Suggestions for tyres

[ianjones2003]

Any suggestions out there for tyres for a 400f?  I need two for the bike I've just bought.  I was thinking of Dunlop K82.  Any views/experience?

Regards

Ian

[mick]

Hi Ian, i use Dunlop tt100's on 1 of my 750's and Dunlop Gold Seals on my other 750, no problems in the dry or wet , got mine from www.vintagetyres.com they were offering free postage don't know if they still are, they should be ok for your 400, cheers Mick.

[ianjones2003]

Hi Mick

I run TT100s on my Velocette Venom and am very happy with them.  I would have gone for them on the 400 but they don't seem to make them in the right sizes.  The K82s are the closest I could see.

Regards

Ian

[Dave M]

I'm using Avon Roadrunners on my CB550.

I replaced the rear last year and it cost me

[SteveD CB500K0]

Roadrunners on both of my 500/4s too. They have modern (-ish) compound with an evocative 70's look and name.

[ianjones2003]

I'd thought about Roadrunners but there is now a very limited range - see Avon website

http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/motorcycle/?page=tyres&method=showspecs&id=9

It looks like they have been replaced by Roadriders which seem to have a good reputation but they don't look so "seventies".  This is less important to me than grip.  I guess any tyre made from modern rubber will be better than anything we had in the seventies.

http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/motorcycle/?page=tyres&method=showspecs&id=6

I need to decide between Roadriders and the K82s before tomorrow so any more views are welcome.  Price is more or less similar - maybe

[dave400]

A 4.10X18 TT100 is the equivalent of a 3.50X18 K82 I have the 4.10 TT100 on the rear on my 400.
Dave

[ianjones2003]

Dave

What have you got on the front?

Ian

[dave400]

Ian, I have a 3.00X18 K82 on the front it looks the same trad as the TT100 rear it sticks well and it

[ianjones2003]

Thanks for the suggestions and ideas.  I've ordered K82s this morning.

Regards

Ian

[SteveD CB500K0]

Let us know how you get on with them.

Are you fitting them yourself? (memories of the days when we weilded 12" tyre levers etc)

[ianjones2003]

I'll do that.  I always fit my own tyres.  Patience and soap help.  I must admit that I don't repair tubes any more.  Age and wisdom (and enough money) says that a puncture means a new tube.  I remember in the (late) sixties and seventies repairing tubes time after time.  I think we are more conscious of how fine the line is between life and death as we get older.  The 400 hasn't run since 2002 according to the person I bought it off so it's getting new tubes and rim tapes as well as tyres.


Regards

Ian

[matthewmosse]

Pledge furniture polish, works well and shines the rims up.