Honda CB-1 (CB400F, 89-90)
(updated September 99)
|
Rim |
Stock Size |
Front |
3.00x17 |
110/70H17 |
Rear |
4.00x17 |
140/70H17 |
Manufacturers' Recommendations
Manufacturer |
Front |
size |
Rear |
size |
Avon |
AV27 |
110/70R17 |
AV281 |
140/70VR17 |
Bridgestone |
BT35 |
110/70H17 |
BT35 |
140/70H17 |
|
BT45 |
110/70H17 |
BT45 |
140/70H17 |
|
BT90 |
110/70HR17 |
BT90 |
140/70HR17 |
Dunlop |
K505F (OE) |
110/70H17 |
K505 (OE) |
140/70H17 |
|
K591 Elite SP |
110/80V17 |
K591 Elite SP |
140/70VB17 |
Metzeler |
ME-33 Laser CompK |
110/80V17 |
ME-55A Metronic |
140/80VB17 |
Michelin |
Macadam 50 |
110/70H17 |
Macadam 50 |
140/70H17 |
Pirelli |
MT 09 |
110/80V17 |
MT 08 |
140/80VB17 |
Martyn's Opinion
The Best Selection
|
Brand |
Model |
Size |
MAW |
Front |
Bridgestone |
BT45 Sports Mileage |
110/70H-17 |
$81 |
Rear |
Bridgestone |
BT45 Sports Mileage |
140/70H-17 |
$92 |
Without question, the best combination for the vast majority of riding is the
BT45 pair from Bridgestone. Improving on the very good BT35's, these too
perform extremely well on lightweight sporting bikes like the CB-1. The
price should even be reasonable, giving no real reason to look elsewhere.
Full-out ultra-sports riders who stick the bike in the back of a truck to
take to the twisties in good weather will no doubt rejoice that there's a
Michelin Hi-Sport combination that can be squeezed onto the bike, and radial
bigots can try the Metzeler ME-Z1/ME-Z2 in non-stock sizes, but the BT45's are
such an obvious superb match to this bike.
An interesting choice might be the Avon radials, AV27 front and AV281
rear. I am not yet recommending them, partly because the AV281 is not
readily available in the USA. Also, the BT45's are a very good tire, and
it's not yet clear to me that these radials offer enough of an advantage.
A Tight Budget
|
Brand |
Model |
Size |
MAW |
Front |
IRC |
Carapace RS-320 |
110/70H-17 |
$69 |
Rear |
IRC |
Carapace RS-320 |
140/70H-17 |
$84 |
Unfortunately the mail-order prices for the older Bridgestone BT35's have
recently increased, which prices them out of the budget market for this
bike. A second strike is that the Michelin Macadam 50, which conversely
has lowered in price, isn't available for the rear as their fitment guide
suggests. That leaves the IRC Carapace RS-320, a budget sport-touring tyre
that will work well enough if you're strapped for cash. If you're a bit
nervous about traction, you can use the IRC rear with a BT35 front, but that
would cost more.
Martyn's Choice
|
Brand |
Model |
Size |
MAW |
Front |
Bridgestone |
BT45 Sports Mileage |
110/70H-17 |
$81 |
Rear |
Bridgestone |
BT45 Sports Mileage |
140/70H-17 |
$92 |
I'd definitely go for the Bridgestones.
The Full List
(from MAW and manufacturer
web pages)
Exact matched pairs
Brand |
Front |
size |
MAW |
Rear |
size |
MAW |
Avon |
AV27 |
110/70ZR17 |
|
AV281 |
140/70-R17 |
|
Bridgestone |
BT35 Sports Mileage |
110/70H-17 |
|
BT35 Sports Mileage |
140/70H-17 |
|
|
BT45 Sports Mileage |
110/70H-17 |
$81 |
BT45 Sports Mileage |
140/70H-17 |
$92 |
IRC |
Carapace RS-320 |
110/70H-17 |
$69 |
Carapace RS-320 |
140/70H-17 |
$84 |
Pirelli |
MT75 |
110/70H-17 |
|
MT75 |
140/70H-17 |
|
Listing by Manufacturer
Avon
Front |
size |
MAW |
match |
Rear |
size |
MAW |
match |
AV27 |
110/70ZR17 |
|
exact |
AV281 |
140/70-R17 |
|
exact |
Azaro AV35 |
110/70ZR17 |
$133 |
exact |
Azaro AV36 |
150/70ZR17 |
$148 |
wide |
Bridgestone
Front |
size |
MAW |
match |
Rear |
size |
MAW |
match |
BT35 Sports Mileage |
110/70H-17 |
|
exact |
BT35 Sports Mileage |
140/70H-17 |
|
exact |
BT45 Sports Mileage |
110/70H-17 |
$81 |
exact |
BT45 Sports Mileage |
140/70H-17 |
$92 |
exact |
BT50 Sports Perform. |
110/70ZR17 |
|
exact |
|
|
|
|
BT54 Sports Touring |
120/70ZR17 |
$102 |
wide |
BT54 Sports Touring |
150/70ZR17 |
$109 |
wide |
BT56 Ultra Sports Perf |
120/60ZR17 |
|
wide |
|
|
|
|
BT56 Ultra Sports Perf |
120/70ZR17 |
|
wide |
|
|
|
|
BT56SS Extreme Sp/Perf |
110/70ZR17 |
$109 |
exact |
|
|
|
|
BT57 Sports Perform |
110/70ZR17 |
|
exact |
|
|
|
|
BT92 Sports Mileage |
110/70HR17 |
|
exact |
BT92 Sports Mileage |
150/60HR17 |
|
wide |
Continental
Front |
size |
MAW |
match |
Rear |
size |
MAW |
match |
Sport 2000 |
110/80V-17 |
$72 |
tall |
|
|
|
|
Sport 2000 |
120/70V-17 |
$76 |
wide |
|
|
|
|
Sport 2000 Radial |
120/60ZR17 |
$132 |
wide |
|
|
|
|
Sport 2000 Radial |
120/70ZR17 |
|
wide |
|
|
|
|
Dunlop
Front |
size |
MAW |
match |
Rear |
size |
MAW |
match |
D204 Sportmax II ZR |
120/60ZR17 |
$92 |
wide |
D204 Sportmax II ZR |
150/60ZR17 |
$114 |
wide |
D204 Sportmax II ZR |
120/70ZR17 |
|
wide |
|
|
|
|
D205 Sport/Touring |
110/80ZR17 |
$88 |
tall |
|
|
|
|
D205 Sport/Touring |
120/60ZR17 |
$90 |
wide |
D205 Sport/Touring |
150/70ZR17 |
$138 |
Wide |
D205 Sport/Touring |
120/70ZR17 |
$93 |
wide |
|
|
|
|
D207 Sportmax |
120/60ZR17 |
$107 |
wide |
|
|
|
|
D207 Sportmax |
120/70ZR17 |
$111 |
wide |
|
|
|
|
K455 Radial |
120/70VR17 |
|
wide |
|
|
|
|
K505 |
110/80V-17 |
$92 |
tall |
K505 |
140/70H-17 |
|
exact |
K510 |
110/70HR17 |
$85 |
exact |
|
|
|
|
K591 Sport Touring |
110/80V-17 |
|
tall |
K591 Sport Touring |
140/70VB17 |
|
exact |
IRC
Front |
size |
MAW |
match |
Rear |
size |
MAW |
match |
Carapace RS-320 |
110/70H-17 |
$69 |
exact |
Carapace RS-320 |
140/70H-17 |
$84 |
exact |
Durotour RS-310 |
110/70H-17 |
|
exact |
|
|
|
|
Metzeler
Front |
size |
MAW |
match |
Rear |
size |
MAW |
match |
ME-1 |
110/70H-17 |
|
exact |
|
|
|
|
ME-33 Laser |
110/80H-17 |
|
tall |
|
|
|
|
ME-33 Laser |
110/80V-17 |
$86 |
tall |
ME-55A Metronic |
150/70H-17 |
|
wide |
ME-33 Laser |
120/70V-17 |
$90 |
wide |
ME-55A Metronic |
150/70HB17 |
|
wide |
|
|
|
|
ME-55A Metronic |
150/70V-17 |
|
wide |
|
|
|
|
ME-55A Metronic |
150/70VB17 |
$138 |
wide |
ME-880 Marathon |
120/70VR17 |
$103 |
wide |
|
|
|
|
ME-Z1 |
110/70ZR17 |
|
exact |
ME-Z1 |
150/60ZR17 |
|
wide |
ME-Z2 |
110/80ZR17 |
$107 |
tall |
ME-Z2 |
150/70ZR17 |
$112 |
wide |
ME-Z3 |
110/70ZR17 |
$110 |
exact |
ME-Z3 |
150/60ZR17 |
$145 |
wide |
ME-Z4 |
120/60ZR17 |
|
wide |
ME-Z4 |
150/70ZR17 |
$139 |
wide |
ME-Z4 |
120/70ZR17 |
$115 |
wide |
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Michelin
Front |
size |
MAW |
match |
Rear |
size |
MAW |
match |
Hi-Sport TX15 |
110/70ZR17 |
$145 |
exact |
Hi-Sport TX25 |
150/60ZR17 |
$174 |
wide |
Macadam 50 |
110/70H-17 |
$88 |
exact |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Macadam 50 |
150/70H-17 |
$118 |
wide |
|
|
|
|
Macadam 50 |
150/70V-17 |
$127 |
wide |
Macadam 90X |
110/70ZR17 |
$84 |
exact |
Macadam 90X |
150/70ZR17 |
$107 |
wide |
Pirelli
Front |
size |
MAW |
match |
Rear |
size |
MAW |
match |
Dragon GT MTR03 |
110/80ZR17 |
$98 |
tall |
|
|
|
|
Dragon GT MTR03 |
120/60ZR17 |
$100 |
wide |
|
|
|
|
Dragon GT MTR03 |
120/70ZR17 |
$101 |
wide |
Dragon GT MTR04 |
150/70ZR17 |
$127 |
wide |
Dragon GTS MTR23 |
120/60ZR17 |
$106 |
wide |
Dragon GTS MTR24 |
150/70ZR17 |
$131 |
wide |
Dragon GTS MTR23 |
120/70ZR17 |
$106 |
wide |
|
|
|
|
Dragon MTR01 |
110/70ZR17 |
$108 |
exact |
Dragon MTR02 |
150/60ZR17 |
$137 |
wide |
MT75 |
110/70H-17 |
|
exact |
MT75 |
140/70H-17 |
|
exact |
Match MT09 |
110/80V-17 |
$90 |
tall |
|
|
|
|
Match MT09 |
120/70VB17 |
$96 |
wide |
Match MT08 |
150/70VB17 |
$127 |
wide |
Key:
Exact |
Precisely matches original spec |
Excellent |
Precisely matches a recommended alternate |
Good |
An exact or alternate in a different sizing system |
Short |
Exact or excellent width, lower profile. Consider these both
ends to lower the bike |
Soft |
Similar diameter by using a taller profile and narrower width; used
on the rear only |
Tall |
Taller profile, stock width; similar in effect to "soft", but for
the front only |
Wide |
Same profile, wider tyre. This MAY NOT FIT your rim.
BE CAREFUL!!! |