nodesurfer
Bicycle
Hey folks,
My still fairly new-to-me 2009 ABS has great tread left on both front and rear tires and rides and handles great, in my opinion.
My question is, the bike came to me with the Michelin Pilot Road 4 190/50ZR-17 on the back and the Pilot Road 3 120/70 ZR-17 on the front. The tread patterns are quite different. Me, I wouldn't ever mix and match tires like that. Except when I was running a Michelin Run-flat on the back of my previous 2010 Goldwing, with a Bridgestone MC tire up front. But that was a great fit for that bike. I want to stay with more appropriate tires for this bike.
I know the Michelin Pilot Road 5 is coming. I won't need tires until probably well into 2018, but definitely before the Spring comes. If I were going to buy now, I would choose the Pilot Road 4 GT, I think.
The question: Is there any good reason for the previous owner to have chosen to replace whichever tire he replaced with a different model than what was on the other rim? Anybody else mix and match these tires, and if so, why? And what sizes would I want to correct speedo error again? I read it someplace else but forget what was said.
Thanks,
Mike
My still fairly new-to-me 2009 ABS has great tread left on both front and rear tires and rides and handles great, in my opinion.
My question is, the bike came to me with the Michelin Pilot Road 4 190/50ZR-17 on the back and the Pilot Road 3 120/70 ZR-17 on the front. The tread patterns are quite different. Me, I wouldn't ever mix and match tires like that. Except when I was running a Michelin Run-flat on the back of my previous 2010 Goldwing, with a Bridgestone MC tire up front. But that was a great fit for that bike. I want to stay with more appropriate tires for this bike.
I know the Michelin Pilot Road 5 is coming. I won't need tires until probably well into 2018, but definitely before the Spring comes. If I were going to buy now, I would choose the Pilot Road 4 GT, I think.
The question: Is there any good reason for the previous owner to have chosen to replace whichever tire he replaced with a different model than what was on the other rim? Anybody else mix and match these tires, and if so, why? And what sizes would I want to correct speedo error again? I read it someplace else but forget what was said.
Thanks,
Mike