Yamaha XV1700PCRC Service Manual page 194

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CHECKING THE TIRES

• tire surfaces

Damage/wear → Replace the tire.

Minimum tire tread depth

1.0 mm (0.04 in)

1 Tire tread depth

3 Wear indicator

• Do not use a tubeless tire on a wheel

designed only for tube tires to avoid tire

failure and personal injury from sudden

• 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

replacement.

Tubeless wheel

• After extensive tests, the tires listed

below have been approved by Yamaha

Motor Co., Ltd. for this model. The front

and rear tires should always be by the

same manufacturer and of the same

design. No guarantee concerning han-

dling characteristics can be given if a tire

combination other than one approved by

Yamaha is used on this motorcycle.

Tube tire only

Tube or tubeless

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