odd tyres?

[hovis]

after reading all the threads i have come to the conclusion that i want a Z6 or ROADATTACK on the back.......... i have a roadattack on the front, so is it ok to have odd tyres....or best to stick to the same?

just a bit about my ridding style may help ?

do not commute on the bike.

i go fast in a straight line, & slowish on corners... (no knee down for me):D


:smt100 sorry

[fizzwheel]

I stick to matched pairs, but I know others that have mixed and match. Its down to personal preference really.

If I was you, I'd put another road attack on the back and then change to a pair next time when the front wants changing.

The Z6 has a funny tread pattern on the rear tyre, its designed I believe to work with the Z6 front.

[hovis]

thanx.............. thats all i wanted to hear

road attack it is then.

160/60 zr 17 ? stick with this size?

[fizzwheel]

thanx.............. thats all i wanted to hear

road attack it is then.

160/60 zr 17 ? stick with this size?

Yep stick to standard sizes, Anything bigger on a standard SV rim is not good as it stretches / pinches the tyre and also it'll upset the handling of your bike.

[TSM]

Personaly i did not like the Z6, found it a little skitish on wet roads in london, wheras i found the M1 much better. But thats my pref, they dont last very long though, about 4k for a rear depending on weather and riding, my one seems to be out soon with 3k+bit on it.

[Jelster]

There's an article in this months Superbike mag about mixing tyres...

I used to run an 020 on the rear with a softer 010 on the front, thinking that the stickier tyre would be better for steering, braking etc, while the harder dual compound 020 would wear better on the back.

Seems that this was a misguided conception, as fronts are generally made softer than rears as manufacturers realise that front & rear tyres do different jobs...

So, I would suggest don't mix, if you're going to change, change the pair...

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[Viney]

Its ok to mix tyres, but i dont think you get the full benefit of a matched pair. Mixing things like a Metz M1(f) Z6(r) or Bridgestone 014/021 combo would be fine and probably work well.

I still dont see why you are changing a rear tyre that has more than enough life in it. I got 6k out of my Conti RA

[Grinch]

I was running mix pairs... first it was 020 and a Conti Road attack. Then a pair of M1's and when the rear gave up it was M1 front and a Conti on the back. But now it both Conti's. On the road it don't make a lot of difference as long as they are both decent tyres, plus I ain't paying again when I have a tyre with lots of wear just so they match up. Pah!

[Grinch]

Oh and I've done 20k on those mixed tyres in all weathers and I'm still here.

[hovis]

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[fizzwheel]

Looks like it squared off, i.e the middles worn but the edges are OK.

Is it on the wear indicator in the middle section of the tyre ?

At the end of the day its your bike, if you are'nt happy with the tyre then change it.

[hovis]

im happy.......... but i thought it was illigal ?

[fizzwheel]

A quick google reveals

The grooves of the tread pattern must have a depth of a least 1 mm throughout a continuous band measuring at least three-quarters of the breadth of the tread and round the entire outer circumference of the tyre,

OR

if the grooves of the original tread pattern of the tyre do not extend beyond three-quarters of the breadth of the tread (i.e. common with motorcycle tyres) any groove of the original pattern must have a minimum depth of at least 1 mm.

taken from this website : http://www.etyres.co.uk/uk-tyre-law

At the end of the day its your bike, remember a squared of tyre makes the bike handle in a very strange way. Mines very square on the rear tyre and it tracks horribly over white lines etc etc.