Tire Options for our CB1100

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I just got some terrible news.....my current favorite tire has been murdered by the system.

Supposedly Avon was purchased by another company and all production on original Avon tires has ended. The Spirit ST II that ive been using for years now only exists as "old stock" meaning the tire will fade away just like our beloved michelin PR3 did. The real kicker here is that this leaves almost no truly good tire options left for the bike.

The only two currently in active production that you could call a "good" sport touring tire are the Pirelli Angel GT II and the Metzeler Roadtec Z8 M spec. Both of these tires are reported by most people as having godawful mileage. (Keep in mind im used to getting well over 10k miles out of my rear tire, so anything less than that is godawful to me.)

So....im left with a very bad and very unexpected problem. Without good tires the bike could end up being a shadow of its former self. Its a crisis of faith to be sure. I just dont know what my nextset of tires will be.

@misterP, I had put new Z8's on my EX - front and rear - some 4500 miles ago. At time of installation the front tire had 4.5mm thread, the rear about 6.5mm. Just went down to the garage, and checked the threats. The back tire has almost the same 6 mm it had when new, the front tire lost 1 mm. Fair enough, everybody rides differently and I am not the most aggressive rider in town. But that doesn't look too bad to me in terms of tire life.
The other thing you need to consider, unlike my earlier (OEM) Dunlops, the Z8 doesn't show any sign of jig-saw or any similar signs.
I'd say "they are not godawful at all.