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mixing tires - avon RR rear, sport demon front?

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Just a quick sanity check here. This is for my new-to-me 82 GS1100E

I like the idea of the Pirelli Sport Demons and have only heard great things about how sticky they are, but I'm not willing to put a rear tire on that's likely to be worn in 3k miles.

The Avon Roadriders have generally good reviews, hopefully the cracking is a thing of the past, but I figured I might stick with the Pirelli in the front for grip and cornering.
Any advantage to having matching pair of tires that would make it worth putting a roadrider in front as well? Or does this sound like a solid plan?

Thanks for any advice.

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I had a worn Sport Demon on the front and a newish RoadRider on the back of my old 650G, it seemed to work OK.

It wasn't any better than a RoadRider front, just didn't last as long.
 
the schwartz said:
heh. fair enough, i guess that's one for the matching set of RoadRiders. Thanks for the reply.
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Boy that was quick, exactly what I was thinking. My first set of tires on my GS1100ED were sport demons and they were great for a while. However they change profile so quickly from wear, that teh handling is changing way before the tire even needs to be changed.

I remember the very dramatic effect of changing to a RR from a worn SD. At the bottom of the hill where I lived there was a round about, and I almost dropped the bike to the inside of the turn ; I had been used to pushing the bike so hard into a corner. I figure the SD's are only good for about 1500 miles and the profile change would be noticeable if you could compare to a newer tire.
 
For me mixing tires is like mixing beer and wine... you just don't do it. But that's just me :)
 
Change of plans, spoke with another GSR member and 1100e owner. I'm trying a Michelin commander II front and pilot activ rear same as he's currently running
 
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