commuter tyres

mattish · Spanner Monkey Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Karma :

Hi all,

With the weather turning and my bike still sitting on the cheap nasty tyres, that were on it when I got it, Ive decided to look for something better. Im still on a tight budget and dont want to spend out that much, bike is a cb125td.

The sizes I think are:
F: 3.00 - 18 62S R: 3.25 18 59S (accordin to mich website)
maybe:
90/90 or 100/90 (A friend with a very similar bike says a 110/90 will fit on rear)

Ive been looking at the continental conticity tyres or maybe the mich m45's any oppinions on these two?

Thanks in advance.
Matt

quik_d · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Karma :

Continental avenues: check them out. i was looking at them for my bike, the training schools swear by them apparently, have been selling by the bucketloads and they last ages too so the guy said
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mattish · Spanner Monkey Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Karma :

They dont seem to do the avenues in 18's Sad

thanks for the reply tho Smile

mattish · Spanner Monkey Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Karma :

anyone got an opinion on either of the two tyres I found ? or what do you use on your 125

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I always used to use pirelli MT65 tyres on my small bikes (going to get some for my H100 shortly).

They are more of a 'sports style' tyre with a circular cross section. They don't last as long as some of the others but on a 125 they don't wear out very quickly and aren't expensive to buy in the first place.

I hate continental tyres.
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bish777 · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Karma :

Had nothing but grief from Conti's.

had various but the scariest were teh TKV11/12s on my FJ1200-like riding on plastic, utterly terrifying.
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iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

Not a big fan of Conti's here either, very hair raising in the wet! Shocked

Have a look on bridgestone-eu.com or other UK websites to see what they recommend for your bike!

Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

I found dunlop K82s were good, better than a pirelli MT65. More of a classical block tread, looks sufficiently meaty.
Similar dry performance to the MT65, but much better in the wet and on loose surfaces.

EuropeanNC30R... · Gay Hairdresser Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Karma :

Think I had MT65's on my KH100, pretty good all-round.