Lost my front michelin sport to a piece of glass this morning.
The plug didn’t work, so new tyre goes on. A diablo. The guys at the garage rated it, I am obv still running it in, what do guys think of:
The diablo tyre (not the strada or corsa)
Having a michelin sport on the back and a diablo up front
i agree with charley dont mis match your tyres the bikes dont handle that well.
why charlie? 
The Diablo is a very good tyre will work great on the road but ideally needs to be paired up with a matching rear to get the best results.
Your bike will handle strangely as the profile of the tyres is slightly different too. More noticeable if youre into performance handling but if you just poodle round then i wouldnt worry too much.
Didn`t the garage recommend a matching tyre?
Well I must say I weren’t happy getting a diablo. I have got used to my michelins. They only had a diablo in stock. I either ordered a tyre in and waited or got that one fitted and on my way. A long story short, waiting was not an option! I like to ride fast (my perception of fast). I’ll see how it goes!
Youll probably need a new rear soon as they wear more quickly than the front anyway. Until then just ride with a little more caution and when you match the front with a new Diablo rear youll be happy with the results.
I`d go for the Pirellis over the Michelins every time personally.
my thoughts exactly, cheers
You guys are right but the point here is not the type of tyre but a complete mismatch of profiles and compound.
Personally, I can’t stand Michelins. If you can afford to get shot of it then do so and match the rear to the front. The Pirelli is a superior tyre in my mind and should give you bags of confidence when it has warmed up. You should be able to throw the bike around far more and with more confidence than you have been.
The Diablo’s a great road tyre, superb grip in all weathers and a very quick warm up. On me 2nd set now.
Mismatching tyre brands is not recommend (usually by manufacturers:whistling
and its true diff profiles can cause issues. However its not as bad as its made out to be, more important is not mismatching tyre types I.E crossplys
with Radials. But I’ve mismatched tyres for the whole 4 years that I was running motards without a single issue. I mismatched, Pirelli with Bridgestone, Avon wet with a road tyre, Avon and Pirelli etc. Best combo I used was an Avon wet front and Diablo rear. Completely different profiles but perfectly safe and happy and easily good for peg down action
Personally I would prefer to run same brand, but I won’t go out of my way to replace a perfectly good tyre unless you have issues whilst riding. Just my opinion though
I always match front and rear tyres… all tyres are different and heat/cool differently… Im a Pirelli person myself…DRAGON SUPERCORSA PRO’s… there great…
well having just back from a ride, I can’t say Im dissappointed at all. Not been run in yet but I can feel the front is in good hands. I took my favourite learned route and pushed the bike and myself quite hard. No probs.
Could just be me, but Im sure it went round a long corner a lot more direct than it did the last time I took that corner. I mean, going round the corner and accelerating, I tended to drift slightly to the left of the right hander, today, as I accelerated round it, it felt like it was on rails. Might just be me being inconsistent or is the new diablo tyre…hmmm
I cant see how I will have any issues re mismatching after todays ride, but thats me. Quicker rider/bike may well be different.
The pilot sport on the back is fairly new so will consider switching to pirelli when it goes just to see. Going on my form, I’ll need a new back tyre in, oh about 3 weeks when I due my next puncture.
As I said in my earlier post mate, if you’re having no problems then you should be fine and if it were me I’d wait till the rear was shagged then switch to a Diablo rear
A lot of the don’t mismatch brands stuff comes from tyre companies (surprise surprise) and the bike press who don’t pay for their tyres so can afford not to mismatch. In the real world switching now could cos you £100 that you don’t need to spend. No brainer if you ask me, but as I said thats just my opinion, backed by my own experience and others over the years in the same boat as you.
I’ve got a Diablo on the rear after a bloody stupid puncture the day I bought the bloomin Death Star.
I have to say, its all I’ve ever ridden on, but from what I can feel its a bit blooming skittish…can’t say I feel like its really grabbing track like it should be…and after an hour or so of motorway, its like bloomin ice skates until it cools down.
Actually I’m probably admitting to total ignorance of what makes a good tyre by saying all this so probably best you ignore it really.
sounds vey odd T-1-K, start by checking your pressures, about 34psi front and 38psi rear. Pressures are commonly overlooked but are crucial.
May the grip be with you.
