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avgrin

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tire pressure
« on: August 02, 2009, 05:23:30 AM »
According to Kymco People 250 maintenance manual (page 5)
Tire pressure              Front 1.75 = 24.89 LB/sq inch
(kgf/cm²)                  Rear 2.0    = 28.45 LB/sq inch

Does it make sense?
How do you inflate your vehicle?

I Weight 205lb and inflate front to 32 lb and rear to 36.

chieninhouston

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Re: tire pressure
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2009, 06:27:41 AM »
I put 28 psi in both. Feeling a lot better than previously 32 psi. I am 165 lbs.
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Re: tire pressure
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2009, 07:34:01 AM »
Keep in mind that the markings on the tires, themselves, are maximum inflation values. The tires can be used with a variety of vehicles, and the weights of the vehicles and their applications differ.

I keep mine inflated to the approximate values listed in the Kymco literature. Overinflation = very rough ride, feeling every defect in the road. Underinflation = poor-to-dangerous handling, and poor tire longevity.
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Re: tire pressure
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2009, 12:21:07 PM »
Keep in mind that the markings on the tires, themselves, are maximum inflation values. The tires can be used with a variety of vehicles, and the weights of the vehicles and their applications differ.

I keep mine inflated to the approximate values listed in the Kymco literature. Overinflation = very rough ride, feeling every defect in the road. Underinflation = poor-to-dangerous handling, and poor tire longevity.
I'm with JP except that everything he says about under inflation is also true for over inflation.
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Re: tire pressure
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2009, 12:39:23 PM »
29 front,32 rear  works  for  me ..350lbs  load including  gear  and  nearing  the  end  of  my third  set  of  tires  @36000km..No  cupping ,ruducing  rear  tire  squaring  off ...
2007 P250



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