Track day tyre pressure

[dandoolittle]

Got a track day coming up.

Weather should be dry

Do you lower the pressure and when?

 

[CBRHoonigan]

The ones i went on no, did one at mallory and left the tyres at what the owner put them at and he said he just ran normal psi for them (Supercorsa's)

 

[Quackbit]

I have heard of people doing this, but only usually when they have sticky tyres on a track-only bike. If you're just using road tyres, I'd just go with what you usually ride at.

 

[dandoolittle]

The ones i went on no, did one at mallory and left the tyres at what the owner put them at and he said he just ran normal psi for them (Supercorsa's)

I'm on pilot threes (awesome tyres)

 

[itsatruestory]

A lot of people I've spoken to about tyre pressures all pretty much said lower it by 2-3 psi per tyre. Never done a track session so couldn't really speak from personal experience.

 

[Marbro_za]

you know the bike and how it handles with the current pressure

keep it as is

 

[dandoolittle]

I dropped to 33 back and 30 front. That worked really well.

You shouldn't use road PSI though

 

[CBRHoonigan]

Soo have fun?

 

[Marbro_za]

You shouldn't use road PSI though

Why not?
Road tyres dont keep heat as long as slicks (As far as i know.)
so the pressure wont stay to high because of that

 

[dandoolittle]

Soo have fun?

Lots and lots

Why not?
Road tyres dont keep heat as long as slicks (As far as i know.)
so the pressure wont stay to high because of that

You need more tyre on the tarmac plus if you're going at speed, they will heat up

 

[Marbro_za]

so its almost the opposite of a car then?

Cause track days with my car i beef up the pressure. Then drop it when i go home (for comfort, bitches love comfort)

 

[dandoolittle]

so its almost the opposite of a car then?

Cause track days with my car i beef up the pressure. Then drop it when i go home (for comfort, bitches love comfort)

Well they had a guy who said this 'Ride with road PSI and you're riding on balloons' - That's enough to shit me up anyway lol.

 

[CBRHoonigan]

Any knee down action?

 

[Marbro_za]

any pics?

 

[therideadvice]

Some tire manufacturers will actually have psi recommendations on their website. I think Michelin even has recommendations for some particular tracks.

 

[Ludicrous Plaid]

You definitely want to lower the pressure some for a track day. The tire at a lower pressure will heat up faster and have more tire in contact with the tarmac. For instance, my bike recommends 42 psi for everyday riding and I lower it to 32 when I'm going to be cornering hard. I know some guys that run even less than that! The only downside to lowering the pressure is that the tires will wear much faster.