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Tyres

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basketcase:
Cheers everyone, I now know the correct sizes to ask for instead of 3.25 and 4.00!! Don`t know whether I`m lucky or stupid (or both) but in 32 years of riding I`ve never kept a bike long enough to have to replace tyres! Avons it is then.

florence:
If you buy Avon SM and Speedmaster they are still sized the old way and, incidently, are brilliant.

mickwinf:
i agree with Florence my k3 handles great with my new avons and they have the "classic" look

matthewmosse:
With speedmaster(fr) and Sm(rear) combo I had my beemer reguarly cranked over enough to need to worry about the crashbars touching down quite reguarly with no worrying sensations, in fact it was my friends who told me how extreme I was leaning into the corners. Excellent tyres even did a winters riding in the snow, heading over Brecon in the snow

florence:
My friend said 'why have you put tractor tyres on your bike?'

Being completely honest I have found my bike to be very firm footed since I put them on and I can lean over far enough to scrape metal and still be confident.  Although square in cross section I think the tyre deforms slightly on cornering and creates as large an area on the tarmac as a rounded type.  Even so, tyres are a very personal decision, I can only say that they suit me and my style (which is very old fashioned) and my bike.  I have not ridden anything as modern as a 550K3  ;)

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