air presure?

i just joined the darkside .i put a douglas x tracks 205/70/15 on my 08 1300 t what is the best air presure for my bike.i put it on my self with very little trouble and this is the first time i ever fooled with doing my on work on my bike. if i can do it anybody can do it.

Welcome to the Darkside

That's great you mounted it yourself.
As for as pressure goes, start with the pressure on the side of the tire as max , if it less then 40 psi then go with that .
if it more then 40psi then just start with 40 psi and drive on that to get it nice and warm now you are ready to ready
to play with the pressure go down by 2 psi and go for another ride and check the feel , see if you like it better,
then another 2 psi, ride , check the feel.
then another 2 psi, ride , check the feel.
then another 2 psi, ride , check the feel.
then another 2 psi, ride , check the feel.
now you are at 30 psi , how did all the pressures feel to you?
here is the kicker i road with 36-40 psi for a long time and now I'm riding between 32-34 psi and it is a smooothhh ride.
but to get used to the FAT tire back there I felt better with the 36-40 psi until i got the feel of the tire.
good luck,

I have the douglas xtra trak 205/65/15 and started at 38-40. Still go there with 2 up. By myself I like the 35 range now. But I have 26,000 on it.

Jerry

I am running the 205 Grabber, I started at 40, went down to 38, then 36, then back up to 38 where it felt best, but I'm about 260lbs.

Just put 35 in it.

32 for me

thanks all i started at 40 and we will see how it goes after all this rain is gone.