Trl200 Reflex: How Much Air In The Tires?

[scooterspal]

I rebuilt my TLR200 Reflex a few yeras ago and never really got in to learning how to ride it. Ashamed to say I've preferred my litttle Honda XR80R for just tooling around my land and it has spoiled me. So easy to ride.

Soooooo... I want to get back to the 200 this year but I have a question on the air pressure. The DVD I have from Mick Andrews says he likes to run his bike with 3 lbs of pressure. I've got mine set to 4 right now and it seems very soft even without me on it. I actually ride my XR80R at 4 lbs and it works great but that is a much lighter bike to start with.

I have a Dunlap in the front and a Michelin for the rear both with tubes... both new and both trials rated tires. I weigh around 140 lbs if that matters.

Can someone give me some guidance, please? Does overall bike/rider weight have anything to do with tire pressure for trials? What are you folks riding with?

Edited June 11, 2014 by scooterspal

[guys]

I like to test the tyre on a sharp edge: The tyre should wrap around it but their should be enough pressure to prevent the rim from hitting the edge when I push hard on my trials bike.

I'm fairly heavy and I've got 3,6 to 5 psi in the rear tyre of my modern bikes.

My 1975 Bultaco has 6 to 7 psi in the IRC tube type rear tyre.

[totalshell]

6 in the front 4 in the back.. but as the tlr is a grip monster you ll be fine

[thats_a_five]

Make sure you run your rim locks. With very low pressures, sometimes the tires will slip off the rim. At least with a tube you can refill it on the trail (I carry a very small bicycle tire pump).

Also, don't put a nut on your tube. The tire will slip around the rim over time and if the tube has a nut, it will tear the stem out of the tube. With no nut, as the tire slips, you can see the stem being pulled sideways and then reseat the tire before the tube tears.