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1981 Honda CB750F Supersport Tire problems/help
I am having a problem with tires for my honda. I want to put on 90% dirt and 10% road tires but only have the option to put a rear tire on the front, but may need to rig something up to make the tires stay in place rather then rotating with the rim, the rim is not a spoked rim. Any help or suggestions would help. Getting prepared for a south america trip in september. any ideas?
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Tyres
Do you have a 19 inch front rim? If so you can use a mefo explorer brand tire that will look cool have some traction and last a while. They come in 19 inch and are sometimes hard to come by. With that big and heavy of bike you will be runing some fairly hefty tire presure to prevent smashing your rim so slipage shouldn't be a problem. If you want to use lower pressure you could run a tube and a rimlock but that would be more of hassle for repairs etcetera.
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Hey Bill,
So you dont think I will have a problem with slippage? It is a heavy bike close to 500 lbs. without any panniers or luggage. Anyway, what I need is a front tire that is made more for off road then on road. It is a 19" front tire, its not the spoked rim either, so that is where my slippage comes into play. I was thinking about trying to find an old spoked rim to put on the front but they only come on the older 1970's model CB's mine is an 81 so I dont know if they fit. Also rim locks, how do they work? would I still have to use a rear tire on the front? That is what I am trying to avoid. I have heard you lose traction because of the way the knobs are designed. I will look into your suggestion, any other help would be great. Thanks a lot!
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Tires, black and round
Since you don't live in my neighborhood try 1-800-541-8904 and ask about item 010-med26 for $69.64 retail. Tell them Bill Ryder from Helena Montana sent you. You ask about tires on non spoked wheels...in 2004 I rode a honda 650 with the comstar wheels. Worked fine except for a high speed rock hit that broke the casing on the rear tire. Luckily I had a spare along. The flat happened on the dempster highway where it was 230 miles between services. Two years ago I rode a 1100 gold wing all summer here on rocky mountain gravel roads. The main thing I would invest in is rear shocks and a set of progressive front fork springs to take the bumps.
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Cruthas,
I'm sorry, but 90% dirt on a CB750 ?????? I would recommend you getting some good Pirrelli RallyCross tires and putting them on a 90% OFF-ROAD bike!!!
Sorry to be so harsh. I'm sure you love the old bike. I have an old '72 Honda XL250 that I will never part with, but it has its limitations!!! 
Toby (charapa)
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