05-05-2024, 04:28 PM
I thought I had posted about this earlier, but I think I just intended to post but never got around to it....
My 2014 was purchased new by the original owner as NOS in 2018. He had changed the rear tire to a Bridgestone T54, but it was still running the original Dunlop on the front.
It had 8900 miles when I bought it two years ago. I just replaced both tires at 20,000.
So the Dunlop front made 20,000 miles, and the BT54 rear was likely around 12,000. I think that's respectable for motorcycle tires.
I never had any complaints running mixed tires as long as they're the correct size, type, and from quality manufacturers.
This time I went with a Pirelli Angel GT on the front, and a Kenda Cruiser K671 on the back.
I was pretty sure I would like the Angel GT due to their popularity here on the forum, as well as previous experience with a Honda Nighthawk 750.
I took a chance on the Kenda K671, due to the low price and good reviews, and frankly I'm very impressed. It's made in Taiwan and looks and feels similar to the Michelin Commander 2's that I have on one of my Shadow 750s.
They're priced similarly to Shinkos but the fit and finish is much better, in my opinion.
It's still early days yet, less than 500 miles on them, but they're broken in now, and it's definitely a huge improvement over the tires they replaced.
I know that you "can" use a 160 on the rear, but if I wanted a sport bike, I wouldn't have chosen the CB1100. If you're not married to having the same tire in both front and back, I can vouch for the K671. Good rear tire in the original stock 140 70 18 size.
https://a.co/d/gqnWpWf
My 2014 was purchased new by the original owner as NOS in 2018. He had changed the rear tire to a Bridgestone T54, but it was still running the original Dunlop on the front.
It had 8900 miles when I bought it two years ago. I just replaced both tires at 20,000.
So the Dunlop front made 20,000 miles, and the BT54 rear was likely around 12,000. I think that's respectable for motorcycle tires.
I never had any complaints running mixed tires as long as they're the correct size, type, and from quality manufacturers.
This time I went with a Pirelli Angel GT on the front, and a Kenda Cruiser K671 on the back.
I was pretty sure I would like the Angel GT due to their popularity here on the forum, as well as previous experience with a Honda Nighthawk 750.
I took a chance on the Kenda K671, due to the low price and good reviews, and frankly I'm very impressed. It's made in Taiwan and looks and feels similar to the Michelin Commander 2's that I have on one of my Shadow 750s.
They're priced similarly to Shinkos but the fit and finish is much better, in my opinion.
It's still early days yet, less than 500 miles on them, but they're broken in now, and it's definitely a huge improvement over the tires they replaced.
I know that you "can" use a 160 on the rear, but if I wanted a sport bike, I wouldn't have chosen the CB1100. If you're not married to having the same tire in both front and back, I can vouch for the K671. Good rear tire in the original stock 140 70 18 size.
https://a.co/d/gqnWpWf