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Which tires for my 76 550
Bryanj:
ME77 rear is better
matthewmosse:
My preffered tyres are Avon sm mk11 on the back, and roadrunner on the front. 400 18 rear is fine, I prefer the handling on these skinny old tyres to the modern fat tyres on my ntv or the 250 nighthawk or ca125 that also inhabit my lockup, especially in winter. I ran the same tyres on my bmw and a decade between the 500 and 550's and bmws of all weather commuting saw no dramas from the tyres, when I went over to modern bikes with pirrelli tyres twice the size, that has seen 2 offs in slightly icy conditions, lots of dramas and me resorting to a car in 3 years.
I can say that a 5.00 15 tyre on the back of a cb550 will 'just' squeeze in (stupid custom rear wheel) but I found that whilst it just ran clear when cold, once on the bike and run for 1/2hour it was rubbing the torque arm.
Peter_plade:
Thanks for the replies guys, if any of you have pics of your bikes were I can see the tires I would be great. Still not sure what to buy.
Peter_plade:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on December 27, 2015, 01:14:05 AM ---Metzellers look closest to originals but handle better
--- End quote ---
Don't they handle good? Or did misunderstand you?
Could you post a few pics? Looks like we identical bikes :-)
s7paul:
I've been very pleased with the Bridgestone BT45's on mine, though they may not look original enough, if that's what you're after.
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