front end squeak

[dknielsen@home.com]

recently ordered some avon tires for my KLR and when they arrived I found out that the front is a bias ply and the rear is a radial. The avon rep told me this is acceptable for this type of bike. They are distanzia AM43 and AV44 you can see them on the avon web site. I always thought mixing radials and bias ply tires was a no-no. anyone have any thoughts? CanadaKLR A13

[squidwannabe@hotmail.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., dknielsen@h... wrote:

> recently ordered some avon tires for my KLR and when they arrived I > found out that the front is a bias ply and the rear is a radial.

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> avon rep told me this is acceptable for this type of bike. They are > distanzia AM43 and AV44 you can see them on the avon web site. I > always thought mixing radials and bias ply tires was a no-no. > > anyone have any thoughts? > > CanadaKLR > A13

I was told the same thing. I can't tell you why though Adam Montreal,Que

[BKGADGET@aol.com]

Mixing radials and bias tres on the same axle is a no-no. On a motorcycle that's not a problem so it is acceptable to run the two different constructions at the same time. Many years ago when radials for bikes was in the development stage, many race riders did not like the feel of the radial front tire but did like the rear radials. Many races were run using radial rears for their ability to handle higher horsepowers and the front bias tire for it's "feel" Inspector Gadget A15 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jsherlockholmz@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/6/01 4:33:45 PM Central Daylight Time, DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com writes: >>