Yamaha YZF-R6, Service Manual

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CHECKING THE TIRES
CHK
ADJ
B A
WARNING
2. Check:
tire surfaces
Damage / wear
Replace the tire.
Minimum tire tread depth
1.6 mm
1 Tire tread depth
2 Side wall
3 Wear indicator
Do not use a tubeless tire on a wheel de-
signed 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.
Always replace a new tube tire and a new
tube as a set.
To avoid pinching the tube, make sure that
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.
A Tire B Wheel
Tube wheel Tube tire only
Tubeless wheel
Tube or tubeless
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.
Front tire
Manufacturer Size Model
BRIDGESTONE
120 / 60 ZR17
(55W)
BT56F E
DUNLOP
120 / 60 ZR17
(55W)
D207F J