I just purchased a 2002 F4i. The previous owner recently (~1,000 miles) replaced the rear tire. The New rear is a Dunlop D208ZR. The front is also in desperate need of replacement. I went online and called around attempting to find a D208ZR front (120/70/17). I found that The D208 has been replaced by Dunlop "Qualifiers". This finding leaves 2 options:

1) Replace the front with a qualifier leaving mixed FWD to RR tire types.
2) Hunt down an old D208ZR for the front.
Note: Only place I have been able to find one is online, and the sites are
not sites that I know or can find reviews for.

Any suggestions? Do you guys see a huge issue with mixing front to rr? Any siggestions of trusted sites that still carry the D208ZR?

Thanks

 

Try e-Bay, they've got quite a bit of those D208.

 

I am leaning towards getting the Qualifier for the front. I don't really feel comfortable ordering the D208 from an Ebay store. It seems that any D208 in stock at an Ebay store will be old (possibly hardened) as it has been discontinued. I am not sure how long ago Dunlop stopped making the D208???? If I purchase the qualifier I will have a mismatch front to rear, but at least I know I will have a fresh tire and since it is a 'current' tire, I will have my choice of any reputable company I would like to go through.

 

When I first got my bike a couple years ago. It had D208's on it. I had to replace the rear tire first and I ended up putting a Qualifier on it. It seem to ride find with the two. I now run Pirelli Diablo Corsa III on both front and rear. They are def the best tire I've ran. However, Qualifier is in the top 3... Here is the cheapest site I was always able to find Qualifier's for:
http://www.motoxoutlet.com/index.asp...OD&ProdID=1193