Tire sizes

[thicklotto]

Hi, Can somebody please tell me the correct tire sizes for my GS1100G 1982, and also the pressures please.

Many Thanks

[GateKeeper]

not to be a dink, but would this not be in your owners manual, and if you don't have one you can get it here...I believe

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/

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[Steve]

Front: 100/90-19
Rear: 130/90-17

Pressures: will depend on several factors, including tire manufacturer, your weight, the weight of anything you are carrying and your speed.
Basic rule of thumb: start with a known (cold) pressure, say 30 psi. Go for a ride to warm up the tires (about 50 miles will do). Look for a 10% increase in pressure. The pressure increase is due to internal flexing of the tire. If pressure has risen more than 10%, the tires are flexing too much, so wait several hours for the tires, increase the pressure a bit, go for another ride. Note that if you carry a passenger, you will need more pressure in the rear tire, so there will be another couple of rides involved to determine your "loaded" pressure, too.

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[Nessism]

32 psi front
36 psi rear

These are a good starting point. Use Steve's method to fine tune from there.

[thicklotto]

Tires

Many Thanks Steve, just what I wanted.
If I had a Manual I would have looked, don't you think ?

[GateKeeper]

That's why I gave you the link, so you can get one, and I asked if you had one and if not where you could get it....

sorry for the trouble

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[7981GS]

On my '82 1100G, I run a 110/90-19 front and 130/90-17 rear.
Perhaps some others will post what they run on their GS1100G's.

Eric

[DanTheMan]

I run 32psi in the front and 35psi in the rear just like I do with the 850, it works for me.