sro....not sure if that is what you would want to do. Mixing tires like that.

 

I don't know why people always say not to do it... this isn't the first time I have done it, and i have never really had any problems. Right now I have a Metz M1 on the front and the D220 on the back... and I have to say it handles tons better and is far more stable and confident than it was with just the Mets'z... I also used to run Sportmax 2's on the backs with Sportmax 1's on the front back in the day on the 7. I think the *right* combination of tires can yield some pretty satisfactory results... obviously so long as you don't go mixing two extreme tire types... *shrug*

 

That is cool sro. Tires as you know have different properties and warm up or wear or grip differently. Of course you know that. I am not a scientist and only a rider with limited funds, so I stick with sets only. I prefer to play with suspension over different brands of tires. No insult to you what so ever sro.

 

understood... and I know everyone preaches and likes to practice matched sets. I was thinking about this earlier today some more and another thing that I came up with was since the front and rear are actually doing drastically different jobs with much different geometry and behaviours and factors affecting them - maybe mixing a front that is really good at what a front does with a back that does really good at what a back does isnt such a bad idea

 

That takes as much $ and time figuring that out than it does changing fork oil wt and some suspension tweeks. I like both ends to either drift at the same controllable rate or stick at the same controllable rate. Then again everyone has their own style of riding also.

 

Ladies and Gents, this is when you know you need new tires... too bad i didnt see that b4 i drove 60 miles on them... thats luck baby

 

No that is when you know you need to move somewhere that has the occassional curve.

Chicagoland is all straight gridded roads, even way out in the suburbs, and mine don't get anywhere near that bad right in the center. You don't have any wear just an inch off the center stripe - that's nuts!

 

I know I feel the same way, the sides are like brand new!
By the way, the manual for my 9 says it comes stock with a 190 on the rear... so NOW im running 10 outa spec
do you think maybe im running over-inflated? i wentwith the manuals air specs but i mean thats some seriouswear.....

 

eh... what year is your 9?

 

so much for stock pressures too!