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Last saturday, I collected a nail in the rear tire (or tyre) of my Bonnie. As a matter of course, I rode 10 miles before I realized that it wasn't my crappy riding skills making the motorcycle unstable but a flat rear tire. The tube is minced to fine shreds and the tire is burned and broken, literally, so I needed new stuff. The rim was unscathed, however. I had a hard time finding a replacement rear tire but the dealer I bought the Bonneville from came up with a Metzeler MEZ2 in 130/80R17. OK no big deal, it's supposedly a fairly good tire except for the fact that this tire is a radial but my front (stock) tire is a Bridgestone BT45 which is a bias-belted type. Two mechanics there told me that on this bike, since it is tube-type rather than tubeless and the fact that I won't be going very fast (less than 100 MPH) that the difference in type and construction tire doesn't matter. OK, that's 2 opinions, what do you guys think about mixing radials and bias-belted? What about mismatched tires? (Two different manufacturer/model front to rear)? I haven't put the wheel back on the Bonnie yet so I have no idea how it rides. Your responses are appreciated.
[ This message was edited by: n578md on 2006-05-30 14:38 ]
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