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I picked up something in my back tire yesterday and the deal says it needs to be replaced. Pilot road 4s are no longer available. They want to put a Pilot road 5 on instead. I really don't feel like replacing the front tire as it still looks nearly new. Obviously my riding impressions my change that but I was curious, does anyone out there have experience mixing different generations of the Pilot road tires? |
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Seems unlikely to me that there would be an issue; however from experience the customer service email on Michelin's website is very efficient so worth dropping them a line if you're at all worried
KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS
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Thanks. More curiosity than anything else. I've just never done it. In fact, in all my years of riding I've never gotten a flat so the front and back have always been matched sets. This is actually the second tire puncture in less than 4 months. The factory fitted tire got a screw in it before it had 1000 miles and this one picked up something I couldn't identify in under 2000 miles. Really hate throwing away otherwise perfectly good tires but when they don't hold air... |
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The dealers advice was not to mix types of tires such as sport touring with sport. He also said tires from the same manufacturer were more likely to play nice together than mixing brands. I'll pick the wheel up on my way home and mount it on the bike this evening. Tomorrow's weather doesn't sound so good so I probably won't ride until Thursday. Then I'll need to scuff it in for 100 miles or so. After that I'll post my impressions. |
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Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:11 am (Last edited: Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:13 am)
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I mix both brands and types of tires all the time and have never had a problem that I noticed. Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2005 Triumph Bonneville T-100; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh |
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #8I’m with Richard on both points. I’ve mixed brands and models of tires on many bikes. As well I have had 3 rear tires with nails or screws in them on the RS and have plugged all 3 while on the road and ran all 3 until they were used up. One had less then 600 miles when I plugged and ran it nearly 8000 miles. Would not plug if hole in sidewall but if in the thread portion a plugged installed properly should hold fine. |
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Zitat von Davidnapo im Beitrag #4 I'd love to be close enough to benefit from cast offs! I don't have a problem with plugged tyres as long as the repair isn't close to the sidewall. |
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Zitat von Davidnapo im Beitrag #11 Liability risk on their end and most dealers take the same approach. You can buy a $10 kit at your local auto parts store and do this plug yourself. Plenty of videos on line if you need some ideas how to do properly. Or ask if a local rider who has plugged a tire if they would stop by and in 10 minutes it is all done. |
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Zitat von Davidnapo im Beitrag #13 Karma. 
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2005 Triumph Bonneville T-100; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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I had a nice leisurely ride into work today with the 4 front, 5 rear combination. As everyone suspected, nothing bad happened. What I can say is the GT build of the 4 was not for me. It didn't do anything bad but I never felt like it offered quite the feedback the normal tire did. I like the feel of the normal 5 much better than the 4GT. Since most of my riding is just me and nothing heavier than a gym bag and my lunch in the saddle bags the non-GT is probably the best choice for me anyway. |
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