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500 Tyres - Recommendation

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K2-K6:

--- Quote from: Trigger on October 02, 2020, 12:55:54 PM ---Most of my personal SOHC bikes have them fitted and i surprised the hell out of a guy on a GSXR 1000 when  i passed  him on a 90 degree bend on the outside  ;D

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You young tear away  ;D ;D ;D

Bet that surprised him.

Bryanj:
If i was as penniless now as i was then probably, at least they were made in UK and had proper testing/inspection at factory

Zoltan:
Back in the day when my 550F2 was my sole form of transport, I first tried TT100's (very 'tippy' into corners and the rear centre wore out quickly) and then a couple of sets of Avon Road Runners and they were always very good with a nice round profile.  The latest set were now dead on age, not wear, and I didn't want to run on old, hard and cracked tyres after putting the bike back on the road after a long layoff. My rims are standard sizes for the 550F2 (1.85 x 19 and 1.85 x18, as stamped into the chrome) and the Avon Road Runner tyres were Front: AM20, 100/90 H19 and Rear: AM21 110/90 H18.
So I began my research last month into the availability of suitably sized and specified tyres. I checked out the Avon Road Riders and although they had appropriate tyres, availability was a problem as I am told the Avon factory had largely shut down during the lockdown and had only recently restarted production. Then a chance conversation with my local dealer brought the Bridgestone Battlax BT46 to my attention. Billed as the modern tyre for the older motorcycle it was available on a 3 day order. So now I have 100/90-19 BT46F on the front and 110/90-18 BT46R on the back. Each one is specifically marked as either a Front or a Rear tyre.  First impressions, before rain stopped play and confined me to barracks, is that they are a good, rounded profile, sticky tyre that I am confident to push in the twisties. Time will tell on the rate of wear.

Erny:
When I'll need to buy new set, I'll search for "inch" size (e.g. 3.25x19)rather than mm (e.g.100/90 r19 etc) size as first priority. On my K7 750 I have Bridgestones Battlax standard size but they are lower profile than inch size would be,as consequence gearing is affected and speedometer shows higher speed.. On CB550K1 I opted mentioned Avon's AM26 in inch size and they are simply perfect

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