Tire Options for our CB1100

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An option I am considering is a Conti Road Attack 2 in 110/80 x 18 paired with a Conti Trail Attack 2 in 150/70 x 18. The tread patterns are similar and a BMW K1100LT rider reports that they are an excellent combination for his machine.
PR3 tires - Bike Bandit currently shows that they have Michelin Pilot Road 3 front in 120/70 x 18 and PR3 rear in 160/60 x 18. I believe Redbirds runs this combination. Don't know how many of each that they have but they show that they can ship these when I last looked less then 5 minutes ago.

I would not use that Trail Attack 2. It is much taller than the Road Attack, and this'll be exaggerated by the 150/70 profile. (The 150/65-18 works perfectly and there are a few options in that tire as well, previously mentioned in this thread.) The tread is a lot deeper and the tire is much heavier. I used these tires on my F800GS so have experience with them. Also have used Road Attack 2, Road Attack 2 Classic Race tires, and RA 2 EVO, several sets of Metzeler Z8's on various bikes.

If one is not worried about fitting correct sizes, run whatever. There are plenty of options out there in the right sizes and I'd call the Z8 as the best of them.

Tires are your lifeline to the road so I always keep a fresh set on, I never let them wear out first.

If you don't care so much about mileage, the Road Attack 2 Classic Race (made specifically to fit the CB1100 wheel sizes) are excellent.

The Road Attack 2 family is not available in the correct sizes.

I'm currently running a RA 2 EVO on rear of the Street Cup, a RA 2 Classic Race as a front tire. Good combo.

I don't concern myself much with mileage, just grip and handling. I really don't keep track of mileage but if I figure I get 2-3K miles from a tire I'm pretty happy, before the handling goes off.

I know some guys run them to the steel tread or the wear bars; I can't provide any meaningful information to those folks. I toss my tires when they get halfway to the wear bars. Actually, I donate them to my local shop, who gives them away to riders who may not have the dough to spring for a new tire. I've given him several sets of brand new tires which I immediately remove from any new bike I purchase, as well.

I suppose I could have written those off my taxes, but my shop isn't a charity.