air pressure with passenger

[kblahetka]

If I'm 260 running 32 riding solo what's a good starting point for adding a 200 pound passenger?

 

[joey fletcher]

What tire are you using..??

 

[kblahetka]

245/50/16 raptor

 

[joey fletcher]

I run a 225x50x16 F1 Goodyear eagle..

I think no more than 34 psi. check your tire for max air pressure.

I run 26 to 28 psi when just crusing around but 32 when I am going to run it hard...curves or drag racing. I do not want any flexing when playing

 

[HansO]

another 2 psi should be fine that All I add even when I put my trailer on the back I also am running a 245/50/16 darkie

 

[kblahetka]

another 2 psi should be fine that All I add even when I put my trailer on the back I also am running a 245/50/16 darkie

What psi do you normally run?

 

[Macrider]

tre pressure

Im 230 and I normally run mine at 32, with a passenger I bump up to 36.
Front tire always higher @38 (Metz)
General Atimax HP 205/60/16. ( Rear)

 

[HansO]

I weight 240lb and it is important To Remember different tyres are going to behave differently and have different sweet pressures, when I used to run the Toyo Proxes 1R 245/55/16 it was 32 1 up (any less and it would be going onto the sidewall when cranked right over) and 34 with load it had softer sidewalls, I currently a Federal 595 245/50/16 and I can drop it to 28 (comfort with out ever going on to sidewall but a little bit of squirm when pushed) but prefer it at 30 for a more positive hookup coming out of corners hard without any squirming but when I put the missus and or trailer on I bump it up to 32 and this tyre has stiffer sidwalls, even when cranked over scraping the the Pegs/Boards (Same clearance) and even the heat shield on the right scraping it Never goes onto it's sidewall the Toyo Proxes 1R is the only tyre I am aware of that will go onto the sidewall when pushed
Also the fact that Joey scrapes his brake line is good reason to stick to the wider 245 and the 245 will drop into corners with ease there those who say that the 245 does not turn as quick as a 225 but I would argue that fact

 

[xhdskip]

I don't know as I'm only 185 and the wife has her own Rocket.
Me I run 28PSI and she runs 30 in hers.
She's about 200 I guess,
she don't like the feel of 28 and does like the 30 PSI ride much better.
where it's to stiff for me and handles like a dump truck no more than I weigh.
I'd guess 30-32 by your weight,
but everything also depends on the roads you ride and the type riding you like to do.
Good luck finding your sweet spot.
you'll know it when you do, she won't handle like a dump truck,
more like a Cadillac on steroids.