Tyres

[ricey]

Hi all
I've just purchased my first British bike and need to know which are the best front and rear tyres.
Not bothered about cost or how long they last,just want the best period looking tyres for the bike.
For a matchless csr 650
Cheers Iain

[Samuel]

Not period but try Avon Roadriders for handling and grip

[SPRIDDLER]

....I just want the best period looking tyres for the bike.

Welcome to the Forums, Iain.

I'm a fan of Dunlop K70's front and rear, or K70 rear and Avon Speedmaster front. They're not necessarily the stickiest of tyres but you wrote that your criterion is tyres with a 'period look'.
(My K70 rears have lasted 6,000 miles and the front Speedmaster twice that with quite hard use).

'Mitas' tyres have similar tread design and have a good reputation.

[56G80S]

I also use the Roadriders but they don't look period.

Johnny B

[TrevorCSR]

Good old Avon Speedmaster MkII front and Safety Mileage MkII rear. Always were good tyres. I used them in the 60s and 70s and liked them so much that I used them on my Honda 550 to ride to work in London in the early 80s. They have obviously improved compounds since then.
Best for period look. Modern tyres have such a low profile it looks wrong. We're lucky we have a 19" rim on the back. When they fit a modern tyre to an 18" rim it looks terrible. Rear wheel/tyre has got to look bigger than the front.
Just re-read your post, what year is your CSR? I'm not sure if the later CSRs used 18" rims on the back. Somebody please put us right on that one. Think it was about 1967/68 that everyone started fitting 18" rims with a 4.00 section tyre.

[MikeM.]

I have Mitas 3.25 x19 on the front and 4.00 x 19 on the rear on my '59 Model 31, I also use Mitas on my road Greeves.

[ajscomboman]

64 onwards the wheels went to 18" with Norton hubs for the CSR the tourers used 18" from 63 on. 63 was the last year the CSR used 19" wheels with AMC full width hubs.

[BRobbo]

"63 was the last year the CSR used 19" wheels with AMC full width hubs"

Hi Rob

Is it true that the QD hub was only an option on the 63 CSR with 19" wheels?

Not going to WKR then?

Barry

[ricey]

Hi all
thanks for the replies I'm going to go with Avon roadrunner.
The bikes a 61 with 19Inc wheels.
Should I put wider tyres front and rear or stay with the same.
Front 285x19 rear 350x19 both tyres are Chen shing
Cheers Iain

[ricey]

Sorry roadriders