[Sectorsteve]

Thanks all for the replies and thank you for the chart bullet man. i was looking for that
Im confused(again) THe avon roadrider AM26 chart says that the imperial measurement is 3.8 on front and 4.4 on the rear. Then you guys say youre using 3.25 front and 3.5 rear.
Just trying to find a motorbike shop that has a clue is hard. I guess once you find a source its all sweet, but its alot of ringing around initially!

[Arizoni]

The 3.25 front and 3.5 rear are the stock tire widths that come on all of the RE's sold in the US.
I don't recall what it is but there is a limit to how wide the tires can be before they start rubbing on things.

As a side note, I'm running the Dunlop K70 3.25 X 19 on the front of my G5 (Electra) and have over 2000 miles on it.
I don't ride like bare does so while he only got about 4000 miles out of his K70's, my front tire shows very little wear.  I wouldn't be at all surprised to get well over 8000 miles out it it before it needs replacing.

[Ice]

 3.50-19's are mounted front and rear on my Iron Barrel.
The UCE Bullets have more distance between the arms of the of the swing arm than the I.B.'s do.

 I should raise the front mudguard by a bout 3/4 inch just to be safer.

[Sectorsteve]

"In K70 , 4.00*18 is the only 18" we bring into Australia. There is another tyre called TT100GP available in (heaps of sizes etc) "

This was the mail message from Dunlop Australia.

So the moral of the story here is: no you cant buy K70's in Australia for a 2012 C5 with 18 inch wheels from Dunlop.

[mplayle]

I thought I read in one of the other many tire/tyre threads that the 2012 C5 (19" front and 18" rear) would accept up to a 4.10 rear?

If so, the K70 at 4.00 for the rear would fit.

[GSS]

If you want the same pattern, look for a 3.5x18 Kenda K265 for the front tire/tyre.  It has an identical tread pattern as a K70 and might be easier to find in Australia.  This is also on EBay and Amazon....cheaper than K70, little less heavy duty, but works just fine.  You can also put the Kenda 3.5x18 in the rear of the C5.  I ran these for a few months before I put in a 19" front wheel.

Another option is to put a 3.5x18 Kenda up front and a 4.0x18 Dunlop K70 in the rear and you will be all set.

GSS

[mplayle]

Did a little more searching and the TT100 is known in the USA as the K81.  Those familiar with the K81 can give you their opinions on it - supposedly comparable to the K70?

[Ice]

K81 is the sporty pavement only oriented brother of the K70.

[D the D]

K81 got the moniker "TT100" for being the first tire to do an average lap over 100 mph on the Isle of Man course on Malcolm Uphill's Triumph in 1969.  They were the tire for the 70's.

[Sectorsteve]

the rear isnt the problem. ill get the 4.00 on there. the problem is what to put on the front. no way the 4.00 will go on the front without hitting the guard.
I bought some metzler lasertecks. Will see how they go.
Yes can get k81. maybe next time! gonna be doing alot of dirt tracks at xmas, so ill give the k81s a burl then.

[Sectorsteve]

Thanks GSS. Hey so you put a 19 inch on the front?
Whats the benefit of this? im curious.

[High On Octane]

I pulled a K81 off of the rear of the Blackhawk before I installed the Shinko 705s.  The K81 was a fine tire and handled both pavement and dirt quite well, but I don't think it would handle loose dirt very well.  It still had new tread on it, but the bike sat for over 20 years and the rubber was dry rotted and weather checked, so I needed to replace them.  I will say that the Shinko 705s are the best dual sport tire I've ever run on any bike.  My friends' BMW GS650 that I just did an adventure ride on over the weekend also has the Shinko 705s.  I had them up to 55mph on loose dirt roads and up to 95mph on the pavement, never once skipped a single beat.

Scottie

[barenekd]

The front K70s probably would have made 8000 miles. The rears are the short lived ones. But I changed them as pairs. The tire changing guys got some pretty good front tires to of the deal.
As for the Metzeler Lasertecs vs Pirellis, the Guzzi comes with either of them and the the Pirellis are preferred for better stability and roadholding.
Bare

[Joel-in-dallas]

Bare, how do you like that Moto Guzzi? It looks like one hell of a great machine.

[MrktStrtMyhm]

I'm going to get a pair of k70's once my front tires wear out/go flat. Btw, I know both tires are 19" but does it matter if the front is a k70 and the back is the stock tire?