Mixing tyre brands? Again.

I'm running conti road attacks at the moment and the front is virtually brand new, but the rear is squaring quite a bit now. With a track day coming up, i'm beginning to wonder if it needs to be replaced, but will it be ok to put a road attack 2 on the back, with the road attack 1 on the front?

cheers
dan

Hi Dan as long as you stick with the same make of tyre you should be fine its only when you start mixing different makes cheers Glen

I have been running mismatched tyres for nearly a year now, yes I know its not recommended, however I have always made sure that the front is stickier than the rear, thus if I feel I am loosing the rear I can ease off, if the front starts to slide, it seems a little harder to catch.... More recently I have been mixing with the same brand, Pilot road front and pilot road 2 rear. Basically make sure the front keeps gripping!

Originally Posted by Glen650

Hi Dan as long as you stick with the same make of tyre you should be fine its only when you start mixing different makes cheers Glen

"it's only when you start mixing different makes"... what?

what happens? The wheels dont go round? the bike doesnt follow in a straight line? What exactly is the issue??

I've been running mis-matched tyres (maxxis front and bridgestone on the rear then Maxxis front and pilot road 2 on the rear) for general road riding for a while and I've never noticed any issues.

I assume it's very different for track days, and I know there are some who would NEVER mis-match tyres, but for me, it's never been an issue.

Fenjer is right, 99% of road riders would never know the difference. I've got a few mates who mix tyres on trackbikes with no problems either. Alot of the talk surrounding mixing brands is ill-informed and scaremongering. A a general rule try to ensure the front is a softer compound than the rear but if not just back off and ride accordingly.

[JamesMio]

Got a PR2 on the back and a BT014 on the front of my SV and it rides and handles beautifully.

Granted, I'll almost certainly be pairing up the PR3 shortly as the front's getting a bit worn - but absolutely zero problems reported so far.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Glen650

Hi Dan as long as you stick with the same make of tyre you should be fine its only when you start mixing different makes cheers Glen

Oh right then I'll go and do some laps round a roundabout with a supercorsa pro SC1 rear and a pirelli rock-'ard-b*stard-goldwing-touring-special front then and see what happens...

In case you didn't guess, I disagree with you.

Subtle as a shock stick as always YC
And no, you can't have one even if it is your birthday as I'd be one of the first on the receiving end next time you are performing archaeology on my calipers "you see these layers of sediment that have formed? some date back to as early as 2008, I can tell because there is a bit of spira wrapper in there too"

Lozzo,The point being by reading the posts is that not all people are well informed or knowledgeable regarding tyres and mixing tyres can,although not necessarily depending on the mix, be detrimental to the handling which could result in an accident for the inexperienced.
My advice in the interst of safety to those in doubt would be to use a reputable tyre fitter and take his recommendation as to the compatibility of the tyres

maybe its because im a ex racer that rides a bike to the max thats why i wouldnt mix makes of tyre but there you go maybe i dont know what im talking about