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[Beezabryan]

Leon is quite right I have the same manual but, 18/20 or 24 is from the old days. Tyre wall construction has changed considerably over the years making those figures invalid and the 32/36 nearer the mark although at that figure I would be fully freighted. Guru is heading a reasonably decent direction
A chat with Avon will get good advice.
My one time chat with Dunlop ended with me telling whoever to indulge in sex & travel.

[Thack]

Beezabryan, I don't wish to seem rude, but until you reveal your source I must declare you, quite simply, wrong.



My source is the official RE manual for the UCE bikes, published in May 2009, of which I have a copy. It is explicit: 18psi for the front tyre.



What is the source for the figures you quote?

[Norm]

Thack, both manuals I have state Front 32 PSI-Rear 36PSI Looks like they had a change of heart when they go to the Electra solo front 18 dual front 20 solo rear 28 and dual rear 30, like who in their right mind is going to dick around over 2 psi

[Scalyback]

Iron bullets, 32-36



EFI bullets 18-28



Seems to depend on which bullet you have...

[Thack]

Here's a screenshot from the 2009 manual:

[Thack]

The question is, is guru referring to a modern Bullet or an old one? That will answer our question.

[Norm]

Thack it looks like real Enfields run higher pressures

[Leon Novello]

This is the Handbook and Workshop manual which came with the 2000 Bullet when I bought it new. Photobucket is telling me to click `COPY` as HTML won`t change to Amber and read COPIED like it used to, so I don`t know if the photo will appear.

[Thack]

Leon, I want to apologise for saying you were "wrong". It was wrong of me to say so.



I made the mistake of assuming guru was talking about the current models - whereas in fact he didn't tell us which.



Quite honestly, a difference of 10psi between the old ones and new ones seems enormous - surely not solely due to more modern tyre technology as we'd see similarly low pressures in other bikes, which I don't think we do.

[Leon Novello]

Accepted, Thack. I think the reason for them going to the higher pressures is the valve stems tearing out as the tyre slips around on the rim. I have witnessed this happening on slow/gentle riders` bikes, so imagine what was happening on bikes with souped-up engines and disc brakes being ridden by idiots with a heavy hand on the twist grip and heavy braking.