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CHUNG:
If you drive like a woosie then almost any tire will do fine. "Touring" tires give more mileage, "Sport" tires wear out faster but grip much better. Cheap-assed tires will usually skid more easily and I'm not real fond of that when I'm on two... or ONE wheel  :o Stock tire sizes on that bike look like bicycle tires. A 5.10 is pretty fat, if it fits good and the application chart say's it OK on your rim then go for it. Most MFGs will have an application chart for their tire sizes although it may be hard to get your hands on it. The larger catalouges that have several Tire MFG listed usually have at least one page that has a metric conversion chart as well as a size chart burried in there somewhere. I replace the tube with every tire change, even on Mags.

tgascon:
Thanks Fergie!
They are both stamped near the valve stem as you indicated.
They are the same # as yours.
Todd

tgascon:
I'm looking at Dunlop K-70s and Dunlop F11 and K627.
Anyone have a set of either?
How are they?
Todd

mjhoffman:
I just put on the exact tire that you are considering on my 1977 550f and I am pleased with the tires.  I’ve only had the tires on the bike about 2 weeks.  Weather permitting, I commute about 15 miles a day round trip.  I knew when I bought them that they were an economical tire but I thought I’d give them a try anyway.  I also purchased from JCW the  tool that they had in the catalogue to put the tires on with.  I got out my MC manual and read how to change the tires and with the tool I took my time and changed them myself.  I put in a new rubber strip and inner tube to complete the installation.  It was all quite a learning experience.

tgascon:
Did you get the K-70s (front and rear) or the F-11 (front)and k627(rear)and what size did you get?
Todd

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