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Sandcast 2356:
Alrighy then, my  bike is finally mechanically worthy of travelling in everyday traffic. Now for my next question: The front tire on my bike is literally falling apart and is in dire need of replacing. Is there any certain advantage of a particular tread pattern over another. Such as, do the tires that look like normal car highway tires handle water and such better than the odd carved ones??? Keep in mind I'm not looking to pull any dangerous stunts or race or anything, just looking for a good, safe tread pattern to base my buy on.

Bob Wessner:
If  you are going to try and retain the ribbed pattern on the front-end which was what the original tread looked like, this will limit your choices. I asked for some guidance on where to find them some time ago here and received lots, as usual, good suggestions. But before I could select them, I recalled when I was riding my 750 20+ years ago (a long story :-\) I got a queezy feeling every time I went over grooved pavement on the interstates at 70 mph or bridges with metal grates. The font-end wanted to search and wander left-to-right and I attributed it to the fact the ribs were traveling parallel to the general direction of the rain grooves. Since at my age, unnecessary queezy feelings are best avoided, I decided to avoid the ribbed front pattern. I went with Dunlop D404's front and back, but you certianly have an abundance of choices and brands based on how much you are willing to spend and how aggressively you plan to ride.

SteveD CB500F:
You can buy "classic" tyres from Dunlop (check their website) - even TT100s !!

This includes the ribbed front tyres.

Personally, I'm happy to ride modern rubber and use Avon Roadrunners front and back.

mick750F:
   I'm with SteveD on this one. Modern tires are so much better than vintage. The improved handling is worth the sacrifice in looks and cost to me. I'm running Dunlop GT501's...

Mike

Sandcast 2356:
Thanks for the repies, but I'm not worried about getting vintage tires on it. I just want to know what tire style (not brand) suits which kind of riding. Thanks a ton.

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