Yamaha YZF-R1 98 Service Manual page 122

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CHECKING THE TIRES
2. Check:
• tire surfaces
Dam age/w ear → Replace the tire.
M inimum tire tread depth
1.6 mm
1 Tire tread depth
2 Side w all
3 Wear indicator
WARNING
WARNING
• Do not use a tubeless tire on a w heel
designed only for tube tires to avoid
tire failure and personal injury from
sudden deflation.
• When using a tube tire, be sure to
install the correct tube.
• Alw ays replace a new tube tire and a
new tube as a set.
• To avoid pinching the tube, make sure
that the w heel rim band and tube are
centered in the w heel groove.
• Patching a punctured tube is not rec-
ommended. If it is absolutely neces-
sary to do so, use great care and
replace the tube as soon as possible
w ith a good quality replacement.
Å Tire ı Wheel
Tube w heel
Tubeless w heel
• After extensive tests, the tires listed
below have
Yamaha M otor Co., Ltd. for this
model. The front and rear tires should
alw ays be by the same manufacturer
and of the same design. No guarantee
concerning handling characteristics
can be given if a tire combination
other than one approved by Yamaha is
used on this motorcycle.
Front tire
M anufacturer
BRIDGESTONE
M ETZELER
M ETZELER
DUNLOP
M ICHELIN
M ICHELIN
PIRELLI
3 - 55
PIRELLI
CHK
ADJ
Tube tire only
Tube or tubeless
tire
been approved
Size M odel
120/ 70 ZR17 BT56F
(58W) BT57F
M EZ1
120/ 70 ZR17
FRONT RAC-
(58W)
ING
120/ 70 ZR17
M EZ3 FRONT
(58W)
120/ 70 ZR17
D207FN
(58W)
120/ 70 ZR17
TX15
(58W)
120/ 70 ZR17 M ACADAM
(58W) 90XS
120/ 70 ZR17
M TR01
(58W)
120/ 70 ZR17 M TR01
(58W) CORSA
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