Mix and match tires, a no no? help please
 

Hey guys, got a problem hahahah. My brother needed a rear tire more than me so i popped him my rear metz.m1. Not a problem, right? well, there is now. He rides an 06 kawi 636. The front tire is a 120/65. I tried to order a 120/65 front m1 and I was promptly told those are no longer kept in stock and have been discontinued, so here starts my dilemna.


Would it be ok to lever on a Metz. M3 front pairing it with his M1 rear? I dont really see a problem as the only difference (to my novice eyes at least) are a change in tread pattern/materials... ie the profile is very similar.

thanks for any help, as I said I dont foresee a problem but I want to make sure before I send my brother hurtling down the road on a bad mix.

RE: Mix and match tires, a no no? help please
 

Less than optimal, but i don't seeing it as being dangerous by any means. I'd do it if in a pinch.

I'd imagine that it's more about tire profiles working together than tread patterns (not to say that it doesn't matter...it does...but not a HUGE issue if you're just talking about riding down the road). And a slightly harder or stickier tire shouldn't really bother you unless you start going hard in the twisties, where you might notice some strange behavior...but even then i wouldn't put it on my outright dangerous list of things to do.

RE: Mix and match tires, a no no? help please
 

for everyday riding it should be ok... onlyif you are not going to be doing knee scrapping corners.....;)

The only thing I would recommend is try to get the equivelant compound for the other tyre..and also try not to have a newer tyre on the rear....As I have been told that it is better to have a older rear, than new on rear and old on the front.....

Its better to have new tyres alround! but if its not an option due to cash? than more grip on the front.....that way the rear will give before the front if pushing into a corner...:eek:

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alright should be good then. thanks for the info guys, its very helpfull. take care

RE: Mix and match tires, a no no? help please
 

Chances are beyond great that you/they/most peoplewould even notice the difference between having matching and non-matching tires.

RE: Mix and match tires, a no no? help please
 

+1 I had an M1 on the rear and a dunlop whatever on the front of my F2, and I rode the piss out of that thing. I got a 30/70 % on what was right. 30 Percent sdaid who gives a ****, and the other 70 were undecided.

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Maybe if they had matched he could have avoidedthe rabbit...

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hkahahahahahah.... maybe if it wasnt a kawi and had the 120/65, we wouldnt of had any of the problems, including the rabbit hahaha.

I like that pic still ssgt

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I'm an opportunist. I work at a dealership so when a wrecked bike that's going to be totalledcomes in with the same size tires as mine, I promptly swap tires with an old, worn out set lying around the shop and take the newer tires home. So far I've had Pirello Diablos front & rear (from factory), Diablo front / Dunlop Sportmax rear,Michelin Pilot Powerfront / Pilot Power rear, and coming next week will be Pilot Power front / Sportmax rear. The only major difference I've noticed so far is that the Diablo rear lasted around 4K miles & the other two lasted around 5.5k a piece. I think I've spent a total of around $100 for three rear tires and two fronts. I still like the Diablo grip, though.