FOAK: Tyres for an -85 CBX 750 F

What would be the best choice of tyre when I ride sedately along in the
norwegian geography? Wet weather!

 

Rubber ones.

 

Well, yes - at least that's what I assumed.
I bought it two days ago and the ones currently fitted do not
correspond with my ideas of how rubber tyres behaves on the road.

I was, perhaps foolishly, looking for advice of a rather more
specific nature, e.g. brand names, types within the brand and
so forth.

 

John Bilberg emerged from their own little world to say

From http://www.bridgestone-eu.com/bfe/index.jsp

Front IPC :

Front dimensions : 110/90 - 16 59V TL

Front Profile : BT45

Front Pressure : 2.5 bar

Rear IPC :

Rear Dimensions : 130/80 - 18 66V TL

Rear Profile : BT45

Rear Pressure : 2.8 bar

A mate runs them on his ER500 and rates them highly. He lives in the
Forest of Dean which has predominantly rural, nadgery roads.

There's a tyre selector at
http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/contibike/default.htm but I can't recommend
any particular tyre as I only know about their off road ones.

 

I rate them highly on my T3 - similar spec to a 85 CBX. Only get about
~4500 from a rear and ~8000 from a front though.

 

Thank you both.

 

What would be the best choice of tyre when I ride sedately along in the

I ran Macadam 50's on mine last year[1]. No probs in the dry, but could get
twitchy in the wet when on paint & metalwork[2]
That 16" / 18" fit can make getting pairs of tyes difficult.

[1] Gone to the dead-engine scrapyard in the sky
[2] The rear span up loverly on a wet cattle grid when the 2 dead cylinders
suddenly started to fire again

Tim S