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[Ross Lindberg]

I'm shopping for new tires and tubes for my 1971 Honda CL350 Scrambler which is mint condition with only 6800 original miles. Even the tires are original on this little beauty. The front is a 3.00-19 and the rear is a 3.50-18. I'm not having any trouble finding a rear tire in the exact size, but the closest I can find for the front tire is a 2.75-19. The only place I've looked so far is the Dennis Kirk website and they have some IRC GP-1 Dual Sport tires that seem like they would do the job. I don't plan on putting a ton of miles on the bike. It will be a spare bike for use if friends or relatives want to come with for a short ride. I'm wondering what the difference is between a 2.75 and a 3.00 front tire. Is there going to be a noticeable difference, will it be safe, and is there somewhere else I should check for tires. I called Fred a few months ago, but it didn't sound like he carried anything along those lines. And advice or help is appreciated. Ross Lindberg Fertile, MN [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[E.L. Green]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Ross Lindberg" wrote:

> I'm shopping for new tires and tubes for my 1971 Honda CL350

Scrambler which

> is mint condition with only 6800 original miles. Even the tires are > original on this little beauty. The front is a 3.00-19 and the rear

is a

> 3.50-18. I'm not having any trouble finding a rear tire in the

exact size,

> but the closest I can find for the front tire is a 2.75-19.

Looking at tiresunlimited.com I found a vintage Avon tire in that exact size. However, most of the tires available in 19" appear to be either 3.25-19 cruiser tires or 110/90-19 tires for things like the V-Strom or BMW "enduro" motorcycles with 19" front wheels. What you could do is measure the width of the rim and report that to us. That will tell us whether the best width of tire for you is 2.75 or 3.25, since tire manufacturers have a rim width table on their web sites. -E

[Harry Seifert]

Ross, Look on the manufacturers websites, Dunlop, Michelin, Bridgestone, etc and see what they make. Then contact your favorite dealer and have him order the tires. I found a great Michelin, the Activ, for my streeter KLR. Great set of tires, fairly sticky in the wet and 2,000 miles so far..........at least another 3,000 to 4,000 before the rear needs to be changed. The best dealer as far as price and availability that I have found is Southwest Mototires at swmototires.com. They also have manufacturers links on their site, great prices and a good deal on shipping for two or more tires..................like free. I have yet to have any tires that I've ordered in the past three years put on backorder and I usually get the order within two-three days. Much quicker and much, much less expensive than the local stealers. On their site right now is a Bridgestone S11 90/90/H19 for $67.95. This is an equivalent for a 3.00x19 front that's stock on your antique Honda. They do charge $7.00 shipping on tubes, so you may find them less expensive elsewhere. I don't own stock in the company; just a really happy customer. Ordering a new set of Pirelli Scorpion ST's for my Strom next week. Buddy bseifert71@...

> [Original Message] > From: Ross Lindberg > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 7/23/2008 4:13:10 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR Tire Questions > > I'm shopping for new tires and tubes for my 1971 Honda CL350 Scrambler

which

> is mint condition with only 6800 original miles. Even the tires are > original on this little beauty. The front is a 3.00-19 and the rear is a > 3.50-18. I'm not having any trouble finding a rear tire in the exact

size,

> but the closest I can find for the front tire is a 2.75-19. The only

place

> I've looked so far is the Dennis Kirk website and they have some IRC GP-1 > Dual Sport tires that seem like they would do the job. I don't plan on > putting a ton of miles on the bike. It will be a spare bike for use if > friends or relatives want to come with for a short ride. I'm wondering

what

> the difference is between a 2.75 and a 3.00 front tire. Is there going to > be a noticeable difference, will it be safe, and is there somewhere else I > should check for tires. I called Fred a few months ago, but it didn't

sound

> like he carried anything along those lines. And advice or help is > appreciated. > > > > Ross Lindberg > > Fertile, MN > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > >

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Ross Lindberg" wrote:

> > I'm shopping for new tires and tubes for my 1971 Honda CL350 Scrambler which > is mint condition with only 6800 original miles. Even the tires are > original on this little beauty. The front is a 3.00-19 and the rear is a > 3.50-18. I'm not having any trouble finding a rear tire in the exact size, > but the closest I can find for the front tire is a 2.75-19. The only place > I've looked so far is the Dennis Kirk website and they have some IRC GP-1 > Dual Sport tires that seem like they would do the job. I don't plan on > putting a ton of miles on the bike. It will be a spare bike for use if > friends or relatives want to come with for a short ride. I'm wondering what > the difference is between a 2.75 and a 3.00 front tire. Is there going to > be a noticeable difference, will it be safe, and is there somewhere else I > should check for tires. I called Fred a few months ago, but it didn't sound > like he carried anything along those lines. And advice or help is > appreciated. >

That bike should be fine with a 2.75 front. It might steer a little quicker, with a little less flotation in sand, which you will likely never miss. I bought new tires for my son's CL350 a few years ago. I think I found CS858s in the right sizes, or close enough. I know that when I put them on my MZ, I wanted 3.50x16s, but I could only get 3.00s. They work fine.

[transporterosicles]

Just wanted to share this with the group - this morning I installed some mirror vibration isolators I bought online at www.klr650.com (http://www.klr650.com/MrVibIso.htm) and they work pretty well. I commute about 35 miles to work on I270 and I495 (in the DC area) and for the first time ever I could see what was behind me!

[Michael Martin]

JCWhitney has some Cheng Shin tires listed here: http://www.jcwhitney.com/Motorcycle-Street-Tires/600014323.jcw You might be able to source them elsewhere as well. I dug around and found a couple you might consider: Here's a 3.50x18 for the rear: http://tinyurl.com/6c4ol7 Here's a 19" front tire 3.25-3.60 wide: http://tinyurl.com/5ocwyw Another 19" front tire 2.50 wide: http://tinyurl.com/5l5ojx Maybe you can dig around and find an exact match. HTH, Mike Martin, Louisville, KY

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com, "Ross Lindberg" wrote: > > I'm shopping for new tires and tubes for my 1971 Honda CL350 Scrambler which > is mint condition with only 6800 original miles. Even the tires are > original on this little beauty. The front is a 3.00-19 and the rear is a > 3.50-18. I'm not having any trouble finding a rear tire in the exact size, > but the closest I can find for the front tire is a 2.75-19. The only place > I've looked so far is the Dennis Kirk website and they have some IRC GP-1 > Dual Sport tires that seem like they would do the job. I don't plan on > putting a ton of miles on the bike. It will be a spare bike for use if > friends or relatives want to come with for a short ride. I'm wondering what > the difference is between a 2.75 and a 3.00 front tire. Is there going to > be a noticeable difference, will it be safe, and is there somewhere else I > should check for tires. I called Fred a few months ago, but it didn't sound > like he carried anything along those lines. And advice or help is > appreciated. > Recent Activity 17 New Members 1 New Links Visit Your Group Health Zone Look your best! Groups to help you look & feel great. Yahoo! News Get it all here Breaking news to entertainment news Yahoo! Groups Dog Zone Connect w/others who love dogs. . __,_,___ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]