Rob2222
Junior Member
Vibration at the frontwheel - solved
Edit: Problem solved, dealer didn't know how to manually balance the tire correctly.
Hello,
is here anybody who drives the Pilot Road 2 on the FZ6? I just switched from the BT20 to the standard-MPR2 and now I have big vibrations at speeds from 150km/h(90 mph) to 180km/h(111 mph). At speeds over tis the vibrations will be less. Under 150km/ all is fine, no vibrations. The vibrations are up-down not left-right. Maybe the tire isn't mounted correct. Will check this tomorrow.
Has anyone such experience?
Another interesting thing is, that here in Germany the tire configuration must be tested. For new bikes the bike manufacturer tests the tires and give them free for use. 2007 as the RJ14 came out, Yamaha tested the standard-MPR2 and allowed the use.
For the older RJ07 (2004-2008) the tire manufacturer tests the tires and can give them free, too. The interesting thing is, that Michelin doesn't allowed the use of the standard-MPR2 on the FZ6 RJ07 2004-2006.
At the end of 2008 Michelin brought out a new special version of the MPR2. With this new version Michelin gave them free for the FZ6 RJ07 2004-2006. But you have to use the special versions A and D for the RJ07:
front: Pilot Road 2 D 120/70 ZR 17 (58W) 2.5
rear: Pilot Road 2 A 180/55 ZR 17 (73W) 2.9
For the RJ14 the clearance was given out at 2007 by Yamaha. The special versions wasn out yet. So on the RJ14 you may only drive the standard version of the MPR 2 here in germany:
front: Pilot Road 2 120/70 ZR 17 (58W) 2.5
rear: Pilot Road 2 180/55 ZR 17 (73W) 2.9
So I just wonder if
a) The RJ07 (2004-2006) is regading tires so much different from the RJ14 (2007-now)
or
b) Yamaha didn't tests the tires as hard as Michelin does it. Which would mean the maybe for ALL FZ6 the special A and D variant of the MPR2 would be the better choice.
What do you think about that?
BR
Robert
Edit: Problem solved, dealer didn't know how to manually balance the tire correctly.
Hello,
is here anybody who drives the Pilot Road 2 on the FZ6? I just switched from the BT20 to the standard-MPR2 and now I have big vibrations at speeds from 150km/h(90 mph) to 180km/h(111 mph). At speeds over tis the vibrations will be less. Under 150km/ all is fine, no vibrations. The vibrations are up-down not left-right. Maybe the tire isn't mounted correct. Will check this tomorrow.
Has anyone such experience?
Another interesting thing is, that here in Germany the tire configuration must be tested. For new bikes the bike manufacturer tests the tires and give them free for use. 2007 as the RJ14 came out, Yamaha tested the standard-MPR2 and allowed the use.
For the older RJ07 (2004-2008) the tire manufacturer tests the tires and can give them free, too. The interesting thing is, that Michelin doesn't allowed the use of the standard-MPR2 on the FZ6 RJ07 2004-2006.
At the end of 2008 Michelin brought out a new special version of the MPR2. With this new version Michelin gave them free for the FZ6 RJ07 2004-2006. But you have to use the special versions A and D for the RJ07:
front: Pilot Road 2 D 120/70 ZR 17 (58W) 2.5
rear: Pilot Road 2 A 180/55 ZR 17 (73W) 2.9
For the RJ14 the clearance was given out at 2007 by Yamaha. The special versions wasn out yet. So on the RJ14 you may only drive the standard version of the MPR 2 here in germany:
front: Pilot Road 2 120/70 ZR 17 (58W) 2.5
rear: Pilot Road 2 180/55 ZR 17 (73W) 2.9
So I just wonder if
a) The RJ07 (2004-2006) is regading tires so much different from the RJ14 (2007-now)
or
b) Yamaha didn't tests the tires as hard as Michelin does it. Which would mean the maybe for ALL FZ6 the special A and D variant of the MPR2 would be the better choice.
What do you think about that?
BR
Robert
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