Checking The Wheels - Yamaha MT-03 Service Manual

WARNING
• Do not use a tubeless tire on a wheel de-
signed only for tube tires to avoid tire fail-
ure and personal injury from sudden de-
flation.
• When using tube tires, be sure to install
the correct tube.
• Always replace a new tube tire and a new
tube as a set.
• To avoid pinching the tube, make sure the
wheel rim band and tube are centered in
the wheel groove.
• Patching a punctured tube is not recom-
mended. If it is absolutely necessary to do
so, use great care and replace the tube as
soon as possible with a good quality re-
placement.
A. Tire
B. Wheel
Tube wheel
Tube tire only
Tubeless wheel
Tube or tubeless tire
WARNING
After extensive tests, the tires listed below
have been approved by Yamaha Motor
Italia S.p.A. for this model. The front and
rear tires should always be by the same
manufacturer and of the same design. No
guarantee concerning handling character-
istics can be given if a tire combination
other than one approved by Yamaha is
used on this motorcycle.
Front tire
Tire type
Tubeless
Size
120/70-ZR17M/C (58W)
120/70-R17M/C (58H)
Manufacturer/Model
DUNLOP D270F/
PIRELLI SCORPION SYNC
Rear tire
Tire type
Tubeless
Size
160/60-ZR17M/C (69W)
160/60-R17M/C (69H)
Manufacturer/Model
DUNLOP D270/
PIRELLI SCORPION SYNC
WARNING
New tires have a relatively low grip on the
road surface until they have been slightly
worn. Therefore, approximately 100 km
should be traveled at normal speed before
any high-speed riding is done.
NOTE:
For tires with a direction of rotation mark "1":
• Install the tire with the mark pointing in the di-
rection of wheel rotation.
• Align the mark "2" with the valve installation
point.

CHECKING THE WHEELS

The following procedure applies to both of the
wheels.
1. Check:
• Wheel
Damage/out-of-round
3-27
CHASSIS
Replace.