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73 R75/5 tires
73 R75/5 tires
'73 R75/5, SWB, '76 'Wing, '49 Willys truck
- schrader7032
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I'm running Michelin Pilot Activs on my /7. Some point to the center groove which makes for some weird handling on grooved roads...not a problem where I ride. Beyond that, Heidenau tires come up as good tires. Bench Mark Works shows them on their website...now MaxBMW. K44 for front and K36 for rear. From the photos on the site, there is a center groove, so not sure if that's much better.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
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Craig
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With all that said, if the Michelins had been available, I probably would have bought them, but they are quite expensive over the Metzeler.
Another brand to check it out is Heidenau, they have a K44 3.25-19 front and K36 4.00-18 rear. Those are old school looking too. I haven’t tried those yet.
Seattle
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'73 R75/5, SWB, '76 'Wing, '49 Willys truck
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Shinkin also makes some inch-size tires aimed at classic bikes. That was a new name to me, but my son brought a couple over to put on his R1200. I learned that Shinkin is a Japanese company that bought the Yokahama motorcycle product line a few years back, and moved production to a factory in Korea. My son says that he was happier with the Shinkin performance than with Metzlers that cost over twice as much.
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'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.