mix front with back tire?
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I have always heard that it's not a great idea to mix tread patterns between the front and the back. I have never tried it but I suppose at the very least it would make the ride a little rougher with the two tires trying to "grab" the pavement differently.
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mchertel thanks, I kinda thought the same. My issue is I only need a front tire on my wide glide and want to go a little wider from a 80/90 to a 90/90. They don'y make the scorcher in a 90/90 but the CII they do. I'm considering a different brand of tires to allow me to go with a 90/90.
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Over the past 12 years that I've had my bike, I've experimented with 3 different brands of tires trying to find one that gave me the best mileage/wear. During that time, I've had mixed tires of different brands on my bike and they never caused me any issues.
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I used to run a Dunlop in the front and a Metzler in the rear all the time. That was then and this is now with the newer rubber compounds. I've been running the Michelin commander 2 front and rear jus cuz....
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follow the tire mfg advise.
true story: bought a new rear tire for my sport, along comes a hurricane, months down the road from recovery i got time to install. the idiots sent a front tire but i was in a bind so it went on. i had no issues with traction or such, just smoked the tire in 3000miles.
true story: bought a new rear tire for my sport, along comes a hurricane, months down the road from recovery i got time to install. the idiots sent a front tire but i was in a bind so it went on. i had no issues with traction or such, just smoked the tire in 3000miles.
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Can you? Yes! I've been riding for over 50 years and have often mixed tyres over that time. Only on 2-3 occasions have I ridden a combination that didn't work, by which I mean that I didn't like the way the bike felt and handled. I currently have a Metzeler on front of my Firebolt and an Avon on the rear. It's fine. Just don't mix front and rear tyres like bustert did!
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