Heidenau Tires
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From 'The Man' himself.
Well just like clockwork. The Avon Cobra is at 6500 miles and it's toast.
Unfortunately it's has been the only tire I have used so far that I got decent mileage from and still handled OK. And now it has been discontinued and there are no more to be found.
Anybody tried a Heidenau K65. I have a Heidenau on the front and it has worn like iron. I guess I will find out because I ordered one. I should have it in about a week.
I have also cured the wind noise with one of these. A little taller than I wanted but I still see over it. Cheap on Amazon but reasonably well made.
Unfortunately it's has been the only tire I have used so far that I got decent mileage from and still handled OK. And now it has been discontinued and there are no more to be found.
I have also cured the wind noise with one of these. A little taller than I wanted but I still see over it. Cheap on Amazon but reasonably well made.
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Tyres for motorcycles have always been a problem . Most bikes went from 19 inch to 18 inch in the late 1960s. I have a bike which uses 17 inch. Fitting smaller wheels to get better rubber does not work very well. It can really stuff the handling.
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I've always found tires on my motorcycles to be a good thing. Handling is not a problem for me because I am not a racer.
AMC went to 18" wheels on their heavyweight road models in 1963! The difference in tire circumference is generally quite small.
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nortonmargie
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Andover Norton posted today that it is going to be selling Heidenau tires for Nortons and the tires are for both front and rear. I called Cody, Cedar Rapids Tires, the new US Heidenau distributor. Although the website indicates that K65 Heidenaus are for front only, Cody verified (and I was persistent on this) that the 19 inchers are good for front and rear. Now question: Heidenau makes 90/90-19's and 100/90-19. Assume the 100/90 best for rear?
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On my third season of Hiedenau 65's. 100 width on the rear.
Just to be clear, still a low tread depth tire, when compared with a dedicated rear tire. (we don't have any 19's any more) So, 2/3 of the miles of the old days..
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I'm using a Heidenau K44 3.25H19 on the front, it's a semi ribbed classic pattern.
It pairs well with the 100/90H19 rear.
https://shop.heidenau.com/de/klassik/motorrad/k44.html
robs ss
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Thanks - but that website gives very little information - e.g. no tread depth
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The K44 I am about to fit has 4mm tread depth.
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Aren't most of the tires we are running too wide for WM2 rims?
See here: https://britcycle.com/Manuals/Wheel_rim_tyre_sizes.pdf
See here: https://britcycle.com/Manuals/Wheel_rim_tyre_sizes.pdf
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THis is a great discovery. I think I will try a set in 90/90 and 100/90 on a Mk 2 I am doing. This could be my replacement for Avon RR. I recently bought a Mk 3 with fairly new K81s on it. They do nothing to change my mind that they are a dated design. Loved the avons and have had good luck with Heidinaus on three bikes so seems like a good replacement to me.
