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<blockquote data-quote="cleonard" data-source="post: 9530" data-attributes="member: 21">It's normal for tires to heat up.&nbsp; Try the same on your car or truck and you will find that they also get warm.&nbsp; Less air pressure means more flexing and that makes more heat.&nbsp; Adding load is the same as removing air, you get more flex.&nbsp; That is why tires are rated at max psi.&nbsp; If you look at your dirt bike tire you will see it is at 36psi or so.&nbsp; One thing you could try is to air up before leaving home and&nbsp; air down when you hit the trail.&nbsp; Heat does cause the rubber to wear faster.&nbsp; It's not a linear thing though.&nbsp; There is a heat point where the tires will just shred in no time.&nbsp; A little heat is not to bad, but a lot can fry your tires.If I'm going to be doing extended high speed stretches I always try to air up to about 20.&nbsp; Even on my MT43 rear.&nbsp; My high speed is faster than yours though.&nbsp; I'm on the pavement or desert dirt roads and I'm going more like 50 to 65+.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cleonard, post: 9530, member: 21"] It's normal for tires to heat up. Try the same on your car or truck and you will find that they also get warm. Less air pressure means more flexing and that makes more heat. Adding load is the same as removing air, you get more flex. That is why tires are rated at max psi. If you look at your dirt bike tire you will see it is at 36psi or so. One thing you could try is to air up before leaving home and air down when you hit the trail. Heat does cause the rubber to wear faster. It's not a linear thing though. There is a heat point where the tires will just shred in no time. A little heat is not to bad, but a lot can fry your tires. If I'm going to be doing extended high speed stretches I always try to air up to about 20. Even on my MT43 rear. My high speed is faster than yours though. I'm on the pavement or desert dirt roads and I'm going more like 50 to 65+. [/QUOTE]

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