Hallo to all,
Just need some help please.
Those of you who are administrators or who visit the site regularly will remember me. I'm the new boi from England (not the newbie from New England!). Anyway, if you recall I'm living in Mexico north of Mexico City. Getting parts has been a problem as many people aren't prepared to send stuff here (understandably so). A friend with a Motorcycle Repair Shop has offered to get stuff sent here for me as he's always getting parts from the US, so that'll be OK in the future.
I bought the bike in September 2018 and it has a registration plate from Guerrero State (Warrior State) but this expires after 1 year and so I shall have to reregister it. The good thing is the bike is an '87 and over 30 years of age, which means I can register it as a Vehiculo Antiguo (obvious really but it just means it's an old vehicle i.e. classic motorbike) which means I can use it in it's original state without indicators etc. - I'm not sure of all the rules and may join the classic bike club to get more info.
What I do really need is some info on tyres for road use (the city is pretty d**n big by English standards and has over 2 million residents).
Presently: The front rim is Takasago J21 X 1.60 DOT 311 Japan 686 (IS THIS AN ORIGINAL PART PLEASE?)
Presently: The front tyre is (NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE) NITTO (Made in Japan) 3.25 x 21
Presently: The rear rim has NOTHING written on it (DOES THIS SOUND ORIGINAL PLEASE? ALSO DID U.S. AND EUROPEAN KX500s USE DIFFERENT SIZED RIMS?)
Presently: The rear tyre is CHENG SHIN (Made in Taiwan) 5.30-18 (presumably was okay for road use)
I would really appreciate advice/suggestions for a pair of road use tyres, both types please: road legal knobblies as well as ordinary road tyres. I do not buy Chinese stuff and prefer tried and trusted manufacturers: Michelin, Avon, Dunlop, Pirelli etc
In the photo you can see state of front tyre - the knobbies are actually coming off the tyre, and the rear is worse.
Thanks in advance for any replies. If I can get this bike to where I want it I am going to ride it up to the States and blog about my journey, to be followed by a proper book (I'm a writer).