its that time again the sidecar on my 83 FLH is a recent fit so i have not a wealth of experiance of tyre selection on this rig. my other beast runs on 15" car tyre's so no probs. having trawled through the faq's i find little or no referance to the Avon SM MK 11 as a choice and yet in the past it was allways the best bet for all 3 corners is anyone out there running SM's who would like to give an opinion before i part with my money.
Hank
Hank
Check the ply rating for the SM to make it is within the weight limit for the FLH.
Barry
sm mk2 were always a good choice for sidecar rigs back in the day dont know if they have been modified or changed in recent years.the profile was good and flat suited to a side car rig dont know about the weight rating you have a heavy bike.when i ran them it was on a norton commando
jota
Hi specialy to threewheels, us in the uk are few and far between its a shame that we dont have a site like this in the uk. i was going to join the fed but my nearest club is manchester or south yorkshire miles away. don't no anyone localy with rig, see the odd one but always when i'm in the car, one day will see one whilst on 3 wheels maybee we can stop & form a club.
Hank
Hank
Where are you in the UK you can join the FED as an associate or check out the CH&IRS website, there may be a club closer than you think.
Barry
Hi barry Newark Notts, not a lot of sidecars near where i live, i see the odd one but never when i am riding only when i'm in the car.
I have used the Metzeler BLOCK-K 400X-18 SIDECAR
FOR VINTAGE SIDE-CAR USE on a Guzzi rig with good luck. They were used on the front and back of the bike, the car had a automotive 13" tire. Metzeler will not recomend using them on the bike as they are designed for the car.
thought i'd killed this thread it's a habit of mine, however as i got little or no response i went with the avon sm's & i must say they look the biz nice & square with real tread pattern, only thing was when i went out bike set up was a mess had to adjust lean out as the sm's have a larger outside diameter. as time goes by i will change all the tyre's to match & report back when i see what life they give. on another subject having said i rarely see other outfits on the day i bought my tyre i met a guy on an 04 road king with a watsonian monza, get this he has a firm doing glass fibre moulding, chrome plating & polishing & a brass foundry next door to a tyre fitting company, it was a good day.
