Tires

[Lord Popgun]

CA200 said that the tires are roughly the same, if I recall correctly. He discussed it in an early thread when Guth first turned the board on.

I may start saving and order a spare set if tires are going to be hard to get.

Randy, You just might want to at least check on availability of the Bridgestones. I didn't as mine had the Dunlops.

[the Ferret]

So is the consensus here that if a man was going to buy a new CB he would be better off if he could find one with Bridgestone tires over the Dunlops?

Thats not my consensus. So far I am perfectly happy with the longevity and grip of my Dunlops. I have about 4400 miles on them and both tires look good treadwise.I expect to get 8 or 9 thousand out of them. If I found a bike at a dealer and it had Dunlops on it, I certainly wouldn't pass on it for that reason.

[the Ferret]

Should add, I normally run Michelins on all my vehicles, my Civic, my wifes Accord, our Ridgeline truck, my Honda ST 1300. Love Hondas and Michelins, great combo!

Anyhow I just emailed Michelin begging them to make tires to fit the CB. Said it may take 5 days to get a response so I will let you know what they say.

[the Ferret]

Thought I'd go ahead nd take some pictures of my Dunlops at 4400 miles

Front

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Rear

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I did have an issue with a slight cupping on the front just left and right of center. I bumped the pressure 2 pounds to 38 and after a couple hundred miles it appears to be straightening out.

[OldF7Guy_imp]

Should add, I normally run Michelins on all my vehicles, my Civic, my wifes Accord, our Ridgeline truck, my Honda ST 1300. Love Hondas and Michelins, great combo!

Anyhow I just emailed Michelin begging them to make tires to fit the CB. Said it may take 5 days to get a response so I will let you know what they say.

Man, you are drinking too much of the Honda Koolaid. Just when I got rid of my Sporty, MIchelin Commanders where coming out and they made some pretty bold statements on how they would hold up. I have had excellent results out of Michelins on cars but they are pricey. We ran a 4 Runner to almost 100K on the original set of tires.

[the Ferret]

LOL after trying Fords, Dodges, Chevrolets, Toyotas, and VW's I've found out what works best for me.... Hondas and Michelins

I got 118,000 out of the last set of Michelins on my Civic. New Michelins went back on.

I posted up Michelin's response over on the replacement tires thread, but it doesn't look promising.

[Lord Popgun]

Getting back to ferret's compressor--I bit the bullet and just ordered a StopNgo.com tire repair kit. If someone wants one, order it from some other site as it will be cheaper.

[Lord Popgun]

Just for info, Honda must have gotten some tires. My dealer said my rear tire is supposed to be here tomorrow, 6 Aug, vice the original 11 Aug date quoted by Honda.

I'll hold on to it for a while as I have a gas tank problem I'm taking care of right now--dropped the bike in the garage and dented and scratched it. ACK-CB11 is helping me with this.

I did post it in another thread.

[Guth_imp]

So is the consensus here that if a man was going to buy a new CB he would be better off if he could find one with Bridgestone tires over the Dunlops?

If Honda felt that one was superior to the other, I think that they would stick with that particular tire or find another alternative. Seems like both tires have plenty of fans here

[furious_blue_imp]

Just for info, Honda must have gotten some tires. My dealer said my rear tire is supposed to be here tomorrow, 6 Aug, vice the original 11 Aug date quoted by Honda.

I'll hold on to it for a while as I have a gas tank problem I'm taking care of right now--dropped the bike in the garage and dented and scratched it. ACK-CB11 is helping me with this.

I did post it in another thread.

That's terrible. I get upset over the first little nick in a new tank, this is way beyond that...