Who has a matching tyre set?

[Motu]

I couldn't care less,I'll fit whatever I find.Sometimes they match if I have to buy both,normaly they don't.

[Crisis management]

I carefully match every set I put on, one round black one on the front, one round black one on the rear. Simple really.

[Insanity_rules]

I use Matching sport demons and the VTZ love's em! Once they're warmed up to grips like a very grippy thing.

[quickbuck]

I always match mine.

Has a bit to do with brand loyalty too.

Had baby elephant tyres since the day I was introduced to the ME33 about 12 years ago (or was it 15?, anyhow a while ago now).

Only time I have had anything different was when I bought my GSX600 with original rubber. They did okay with the life they had left, but went to the Metzelers that were recommended by Suzuki (they were nice enough to recommend two brands on the little sticker under the seat).

I don't skimp on rubber myself. However, as I have become smoother with age I don't have to go for the sticky stuff "so it doesn't let go when I need it". I find I can ride within the limitations of the tyre at all times, as I am more attuned to where they are.

[Ixion]

I am like Mr Motu, I'll fit whatever I find. Having had a scout round the internet to see what people reckon is good for the bike. Or bad. But most of the time thats a waste of time, because you get one dude reckoning that JellyStick tyres are the best thing for his Spagthorpe since they stopped carving them out of wood. And the next dude reckoning that he fitted JellySticks and they threw him off on a straight road at 100kph, squirmed off the rims , and wrapped themselves round his neck and strangled him.

So it's all a bit of a try it and see game. But if I do find a good front or back I will usually go for the same (or matching) model for the other wheel when it next comes up. So sometimes I do end up with a matched pair, by chance.

I tend to look more at the tread pattern (eg ribbed fronts or not ?) and the compound , than a brand name. Though I've never had a bad Avon tyre, and never had a good Dunlop one.

[Grahameeboy]

Always get matching although in the past have gone for soft front and harder rear.

Current are Pilot Powers. With the Sports I had to replace the front as well with the rear. Plenty of tread on front but due to tread patten the tread had scollopped.......Powers have a different pattern so was able to replace the rear only recently.

[vifferman]

I've fitted matched tyres for years now. Matched, as in a sports front and sports-touring rear. That way they wear out as a pair, the sports front gives me good grip and quicker turn-in.
The first set I tried was a pair of AVons on my VFR750, but they weren't that great. Then I tried a BT-012F and BT-020R, which worked well as the BT020 front sucks, and the BT012 quickened up the VFR's slowish steering.

When I bought my VTR1000 it had some Pirellis on it, which were basically sport front and sport touring rear, but they were thoroughly shagged through being run at too low pressure, and to many non-twisty miles. I replaced those with Avon Azaro AV49-SP front and AV46-ST rear, which worked very well, and really sharpened up the steering. I did the same thing when I replaced the VFR800's BT020s with the AV49/AV46 combo. They've lasted well, and given me no dramas at all, although the AV46 needs the pressure dropped a little in the winter or it can spin up in the wet, and conversely the AV49 has very soft sidewalls, so it likes to be run at higher than recommended (for the VFR) pressure, or it tends to flop into corners and wander on coarse-chip seal.

There are new Azaros out now, so I'll probably go with those when these wear out, and look hard at another sports front.

[madmal64]

Matching set. But I always go through 2 rears to 1 front.

[Clivoris]

Matching sets for me, though i usually go through several rears for every front

Matching set. But I always go through 2 rears to 1 front.

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[Mrs Busa Pete]

i use to match them but nearly 1 year ago i got ex track set of super corsas for $300. hardly used. the back was slippery when cold but the front was sweet .that front tyre is still on HARDLY seem to wear so now its got pillot power race on the rear they complament each other why power race becouse they cost me $70. and last 2 to 3000 km come winter back to pillet power front and rear

[RC1]

yep matching tyres usually running pilot sport front and rear,got a good feel to them pretty sticky hold on the road really good, usually do 2 rears to 1 front

[BarBender]

I uesd to match but now mix em up.
Hard rear with a med front seems to suit my riding.

[blackkatana]

I like to keep them matching, just seems to make me more comfortable with what is keeping my ass off the road.

[u4ea]

matching pirrelli sport demons(but of course at my age.......soft in the rear)

[Titanium]

Matching sets only, 2 x rear M'3 to a front M'3