Tire designations front / rear By twowheeler (Read 271 times)

[twowheeler]

Looking at tires and i see that most of the products are designated as front tires and some are dual. They dont look much different from one another so why cant they be both?

[cyborg]

front tires get much more lateral forces put on them,,you can run them but handling may be a little wierd ,,,sometimes the maker will run a different cord weave pattern on a front only tire,,most makers will forgo the switching of the pattern to "save money" also in most cases they run a (slightly)softer compound on a front only tire,on my sportbikes i ran v rated tires on front (with a softer compound) and an h in back and i still got 2 rears to 1 front change rate,, tires have come a very long way,,they are truely great ,,even multiple compound tires with hard center and softer side rubber,it's awsome

[twowheeler]

Sooo,,, can I then use a "front" tire for the rear so they have matching tread?

[cyborg]

yes if the same size

[twowheeler]

How would a tread pattern like this ride?

[cyborg]

looks like a good allrounder to me,,also looks like it would be a very good wet weather tire,,,and kenda makes a very good tire,,i run a pattern very close to that on my dr350 and love it,,,no noise and great wear,,i'll run kendas on my et4 when the time comes for a change,,,and i might add kenda tubes and tires on my dr350 no balancing necessary,,,NONE,,i have not seen that in years,,,very good tires great prices