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Recently I fell victim to a sharp stone that pierced a near new Pirelli Scorpion in the rear of my MTS. Note that this is a more road orientated Scorpion than those found on most adventure bikes.
Anyway....I have been told that lowering the tire pressure for those sharp rock gravel sections, lowers the chance of a puncture.
Anyone have any thoughts on this they would care to share?
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lower the pressure? Personally i go harder to avoid the pinch flats. Makes it more skittery but while lower pressure gives the grip a big rock hit will risk pinch flatting it. Go for hd tubes too. Extra weight but sooo good for piece of mind and resilience.
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From my 27 years or reasonably extreme 4x4 and 37 bikes experience I believe running them lower reduces the risk of rock intrusion due to be more flexi, this may increase the chance of a pinch but the incident of top puncture seems to be greater that pinchs in my experience.
BTW what oil do you use, what do you think is the best
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Thats what I am told...I had the 34psi when a sharp stone went clean through the tread and was inside the tire when we removed it....just looking for more info before committing to the practice.Originally Posted by Monstaman
Castrol Power 1 GPS 10W40.... as it is the oil used at the shop where the bike is stored.....if doing it myself I would be using a 10W40 full synthetic, any one of a number available, but probably mobil 1 with a PAO base. I change oil and filters ahead of schedule. I could collect and analysis samples to determine the optimum intervals....but thats too much bother in my present circumstances.
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Yes. If your tyre is dead flat then it's unlikely to be overly troubled by a puncture.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
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yes, but....she feels a bit wobbly scraping pegs when the tire is dead flat.
Just a Dog
Jesus man ! First post i'm thinking your a stress free vegan or sommit ! After reading that i'm going whoa you got to come to my party !
There's sommit going on wid my shit !
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The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
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Wot you smoking there Kledis?
Just a Dog
Ya woodunt understant !
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
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Just a Dog
Pump it up !
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
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Do you have tubes...... or are the tyres tubeless ?
Why synthetic oil ?
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Armature speller
Can't remember what I ran in the Nordwest when I went through the Rainbow but nowadays basically I lower the pressures until it's not bouncing off rocks anymore.
Not sure what safe pressures you can use on a big bike before the handling is disrupted though.
Impromtu gravity attacks
Maybe not usefull as we don't get those friggin huge rocks you lot call gravel but 30 PSI in the rear is normal, 25 in the front for gravel & seal use on the 640, the trail bike I have run at 5 PSI over all sorts of crap and haven't had a flat (lighter bike tho).
I would have thought run as high a pressure as you can while maintaining traction or you run the risk of rapid tyre wear with lower pressures.
Oil? KTM's don't use oil, they operate on a higher plane.
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Coasting
We don't ride the same class of bike but it appears you were playing in the same playground, so for a little more info to the pot this is what I run on my bike fully laden with gear:
18psi Rear 16psi Front : All off road including gravel, dirt track, riverbed work, etc.
That may seem low to some but I fully agree with Monsterman about too much pressure attributing to top punctures, have experienced it myself, it can destroy a perfectly good (even new) tyre and can leave you in the crap in the middle of nowhere. I'd rather fix a simple puncture repair from too lower pressure than have to deal with a slashed casing from too much pressure.
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