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SteveD CB500F:
It's always a compromise (always was actually) between grip and longevity.
You can buy a 1000 mile rear tyre with which you will probably only reach the limit on a racetrack or a 10,000 mile tyre that will squirm over white lines and frighten you rigid when it rains.

On these bikes you will be limited by the size of the rims to (nowadays) relatively narrow tyres - in the end it's your choice as only you will be happy with them.

Mark M:
I remember when I first got interested in bikes in '80 and spent hours scanning the for sales in Motorcyclenews, all the bigger bikes mentioned they had 'roadrunners fitted'. I always assumed this was because they were a big improvement over OE tyres. Now I have Bridgestone BT45's front/rear, which grip well wet or dry, track or road. My rim sizes are non STD so don't know if they do them in the 19" you would need. 

SteveD CB500F:
The Roadrunners on my current bike are totally different from the one's I used in the 70's.

Just the name's the same...

mcpuffett:
hi  i still use dunlop tt100's front and back and have no trouble or lack of confidence wet or dry slow or fast and usually go through 1 front to 2 rears they like to eat your back tyre these old girls ha ha .

Ibsen:
I have the same Avon's as SteveD I think. They work well on my 650.

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