Howdy! Checking in from the old forum

[rdprdp01]

Things look to be progressing nicely. Keep up the good work sir.

Thank you, Randy, and for the time you have spent on the site. Your posts are great. David

[Race_ca1]

I made it to the new site, just great.
With the new site I hope to find new tire selections as I’m due.
Regards.

[Cormanus]

Welcome Race_ca1. I've merged the posts that came over from the old forum with your identity here.

I'm afraid rdprdp01's starting the new forum hasn't done anything much to improve tyre options. The Pirelli Angel GT with a 160/60 18 rear remains a good option. In my opinion anyway.

[rdprdp01]

I made it to the new site, just great.
With the new site I hope to find new tire selections as I’m due.
Regards.

I have committed to reading every thread on this site. I am well on my way. I occasionally whince because I find other Members critical of some of the choices I have made for my 2017 CB1100EX. Always remember, I may be completely wrong with my recommendations. 

That may be the case with tires. I purchased BridgeStone BT46s for my motorcycle and could not be happier. Yet some of the people who I most admire and respect on this Forum find BridgeStone’s suspect. Fool that I may be, I still offer them up for consideration. See link below for a few more details:

https://ridermagazine.com/2025/01/24/bri...es-review/

https://www.bridgestonemotorcycletires.c...ttlax-bt46

It will be interesting to see how bruised and battered I may end up following this post. 

Ride safe and be happy. David

[misterprofessionality]

The only reason people say that about the BT46 is because its a cruiser tire.  Thats its role.  The thing about cruiser tires is they arent going to give you confidence to push a bike as hard as youd like through fun corners or when you ask the bike to flip and change direction suddenly. However, what a cruiser tire WILL do is cruise.  It will be solid, extremely stable on the highway, give you a lot of center tread mileage, and most importantly, fit onto the wheel a little easier.  Some of us know first hand how difficult it actually is to pop the 160 rear tires we've been using onto our wheel. Tires are a function of the motorcycles use case.  Just like shoes. If you want to cruise, a BT46 is an excellent solution.  The Honda Engineers sure thought so.

[Cormanus]

Did they, MrP? The OEM tyre was a radial Bridgestone Battlax BT54 not the bias ply BT45 that has been replaced by the BT46. People complained that the front BT54 wore out way too quickly.

I agree, though, the BT46 is likely a fine tyre for cruising.

[peterbaron]

When I bought my 2013 CB demo with around 6000km on the clock, the BT54 was almost worn out, so I replaced it with a PR3 shortly afterwards.

[Cormanus]

Front or rear, PB?

[peterbaron]

Front or rear, PB?

The front, but I replaced both at the same time. The rear one would last another few thousand kilometers, if I remember correctly.

[rdprdp01]

The only reason people say that about the BT46 is because its a cruiser tire.  Thats its role.  The thing about cruiser tires is they arent going to give you confidence to push a bike as hard as youd like through fun corners or when you ask the bike to flip and change direction suddenly. However, what a cruiser tire WILL do is cruise.  It will be solid, extremely stable on the highway, give you a lot of center tread mileage, and most importantly, fit onto the wheel a little easier.  Some of us know first hand how difficult it actually is to pop the 160 rear tires we've been using onto our wheel. Tires are a function of the motorcycles use case.  Just like shoes. If you want to cruise, a BT46 is an excellent solution.  The Honda Engineers sure thought so.

I owned a Honda Shadow previously. I consider it to be one of the finest cruisers ever built.

My CB1100EX is also an incredible motorcycle.

I road the Shadow like a cruiser. A relaxed ride.

I ride the CB1100 like a naked sport tourer. Comfortable yet with moments of naked aggression, pun intended.

The riding experience between those two motorcycles is completely different.

The Bridgestones have held a crisp turn at speed, accelerated nicely when needed, and provided a smooth, responsive connection between me and the road. For what it is worth, I can’t imagine anything better.

I look forward to learning more about other tires the Forum Members find more compelling. i want to make the most out of every ride. If a different tire can enhance something already great, point me in the right direction. Many thanks, David