| Author | Message | ||
     Rick_a |
I put new skins on my bike today. Turning is a whole lot more neutral without a big flat spot on the rear tire. Anyway, I went with a sport compound in the front and a sport touring compound rear. Judging by the other tires I've gone through they should wear out equally as a set this way. The rear has a lot more rain grooves than the front. First several miles had the rear spinnin' up and slidin' around quite a bit. Sometimes I like sliding the rear a little through tight 90 degree turns, so I should adapt pretty easily. Whatdoyathink? Seem like a sound practice? | ||
| Nevco1 |
Rick...as you know on cage's it is not wise, however, I am clueless as to its effect on bikes. Keep a log and post as you discover the pro's and con's. | ||
| Dynarider |
I had a 207 on the front of my X1 & a 205 on the rear..not a total mismatch but I couldny tell any difference. Also on my old Katana I ran the stock dunlop on the front & a Metzler ME1 on the rear. Same thing, no damn difference. The ME stuck a little better in the corners & thats about it. | ||
| Ara |
There's tire mismatch and then there's tire mismatch. The big no-no is mixing radials with bias ply tires. I would also be careful about mixing brads of tire. Within a brand I think you're probably OK, as the same engineering ideas, a lot of the same materials, and the same manufacturing method will be employed. I have had mismatched Pirelli tires on my S3 for over a year without problem or any surprises. | ||
| Rick_a |
I have a 208 front and 220 rear. Seems to be working pretty good...but after being used to 6000mi tires, it feels like I'm on rails. | ||
| Nevco1 |
Just remembered when Michelin introduced their radials for dual purpose bikes, for the first few years it was the T65 bias in front and T66 radial in the rear. Later they introduced a T66 radial for the front. The combo was rated 90/10 for street/offroad. I had both combinations on my KLR650 and really had a great time in the twisties as well as offroading in the deserts and mountains of So Cal. However, the bias ply front did slide a tad more on the street. With the bikes added ground clearance, you could dust almost anything in the tight stuff but had a great view of everyone's license plate in the straights. |
