WFO Herb wrote:
>
> Here's an old street/drag racers method of determining correct tire pressure:
>
> Find a nice, clean concrete surface. Do a burnout, look at the tire patch.
> Dark strips on the inside/outside, under inflated. Dark strip in center, over
> inflated. Full width... right on the money.
Probably valid for drag racing, but I think you need to throw
a corner in there to make it valid for sports riding.
Dragsters need lots of rubber on the launch, drivers
are mostly concerned about lots of rubber on a corner. It's
no good having a firm tire if only the corner of it
touches when you turn because the sidewalls move so much.
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