new road only tires sadly...

well its taken me a while but my hornet 600 ( honda 599 to you guys across the pond ) blew its head gasket so now I am on the TW for a while - actually I do love it - the wide bars, the curb jumping in the super city snarl ups.. and the light weight and turning circle!!!!! GEREAT!



anyway the rear is on its last legs - so what to get ,,



all I ever will do is street riding as its illegal here to ride anywhere that doesnt have tarmac and lines...



my mechanic fixing the hornet said the only tires I can get for the TW are 203 /204's



this seems like B$!!



could any of you kind ladies and gentlemen give me some recommendations - maybe I can get something shipped over from fleabay!



I would love road tires - yeah dirt tires are better than street on dirt - but after losing the front end a few times in the wet I wouldnt mind trying some others



( i see a lot of Suzi DZ400 and KTM with some city slickers on...



anything out there ?



thanks guys!

thanks guys - so it seems there really isnt a "pure" road tire that will fit?



actually its the front that concerns me,



i hand a foot down to rescue it a few times - I just dont think my wife is there yet - I did a fair bit of offroading when I was younger..



if I got a road front and stuck with the 204 on the rear ?



just thinkin aloud here....

qwerty said:

It is better to have a stickier front than rear. Pushing the limits results in a slide, which is easier to ride out than tucking the front.



Have you considered slowing a bit more for the turns?

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yeah I guess I have! for sure -especially after that!!

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I guess I am a confident rider rider and the sliding back isnt a massive concern, it was a wet 270 degree highway turn off that scared me when the front started slipping away, i didnt think I was going that fast and it had been raining for a couple of hours..



what about the mismatch argument? how does that affect a bike? what tire would compliment a Bridgestone rear end?



sticky front does sound better for pivoting around corners



I did notice my wife has dropped the bike a few times and the bars aint quite stright

yep I could see that - I guess It was an oil slick - but I didnt see any rainbows floatin on the road surface..



I guess I have had the pegs down in the dry..



its insane fun the TW -



all it needs is a bit more power -