Tyres - mixing? And now an added bonus service question!

[twooo]

I need a new rear tyre on my Street Triple, but my front tyre has about 5mm tread left on it.

Now that I am back at work, I am using it to commute into London everyday (80 mile round trip) which is a three-way split between rural country roads, 15 miles motorway/DC and inner city riding.

Currently it has Pirelli Diablo Rosso 3 tyres on it which have been excellent but am toying with getting it shod in something a little bit more hard wearing, like Pirelli's Angel GT or Metzeler's Roadtec 01.

Can I simply put one of these on and then replace the front with a matching tyre when it needs to, or do I need to buy a Rosso 3 rear and then replace the two together when they are both worn down?

Will my bike kill me at the first bend with un-matching tyres on it?

Thanks all
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[davebike]

Rear less grippy than front is very seldom an issue
Me I don't care I mix tyre all the time makes versions new old "whatever"
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[twooo]

Thanks
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[arry]

On a commute, upright into London, I'd not worry about it.

[Fizzer Thou]

Rode 2600 miles around froggyland back in 2014 with a part worn Pirelli Diablo Corsa III on the front of the R1 and a new Michelin PR3 rear.It did not slip or slide under all of the different weather conditions that I encountered.Great fun
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[twooo]

Thanks. That's what I pretty much figured. Spoke to a Triumph dealer about getting it replaced along with it's 12k service and they wouldn't even entertain the idea of mixing tyres and would only fit a Diablo Rossi unless I fitted both tyres.

As an aside, the 12k major service. Proper Triumph dealer or will an independent but respected garage? Is the perceived prestige of that service stamp worth anything? I'd much rather give my money to an independent local firm if I can.
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[MarJay]

[A100man]

[twooo]

[recman]

Personally I've never taken my bike to a Triumph dealer for a service.
Come to think of it, I've never taken it to any dealer for a service.
On the subject of tyres, I begrudgingly changed mine after an advisory from the previous MOT.
The rear I could understand but the front didn't warrant changing imo.

[blurredman]

I think it's a marketing technique that delves from the different ply design that car tyres used to commonly describe as not being mixable, as A100man says, on the same axle which isn't really a thing anymore (but different sized tyres on the same axle is still unprefered and an MOT fail- although contradictory space savers are okay...).


Anyway - I mix bike tyres constantly. When 1 wears to bone- it gets changed as an individual.
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[MarJay]

Take it to an independent, fit a Angel ST on the rear and save £.
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