Mixing tyres: sport & sport touring?

[Drew]

Why would I be joking, different tyres have different profiles! its a fact!
I'm not talking about the differences between front/rear tyres as that is obvious.
I'm saying that if you mix different profiled tyres of different brands then it might give unwanted results.
A set of touring type tyres are less pointy than a set of racier tyres, so if you mixed them you might not get very good handling if you suddenly decide to crank it over a bit?

You might also get better results and handling from a touring rear and a race front. Or vice versa.

[SimJen]

You might also get better results and handling from a touring rear and a race front. Or vice versa.

Its true you might do, its a bit of a lottery though and if it doesn't work out you might end up on your ass finding out!
Michelin say they have no problem with people mixing within their ranges but they can't guarantee anything if you mix with someone else's (obviously!).
Personally I prefer my tyres to have been designed as a package so I know what they are capable off and all the testing has already been done

[Fast Eddie]

if ur just riding on the road and your not a TT legend I'm sure any thing black and round will be sweet.

I ride a blade, grunty enough.. had IRC/Shinko and 5 year old hard rubber on.. mixed brands bla bla..

it always turns and stops and can go too!

if its a race bike then im sure its a bit more important.. i just have slicks for that hehe..

these days I try and find used tyres on trademe etc, last couple tyres I got were donations from fellas on here.. best tyres iv ever had! flag spending so much money on shit that only lasts a couple thou kms.. or a couple doughnuts

[hang0ver]

if ur just riding on the road and your not a TT legend I'm sure any thing black and round will be sweet.

I ride a blade, grunty enough.. had IRC/Shinko and 5 year old hard rubber on.. mixed brands bla bla..

it always turns and stops and can go too!

if its a race bike then im sure its a bit more important.. i just have slicks for that hehe..

these days I try and find used tyres on trademe etc, last couple tyres I got were donations from fellas on here.. best tyres iv ever had! flag spending so much money on shit that only lasts a couple thou kms.. or a couple doughnuts

I'd never go anywhere near Shinko's again. They are 'cheap crash repair flick her on' tyres. I was unlucky enough to buy a bike with them, front was like a washing machine.

I've got a used Metzeler waiting for you on TM too.

[caspernz]

You might also get better results and handling from a touring rear and a race front. Or vice versa.

Yep, I've at times done the sporty front and touring rear combo. Even done the odd track day with that mix. Works fine, not an issue. Maybe if one is sooooo concerned about having perfectly matched sets of tyres at all times, stick to four wheels??

[SimJen]

where you'd come unstuck is if you mixed tyres with a slow to warm up front with a fast warm up rear and misread the signals then you might lose the front before it comes up to full grip!

[Fast Eddie]

I'd never go anywhere near Shinko's again. They are 'cheap crash repair flick her on' tyres. I was unlucky enough to buy a bike with them, front was like a washing machine.

haha yeaaa.. bet u were comn out of those corners sideways too on ur sunday ride haha, nah each to their own, iv ridden on them road and track day.. they grip enough at well over any legal speed limit so meh i dont need the brand name to have fun. names not valentino tho, and i have proper slicks fr track where it makes a diff in a real race

I'dI've got a used Metzeler waiting for you on TM too.

lol.. I dnt like to spend mre than a 20 on rubber (front and back)

[GrayWolf]

Its true you might do, its a bit of a lottery though and if it doesn't work out you might end up on your ass finding out!
Michelin say they have no problem with people mixing within their ranges but they can't guarantee anything if you mix with someone else's (obviously!).
Personally I prefer my tyres to have been designed as a package so I know what they are capable off and all the testing has already been done

I've used a 'mix' several times now on 3 different bikes, FJ, ZZR, MT...Mostly same manufacturer, but sport/tour on the rear and sport on the front. A bike weighing 240kg without rider(s) and/or a big V twin will rip a soft rear to shreds, I know that from experience. I currently use a dual compound rear, sport front from Bridgestone and the bike handles quite nicely, but then I am not riding 100% like on a track.

[SimJen]

dual compound is now pretty much de riguer!
My duke with 2CT Pilot Pure's seems to wear very evenly, but most of that is the fact I ride the twisty way to work

[caspernz]

dual compound is now pretty much de riguer!
My duke with 2CT Pilot Pure's seems to wear very evenly, but most of that is the fact I ride the twisty way to work

Yes that Power Pure is a rather nice tyre to hoon around on. I've found that 7000 clicks is about the most I get from a set, with the front getting to the end of its life first...

The current set of Power Pures are almost done, but there's a set of Pilot Road 3s sitting in the toyshed. Almost as sticky, nowhere near as pointy as the Pure, and lasts at least 12000 clicks...

[Drew]

Almost as sticky, nowhere near as pointy as the Pure, and lasts at least 12000 clicks...

I'm going to make an example of you, but don't take it personal like.


"Almost as sticky". This implies you push then to the limit of adhesion, I submit you wont get close, at least not on purpose on either tyre.

Which brings us to the natural end to that train of thought. Save coin, you're no where near as good as you think, or tell people, so the reasonably priced tyres will do the job.

That last bit was in general, not solely directed at you caspernz.