I‘ve been changing my own tires for ages on my Kawasaki Versys, which takes some pretty common tires (I can find 160/60/17 just about anywhere). My friend who rides a 250 ninja, however, needs a new rear, and all the rears I find in his size (which seems to be either 130/70/zr17 or 120, depending on brand) are listed as being Front tires in their advertising.Does that really matter? Can I use, for example, the bargain brand Shinko Raven 120/70/zr17 Front tire as his rear, or will he low-side and die and have it be all my fault?
In a nutshell you cannot use front tyre for rear as the tyre pressures are completely different and profiles are different.The handling will be compromised as well so do not even contemplate doing this.
Some bikes use the same size tire front and back. If it specifies front tire theres a raeson for that, DONT put that tire on the rear. Even taking the risk of a cheap tire on a bike is a big gamble. You only have 2 tires on the street and your rear tire is taking most of the burden. Its not worth the risk.
In a nutshell you cannot use front tyre for rear as the tyre pressures are completely different and profiles are different.The handling will be compromised as well so do not even contemplate doing this.
Some bikes use the same size tire front and back. If it specifies front tire theres a raeson for that, DONT put that tire on the rear. Even taking the risk of a cheap tire on a bike is a big gamble. You only have 2 tires on the street and your rear tire is taking most of the burden. Its not worth the risk.
