I have a 1989 Honda GL1500 with a Hannigan sidecar, and I will be replacing all three tires soon. I was wondering if any members have recommendations on tires that would work well with this rig.
Currently, the Wing has standard motorcycle tires, Dunlop Elite3 130/70-18 up front and 160/80-16 rear. Sidecar tire is a Nanking 155/80R12.
I was considering going to the dark side on the rear, but it's not clear that there are car tires available that wouldn't change the gearing and potentially the geometry significantly. There used to be the Austone Taxi tire in 175/75-16, but that apparently is no longer available. A posting I looked at said the replacement for the Taxi tire was the 175R16 Maxxis Blackwall, but that one says it is an 80% aspect ratio which would make it almost a full inch larger diameter than the stock tire. Does anyone know if that would even clear the swingarm, fender, etc. on the GL1500?
Any info you guys have would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
