11-13-2014, 02:30 AM
The reason I started this thread is because I am thinking about tires for my 13 in the spring. I can't ride like I used to so how long they last is not important . Having been in the motorcycle tire biss. for
25 years I can not bring myself to put a 160 on this bike or a bias tires on it. I do want to keep "the look" that Honda intended. I can get the OE Bridgestones very cheaply through a old industry source
but I don't like the stiff sidewalls that OE Bridgestones have. I may just bite the bullet and order OE Dunlops. I wish Michelin or Metzeler/
Pirelli made a 150 or 140 but they don't. ( we were a big Metz./Pirelli
shop but sold more Dunlop & Michelin)
It just does not make sense to me why Continental would not bring this to the US market because it would fit the CB and many others.
I think it would last longer than most think.
25 years I can not bring myself to put a 160 on this bike or a bias tires on it. I do want to keep "the look" that Honda intended. I can get the OE Bridgestones very cheaply through a old industry source
but I don't like the stiff sidewalls that OE Bridgestones have. I may just bite the bullet and order OE Dunlops. I wish Michelin or Metzeler/
Pirelli made a 150 or 140 but they don't. ( we were a big Metz./Pirelli
shop but sold more Dunlop & Michelin)
It just does not make sense to me why Continental would not bring this to the US market because it would fit the CB and many others.
I think it would last longer than most think.