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I'm looking to replace the tires on my wife's 89' VTR250. Does anyone know anything about Duro tires? It's the only reasonably priced brand that I can find for this bike.

I've had quite a few different ones over the years, tried Michelin macadams, didn't like the profile on those much, I've tried Bridgestone Battlax on my FZ - really liked those. Now i'm running Avon Azaros on my XJR and these seem to be pretty good, got to try them out properly in the wet as yet though....

Keyoke wrote:I've had quite a few different ones over the years, tried Michelin macadams, didn't like the profile on those much, I've tried Bridgestone Battlax on my FZ - really liked those. Now i'm running Avon Azaros on my XJR and these seem to be pretty good, got to try them out properly in the wet as yet though....

You shouldn't have long to wait I'd imagine....

Don't forget your wet weather gear....

CentralOzzy wrote:

Keyoke wrote:I've had quite a few different ones over the years, tried Michelin macadams, didn't like the profile on those much, I've tried Bridgestone Battlax on my FZ - really liked those. Now i'm running Avon Azaros on my XJR and these seem to be pretty good, got to try them out properly in the wet as yet though....

You shouldn't have long to wait I'd imagine....

Don't forget your wet weather gear....

Too true - although today is pretty damned nice weather out there, shame i'm stuck at work until 11pm!

The R1150 RT came with Metzler Z4 front and back, got 15 000Kms out of the rear and 18 000 from the front, Right up until I changed them the tread was still good and no sign of the tread warning indicater. They did flatten a lot due to the long distance upright riding. Switched to Z6. Warning!!! I changed the rear before the front and did experiance some problems that went away as soon as the front Z6 went on. Currently have "Metzler" Sportec Mo1 on the K1200S.

CentralOzzy wrote:Tried them all (pretty much) & Dunlop seems to be the best (Pardon the Pun) all round Tyre.

Haven't tried them all, but Dunlop is great for me!

I just put the new firestone spitfire on the front of my bike and am not satisfied with it. I find it is to soft when heated up, this causes increased wear that I never got with the dunlops. As well I cannot seem to find that proper PSI for harder riding.

As I am always owning the older motorcycles (early 1980's) there is less choice for tires that fit the bigger 19"/18" rims.

For me, I allways seem to be buying Bridgestone tires. S11 Spitfires to be exact. They seem to do a lot of things well, a good run of the mill tyre that doesn't disappoint.

Right now I have S11 Spitfires on the front of my bike (need replacing for next season) and cheapo Cheng-Shin Marquis Sport/Touring on the rear. The Cheng-Shin Marquis aren't really that bad as they seem to be upto Bridgestone S11 standards.

Mike.

The Dunlop D404 line, originally for OEM use, has been expanded to cover the older 80's model bikes much the same as the S11s do and generally sells for a bit less. Gives two good choices for these bikes now.

isnowbrd wrote:I'm looking to replace the tires on my wife's 89' VTR250. Does anyone know anything about Duro tires? It's the only reasonably priced brand that I can find for this bike.

I've run into this one before, there's not a lot of good tire choices for the wee Interceptor. Not had any experience with the Duro tires, they might be OK, but the Bridgestone BT45s would are pretty good up to date dual compound bias ply tires that can be found for quite reasonable prices on the web. Should be same as the 88 models which Bridgestone shows a fitment for, most tire mfgs don't even cover it.

Honda VTR250 INTERCEPTOR 88: Battlax BT45 110/90-16 front, Battlax BT45 120/80-17 rear.