Yamaha YZF-R1S, Service Manual

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CHECKING THE TIRES
CHK
ADJ
WARNING
WARNING
2. Check:
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tire surfaces
Damage / wear
!
Replace the tire.
Minimum tire tread depth
1.6 mm (0.06 in)
1 Tire tread depth
2 Sidewall
3 Wear indicator
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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 defla-
tion.
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When using a tube tire, be sure to install the
correct tube.
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Always replace a new tube tire and a new
tube as a set.
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To avoid pinching the tube, make sure the
wheel rim band and tube are centered in the
wheel groove.
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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
T beless wheel
Tube or tubeless
Tubeless wheel
tire
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 con-
cerning handling characteristics can be giv-
en if a tire combination other than one ap-
proved by Yamaha is used on this
motorcycle.