BEST TYRES FOR 1100

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BEST TYRES FOR 1100

Post by Dushka59 » Mon Mar 10, 2014 4:24 pm

Hi everyone,

What are the best tyres (and sizes) for a standard fit 1100 1982 model?

Many thanks in advance

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Re: BEST TYRES FOR 1100

Post by bobster » Mon Mar 10, 2014 4:54 pm

Very Limited choice available.............I use Bridgestones BT45s but some use Avons and some use Continentals.

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Re: BEST TYRES FOR 1100

Post by Uncle Bob » Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:53 pm

I liked the BT45's as well.

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Post by Dushka59 » Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:11 pm

Cant find anywhere that does 3.50>19 FRONT OR 4.50>17 REAR which is the recommended size....anyone have a dealer?

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Re: BEST TYRES FOR 1100

Post by Uncle Bob » Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:13 pm

Use the 100/90 front and 130/90 rear - moved to metric a while back ;-) - apart from big distances I do that in miles, oh and weight has to be in stones, dpi for graphics / printing - I am the confused generation!

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Re: BEST TYRES FOR 1100

Post by Dushka59 » Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:24 am

...lol, proves how often I buy tyres for bikes. Ta for that....bit of handholding needed with this Katana malarkey.

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Re: BEST TYRES FOR 1100

Post by KeKat » Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:39 pm

I use Bridgestones BT45s as well, heard bad things about the avons splitting so put me off them.
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Re: BEST TYRES FOR 1100

Post by peterrr » Thu Mar 13, 2014 7:13 am

I prefer Avon
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Re: BEST TYRES FOR 1100

Post by sparki » Thu Mar 13, 2014 11:17 am

Avons on all mine of that age.... Seem fine to me. They had issues a number of years ago with cracking or something but since I've been using them I've had no problems at all...
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