Tires for the hypermotard. - Ducati.ms

AlmightyAdrian · Sep 27th, 2011, 6:00 am

Hi, I understand that we run our tires front 120/70 and rear 180/55. What are the tire pressure for the tires for road and track? And have anyone run larger tires on their hypermotard, tire pressure for them also? Thanks!

Drinky · Sep 27th, 2011, 6:57 am

Depends on the tire and your preference. I run pilot powers(regular) with 2,4 bar front and 2,7 in the rear. Bigger tires like a 190/50 or 190/55 will give you a smaller contact patch and a slower turn in. I've had them on my bike and they were just awful tbh.

nickd64 · Sep 27th, 2011, 8:14 am

Pilot power pure also - 33 front & 36 rear. That is for road.

AlmightyAdrian · Sep 27th, 2011, 9:40 am

Thanks alot guys for the response. I'm running on pilot power pure as well, great tyres!

08hyper · Sep 27th, 2011, 9:44 am

Street tires at the track, start at 29-30 psi (cold) F/R, go from there. Aloha Alex

vroooom · Sep 28th, 2011, 10:39 am

so should the tires be higher or lower (pressure) on the street compare to the track?

el tardo · Sep 28th, 2011, 11:22 am

best bet is look up manufactures site for info
on dunlops Q2 for track they say 32f32r cold--street 34f36r
ntecs(best dot race tire made) 31f 21r cold

every tire is different.street ,like commuting you want higher to make the tire last longer but not to high.

puchika · Sep 29th, 2011, 8:01 am

Is the front usually a bit lower to better soak up the bumps?

AlmightyAdrian · Sep 29th, 2011, 8:20 am

Good question from Puchika. I was wondering on that too.

protokultur · Oct 10th, 2011, 9:55 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickd64

Pilot power pure also - 33 front & 36 rear. That is for road.

Exact same for me and it has made a wonderful difference in the city. Was running battlax 016's on 32-ish psi before. Front and rear wear pattern looked as if pressure was OK but tire life was only 2500-3000 miles.