Ladies & Gents, I need new tyres for my 2000 RK which is my first Harley.
I know every one has a personal opion.
From my research so far Dunlop, Avon & Mezeler are popular.
I would like thin line white walls & have just a few questions.
1. What is the best tyres at the moment.
2. What is the largest size I can fit front & rear with out any mods to the running gear.
3 I currently live in Broadford which is on the northen side of Melbourne, can you suggest who fits tyres for a reasonable price.
Cheers
I've got 2000 ultra with a 103 in it ,I put continentals on it with thin white walls to try, done about 6000 k on them at the moment still going good they seem tops in the rain and stick good as well ,hope this helps
GFM,
Look Mate, got no help on which new tyre for your needs... However a Tip for all you HD Brothers, but I have been told there is some new compound they are putting on the tyres to keep them looking nice and new during the long time of shipping and stocking, as they were looking a bit dry and daggy sitting too long... This new compound is DEAD SLICK ON THE ROAD... A few bikes have gone down hooning around. The word is, get out on the highway and weave around across the lanes to the extremes you can do, to get a good "scuff up" on the tyre all the way across to the edges. Just passing it along, evidently it is a new situation to be made aware of.. It was always the case with new tyres, but now it is much worse and there is something actually embedded in the rubber, more than just a clean with a solvent or a scrub with emery cloth can take care of...
Regards, Cowboy
A Driving Instructor at a Yamaha Dealer says it is on theirs as well... I don't know where HD tyres are made, but if they are Japanese, it is definitely something to look out for. New tyres have always been a bit of a slick problem, but this is supposed to be real bad. I just don't want anybody to go down, on the first trip out with new tyres, might scratch up a cool looking bike... heh he..
