If you are going by the MOM, then that would be correct for the stock tires. However, If you change tire manufacturers, then you would need to find out the specs for that particular tire. My Metzeler M880's call for a much higher pressure than the stock tires do on the same bike.

I had switched from Dunlop 404's to the Metzlers M880's so It is difficult to say how the higher pressure affected the ride. A little stiffer i guess. But going form a softer compound in the Dunlops to a harder longer lasting compound in the Metzlers made a big difference too. You don't get the new tire wonderful traction/sticky feel that you would with new Dunlops but the Metzlers will last much longer and they did well on the curves of the smokey mountains. As far as tracking, the new tires track as well as any.

I put in the max listed on the side of the tires which is 41psi. My friends just shake their heads but the manufactures range of pressure was 38 min to 41 max. So, I figure that if I lose some pressure during the week, I will still be in spec. The ride is not that much harder/stiffer than with the lower pressures I used to run and after a ride or two, you don't notice it. Hoping to get 16,000 out of these tires. I have almost 11000 now and they were put on in mid June.

The bike says 29Front, 36Rear, but my experience has been that they do not hold well in the curves and rough road is a teeth jarrer. I would run the bike mfg pressure on new tires of any brand until you get 100-200 miles on them, then run them up 2 pounds, and test them on curvy roads. I think you will find they are better. Then up them 2 more pounds each, and get the tires hot on curvy roads again. Stop when you like the feel. Do not go over the max pressure listed on the tires (usually 40-42 pounds, depending on manufacturer. I ride in a windy area, and the bike would lean way under (top toward the wind) with the bike mfg tire pressures. This dissapeared when I inflated above the bike mfg tire pressure. The sloppyness was dangerous at the tire mfg pressures.