Hi everybody I am a new member on this forum from the U.K.
I have a spare set of wheels for my CB72, and I was thinking of getting them upgraded to alloy flanged rims stainless steel spokes and getting the hubs polished.
I have original wheels on the bike at present.
Can I fit wider rims so as to fit wider tyres?
Is that a good idea, I use my bike a lot and would love to have better grip and handling.
Regards Jim
best tyres to put on a Honda CB72Jim
Wider tyres are not necessarily a great idea and would probably not improve the handling on a 25 bhp bike. Dunlop K82 tyres (Like TT100 pattern) look and work well and make for quick steering. Heidenau make a nice looking ribbed style front. Plenty of modern pattern tyres out there to choose from. G '60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160 '66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77 '67 S90 '77 CB400F Thanks for the replyHi G-man
Thanks for the prompt reply. I have pirelli tyes on at the moment and they are fine, just thought if I buy new rims for the spare wheels it might be a good idea to go up in width. No probs I will take your advice and stay standard sizes. regards Jim
The mudguards hug the wheel pretty tight so I think that it may be tricky fitting in anything much wider. I'm sure the Pirellis work pretty well on a 50-year old bike.. :-) How about some pictures of your steed? We like pictures here... G '60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160 '66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77 '67 S90 '77 CB400F Here is my CB77 at the Severn Valley Railway wearing a pair of Michelin M45 300 X 18 Front and 325 X 18 rear both have plenty of room around the mudguards and on the road well I have ridden all types of bikes and these tyres are just great I don't know about the wet as I now a fine weather rider.
First time use Photobucket so hope they can be seen. http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk54 ... M_1018.jpg http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk54 ... M_1019.jpg Re TyresHi thanks for the info.
Great bike you have there, and I do understand about the wet weather use. I have Pirelli tyres on my CB72 at the moment, and I dont have any complaint with them. Front is Pirelli MT65 2.75x18 REINE48p Rear is Pirelli MT65 3.00x18 REINE52p The only reason I asked if bigger tyres improved things is I have a spare set of Hubs and am going to get them built up with S/S Spokes and Alloy Flanged rims. If I can get a reasonable price, any ideas? I will get some pics of the bike on here as soon as I have time. Regards
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