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Apr 27, 2013 | 08:27 AM

roscoe2010

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OK To Mix?

Doing a pre-ride inspection yesterday and noticed a small tear in the front tire so I ordered a new ME-880. Bike has a Dunlop on the rear, do you think it'll be ok to mix? Also are the caliper bolts metric?

Apr 27, 2013 | 09:10 AM

Kevinsmidt

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It'll be fine. As long as the tire is something comparable then you won't even notice. The only time that it would make a difference is if you had a sport bike and were taking it to a track. Tire compound characteristics change over cycles of heat/cooling off so even if you bought a new matching Dunlop, the rubber compound still wouldn't be 100% match to your front.
Like I said, this would only matter if you were dragging a knee and going 150.

Apr 27, 2013 | 10:20 AM

128auto

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I don't see a problem either but I always have matched front and rear tires, car or bike. Just my personal preference.
The caliper bolts are metric yes.