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z900a4 - tyres

#1 PostAuthor: ddg900 » Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:25 pm

hi all -

the kz900a4 needs new rubber. I'm definitely not a peg-scratcher wheelie-boy or wheelspinner (too old for all that jazz), so in your opinion, what do you think would be the best (retro-style?) tyres to suit 'Sunday afternoon rides' ?

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Re: z900a4 - tyres

#2 PostAuthor: engz1b » Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:50 pm

i use avon roadriders ,they are very good, had them on a few bikes

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Re: z900a4 - tyres

#3 PostAuthor: chrisNI » Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:52 pm

BT45s always a popular choice...

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Re: z900a4 - tyres

#4 PostAuthor: jonhunt » Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:14 pm

Avon roadriders. Did have a rear that developed splits on the side wall but replaced foc no issues since

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Re: z900a4 - tyres

#5 PostAuthor: Garry.L » Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:20 pm

If you're after the full 70's experiance you can now buy copies of the original period TT100's,which are now made with modern Rubber. A H1 I used to own came with them and they performed fine although I didnt push them 'that' hard.

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#6 PostAuthor: warren3200gt » Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:24 pm

Another vote for roadroders.
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Re: z900a4 - tyres

#7 PostAuthor: Ultim8pc » Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:34 pm

Just put Roadriders on mine.
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Re: z900a4 - tyres

#8 PostAuthor: ddg900 » Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:45 pm

thanks chaps - I've just looked at the Avon Roadrider AM26 - about £150 a pair. TT100 K81s weigh in at around £185 a pair.

Always had TT100s 'back in the day', until the Pirelli Phantom made an appearance - wow! what a revelation they were! :shock:

Might go with the Roadriders - i've got them fitted to the zephyr 750 (Battlax BT020s on the 1100) and they handle very nicely (well, in the dry, anyway).

thanks for the replies :)
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Re: z900a4 - tyres

#9 PostAuthor: Andrew_s » Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:13 am

New BT45s on my Z900 - TT100s look like motocross tyres nowadays......
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Re: z900a4 - tyres

#10 PostAuthor: chrisu » Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:54 pm

BT45s on all mine

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Re: z900a4 - tyres

#11 PostAuthor: ddg900 » Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:06 pm

tyres, tubes, rim tape all arrived today - hope we've still got some nice dry days ahead to scrub em in and see what they're like. Maybe it'll be 70's Pirelli Phantoms revisited ? haha!
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