Which Tyres

Am 41. 100Kg. Passed on 9/9/99, rode about for three months then 7 years in the garage! (Got a W140 Merc)

Jut got it back on the road by Stuart Rafferty of York . Loving it but am nervous rider. Spoken to mate with 1300cc bike(!) advises I put on new tyres. Current ones from original even though only 3500miles on 1995 bike. Does feel skittish so think they're too hard and deteriorating. did lots of M1 to so back tyre seems a bit flattened.

Which tyres do you chaps advise? Reckon on 4000m this year then will be selling it on. Grip=priority for nervous me. Value for money high priority too.

Any advice welcome

Thank you!

Hello M155698 ( is that a name or serial number?.. )

everybody will have a different opinion when it come to tyres, the choice is vast and so are the manufauctures claims.

None of the big manufactures make a poor tyre, the only advise I would give is buy the best you can afford, its your life after all.
Also, vary rarely do grip and longevity come together, there is always a trade off. If your using it in all weathers get the grippiest you can afford, the extra confidence good tyres give make riding so much more enjoyable.

cheers H

hayden wrote:Hello M155698 ( is that a name or serial number?.. )

everybody will have a different opinion when it come to tyres, the choice is vast and so are the manufauctures claims.

None of the big manufactures make a poor tyre, the only advise I would give is buy the best you can afford, its your life after all.
Also, vary rarely do grip and longevity come together, there is always a trade off. If your using it in all weathers get the grippiest you can afford, the extra confidence good tyres give make riding so much more enjoyable.

cheers H

My full name is m155698 T2000



Indeed. Grip will help my confidence a lot!

What have you got on yours? Are the recommended MT75 ok?

I run Bridgestone BT45's (on their recomended pressures of 36F & 42R). Find them easily grippy enough but they wear down quicker than others.

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My full name is m155698 T2000

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Ah, you should have said, are you related to T2001?..

I have Continental Avenues fitted to my CB ( I think they have been replaced by `Go`s now?) not my choice, they came with the bike and theres alot of grip left.. that said they seem to be up to the job around town anyway, not sure about higher speeds.

On my Daytona I have Michelin Pilot road II, absolutely superb tyre in the wet and dry, I have ridden the Nurburgring on them, Donington track day and all day in the pouring rain back from Yorkshire, never put a foot wrong. I have tried the equivalant Pirelli, Dunlop, Bridgestone and Avon and they don`t come close.

That said I`am not sure if they do them in CB500 sizes and different tyres suit different bikes anyway, if they do though, I will be having some when I need new ones.

The general concencous by those who know alot more about CB500s than me, and that`s most people.. ..is that Bridestone BT45s are the ones to go for...

Cheers H

I had a similar issue to you - purchased my CB500 in June 2010 with tyres that had lots of tread on them. Looked up the codes on the side walls which showed one was manufactured 2001 and the other 2002. Bit the bullet and had new BT45's put on and have to say the bike feels so much better in all aspects - but as already stated you need to run different pressures than stated in your owners handbook 2.5 bar front (36psi) 2.8 bar (41 psi) rear.

Hi and Welcome.
I have old tyres on mine which still have good tread on. BT45's
So I'm using them for a little while yet. As already mentioned they do seem better with a little more pressure in them than Honda previously reccomended. I now run mine at 36F/42R following advice received on here and I've not had any problems.

So its worth a check of the tyre pressures you have at the mo and see if they feel a bit better with the higher pressure in.


(A 95 bike with only 3500 on the clock..I could do with one of those! )

I too only recently passed my test..... (November 2010 so weather hasnt helped so far)
Take your time, take it steady and I'm sure your confidence will increase as you get used to your bike. I'm now of the opinion that the CB500 is a great bike for the novice and experienced alike........spring is coming

Welcome to the forum mate
Its a difference of opinion when it comes to tyres but i would certainly recommend bridgestone bt45's . They offer amazing grip in all weathers .
fozzy

I fitted my cb500s whith avon road riders,For a cheap tyre they inspire a lot of confidence, not one to normaly put a bike on its ear, these have seem to suit the bike quite well, and feel planted even in the crappy recent weather,

trygger61

What did they work out to?

Hi

I recently fitted Michelin Pilot Activ (front and rear). Cost approx £70 front and £78 rear fitted/valved/ballance - cost was for wheel off bike else £15 extra...

I had 1 day in damp (Jezza Clarkson may call it mildy moist) and my back end was all over the shot under braking and snaking under acceleration. However, there was a fuel spillage on the road while I was at work and at the time I wasn't aware...thus I rode through it and then (not surprisingly) I encountered handling probs!!!
I say this because I have responded previously about these Pilot Activs say they were 'skit-ish' and to avoid....
They are not 'ski-ish'- they are actually pretty good!!! And because they are dual compound rubber (the centre of the tyre is a hard compound and the edges are soft for cornering grip) - you should get good mileage out of them...
Make sure you don't push the bike until the tyres are run in because tyres are coated with a silicone to protect them while new... The silicone reduces grip until scrubbed off (100-200miles dependant on your riding)...

Cheers

G-T

the avons were 60 front 75 rear from watling tyres