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Tyres again !

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exvalvesetdabbler:
K82 front and rear is what I'm using, hence the link to Dunlop's tyre finder I posted above.  Same tread pattern as the infamous TT100 but as a S rated tyre as opposed to the H rating for the TT100 . Makes fitting a little easier as well. More than adequate if you feel the need to scrape away the the footrests around corners.

When I was a spotty faced tearaway I ran a 4.10 TT100 on the back and an Avon roadrunner on the front.
https://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=32038.0;attach=86220;image

Regards
Dave

TrickyMicky:
Bet you can't spot the difference!!

exvalvesetdabbler:
One is new, the other has worn flat in the center, high mileage or over inflated.

Dave

TrickyMicky:
Okay, I confess, the tyres were positioned for the sake of the camera!!  The old one had the old inner tube stuffed into it to spread the beading outwards and collapse the centre, and the new one has just been fitted to the wheel. The old one was fitted 6 years ago, and approx 9,000 miles. The reason for renewing being that once the centre tread starts to lose its shape it has a tendency to "white line", ie, wiggle its arse when you cross grooves at a shallow angle. I must stop doing burn-outs at every green traffic light I guess!!!  When I mentioned about my choice of tyres, it was mainly that I thought the K82's were in keeping with the style of bike, whereas I have a GB250 Clubman fitted with Avon Roadriders for the same reason, and yes, it will leave the 400 for dead on bends.

Fleabie:
So I thought great, 110 on the rear is doable, so I tried again to get Avon Roadriders Mk II, but the 110/90 18 were out of stock every where I could find in the UK :-(

I also looked at all the other suggestions people kindly made. Metzelers were an option still as were Contis (ContiGo!). I think I missed these before as they way the manufacture sites list say 90/90 comes at the end of their search lists. i.e.  in computa speak a '9' is higher than the '1' so '90/90' come after '100/90'. Doh!

I ended up going with Dunlop K82 3.0 and 3.5" for both front an rear from demon-weeks as they seems a good all rounder for what I need and I could get hold of them

Thanks everyone for your replies. I'd be going nuts if I didn't have this forum for help!

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