contact patch on the road. This will decrease your ability to drag knee and rail corners as hard as you could.

33/33 give you a nice contact patch and resonable responsiveness. You can really hit the corners hard. 40/40 is great for long trips. It decreses the contact patch, this decreases rolling resistance and maximizes fuel economy. The decrease in rolling resistance is great for drag racing :-)

Usually people who run on tracks (I personally do not have access to a track) will run 30/29 to get the largest contact patch possible while not making the bike feel sloppy. General riding, 36/36 is probally you best bet.

thanks guys....

Just joined up, so hi to everyone. I realize this is an old thread but just thought I would have my 2 Cents. I run 29/29 on a set of Diablo's. The rule is set your tires to a pressure that will give you an increase of 6 PSI from cold when you ride hard and get your tires at working temp. This will be different depending on where you are.

I use 32/32 when I ride :D usually short stints to twisties :twisted: The pressure you run, REALLY depends on you personal geared up weight ie. back packs, spine plates. & gear pack, passenger (occasionally or all the time) you aughta start with factory "max. load" air pressure and go from there :wink:

If you switch tire brands, or even just go through tires you want to remember 10%.
That is from cold pressure to hot pressure you want to stick right around a 10% change. The best way to check this is meas your tires cold, then go hit your twisties and as soon as it's safe to pull off, meas them hot. And compare.If your running 32psi cold and you get 35/36 hot you're golden. Run 36 cold and your only at 37 hot, you probably have too much air which will keep you tires from coming into a good operating temperture. Also if you have 28 cold and then 35 hot, you don't have enough air and you're baking your tires. Not good. Tires need heat but not too much because then you cook out the soften agents and oils that give you traction.

:) BTW 32psi. was a COLD temp reading on a Digital psi. reader and the warm temp. :? is REALLY hard to guage, I'm 5-5" 140lbs. on twisties and canyons, " I " use that pressure to prolong tire life from freeway and carving out the turns. That is street psi. only. Track is a WHOLE different field :wink:

i do 32 cold front and rear