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Margaretha Palone

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Aug 4, 2024, 4:01:45 PM8/4/24

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Helloall,My friend is racing in Polish classics races in Honda VF 500 F, unfortunately he can't find a set of track tires for his motorcycle in front size 100/90/16 and rear 110/90/18. Maybe you will help with some kind of selling for such tires?

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Janusz

Remember the old Dunlop K591 Sport Elite? Now it's a Harley tire. The overhanging tread edge rubbed the swingarm if you went up to a 120 rear. The Dunlop and Metzeler Comp K (today's Lazertec) was all I had to choose from at my dealer.

I haven't run any of the above in recent years except the BT45's that I mounted on my niece's Nighthawk. They had better grip than I expected and her peg feelers got damaged a bit on my test ride after I mounted them. (Royal pain to mount by hand compared to radials.) I suspect all the tires Captain 80's mentioned will be much better than the stock Bridgestones that came on my 86. I know the Dunlops and Metzelers were much better even way back then.

BT45 are pretty good. I have a set of Conti-Go for a VF1000R I'm gonna try soon. The Avon AM26 were good on my 1000F but that bike's power/weight are beginning to overwhelm them (the rear is almost done anyway). The Avon AM26 are good on lighter bikes I've found, I could rail my neighbors GB500 with them. The Michelins on my friends 86 VFR are pretty nice too. The stock Bridgestone Exedra were shit.

Unless you find some kick ass tires in those stock sizes, but I would go 120 or 110 front and 120 or 130 rear personally. The 120 and 130 are available in 80 series profile. The 110 and 120 will prob be 90 series and quite tall.

If I remember correctly the Pirelli Demon's were used in the 80's production racing in the UK, Had them on my FZ750 in the late 80's and they were really soft and sticky, but tyre life was limited, I could destroy a rear within 1000 to 1500 miles and that was on the road, but then I was young and stupid. I think the Demon has been replaced with the Sport Demon, I currently run BT45's om my FZ750 now and find them very good, but I'm older and maybe wiser (definitely slower).

A 130 on a 4.5 or 5.0 inch rim? Why? I don't think you could even get it to bead up and inflate. Are you sure you're not talking about 1987-1990 CBR600F rims? Cuz the tire sizes you mention are appropriate for those rims,