[Dubs2121]

I recently replaced both front and rear tires on my KLR with Heideneu's K60. Can someone advise on the what the front and rear pressure should be?

Intended to ride 60 paved road 40 dirt road.

 

[KLR-Mule]

Low 30ish psi (front & rear) will do just fine.
If your a heavy dude and/or load the bike down with a ton of crap, jam a few more psi in the rear tire.

 

[Gen3piglet]

Curious, what's the cut off for where dude ends and heavy dude starts ?

 

[Dubs2121]

Low 30ish psi (front & rear) will do just fine.
If your a heavy dude and/or load the bike down with a ton of crap, jam a few more psi in the rear tire.

Thank you!

 

[Dubs2121]

Curious, what's the cut off for where dude ends and heavy dude starts ?

😀

 

[KLR-Mule]

Curious, what's the cut off for where dude ends and heavy dude starts ?

In China, anything over 100
In America, anything over 250 😂

 

[Gen3piglet]

I'm still a dude !! 💥🍾👏

 

[Kevin Graham]

I have always run 35 for best mileage.

 

[Dubs2121]

I have always run 35 for best mileage.

Both tires?

 

[Maitre]

32F
30R

 

[Mr. Bumpy]

Take your core body temp and divide by 3 if you ride a lot of road, by 4 if you like gravel.

 

[SirMarksAllot]

My two cents, I usually look at the max rated pressure and drop it about 5psi from that. Never had an issue on or off (light off road) use. YMMV

 

[evilbart71]

I noticed two things.... First the dealer pushed me out the door at around 20ish PSI and that when I put 32 PSI in my tires they drop a few PSI every few weeks. I guess it's normal but I get tired of putting it back in. I run 32 in both tires and I find that is a nice balance on the highway and sandy roads.

 

[Gen3piglet]

In the Gen3 KLRs, the engineers incorporated a safety relief pressure valve into the stems. If you over inflate above the 21 psi per the manual, it deflates back down to the recommended 21 🤭

 

[Gen3piglet]

Have you verified that the stem cores are tight and not leaking ? Dab of spit is my tool of choice for that job

 

[Maitre]

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[Maitre]

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[Maitre]

In the Gen3 KLRs, the engineers incorporated a safety relief pressure valve into the stems. If you over inflate above the 21 psi per the manual, it deflates back down to the recommended 21 🤭

You are correct. They did the same thing on my 40 yo bicycle. Those valves work good.

 

[SirMarksAllot]

In the Gen3 KLRs, the engineers incorporated a safety relief pressure valve into the stems. If you over inflate above the 21 psi per the manual, it deflates back down to the recommended 21 🤭

And I’ve got a bridge to sell ya!

 

[SirMarksAllot]

I noticed two things.... First the dealer pushed me out the door at around 20ish PSI and that when I put 32 PSI in my tires they drop a few PSI every few weeks. I guess it's normal but I get tired of putting it back in. I run 32 in both tires and I find that is a nice balance on the highway and sandy roads.

Make sure you have good METAL valve stem caps, check to see if the Schrader valve is leaking (Dab of spit works great @Gen3piglet ) and if those are good and they continue to leak, you could try Sahara Moto or Ride On if it’s a possible pin/pinch hole some where. I use Sahara Moto and delete the balancing weights on my wheels. Pressures hold well, but occasionally (every few months with temp changes not every other week) need a pound or two.