What the??? Help me clear this up, please

Erci said:

Time for new tires (rear one is just about down to the belt, while front looks nearly perfect, but I figured if it's 3 years old or older, it should be replaced anyway).
So.. I check the markings on the rear: Dunlop D252, made in 46th week of 2006. The front: Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier D209F made in 37th week of 2007.

Am I losing it or is this NOT the stock tire?? I thought both front and rear were supposed to be 252s?!

Quick search shows that 209 is actually a race tire (came stock on several bikes, including R6), while 252 is sport touring and it seems this combination is not recommended. Should I be dead right now?

I'll be swapping both tires out, but I'm just trying to figure out what I've been riding all this time. I'm the 2nd owner of this bike and I was told the tires were OEM

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Wolfman said:

The Qualifier RR is the track tire....and not a very good one at that...in fact, i have found the Qualifier RR's to be one of the longest wearing tyres i have ever had on an FZ6...but definitely not a great tyre.

You supposedly have a soft tyre on the front, and a harder tyre on the rear. not so bad, better than the other way round, as a soft rear, will "push" a harder front...which is not ideal...

As for it being an issue, having mixed tryes on your bike...if your a decent rider, you will work out what your tyres are doing pretty quickly, and ride the bike accordingly...whi i assume has been the case with you, whether that has been a conscious, or sub-conscious thing, i dunno.

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Erci said:

Interesting. All this time I thought I was riding stock setup

I wonder if this actually makes for better combination than 252s front and back. I have never felt my bike misbehave. :don'tknow:

Anyway... time for a new set

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