When I went searching for replacements, I was recommended to Continental K412's, which are supposed to be direct replacements ffor the OEM K411's that were originally on the bike. How are they, you know my story so I haven't been able to evaluate them, but if you are looking for a direct fit, these are OEM replacements, 4.00H18 front and rear.
Keith Ruff 71 Police Amabassador - NJ
Ian Adkins wrote:
Hi Folks,
I know that we just went through this not too long ago....sorry about the redundant questions.
Ok.....I am looking for new tires for my bike. I put Metzeler (sp?) ME 77's on my 70 Ambo and I like them alot. What I did...which was posted previoulsy was to put the tire on the front and reverse the direction of rotation. Seems to have worked so far after 400 miles.
Well...I need a new set for my 69 Ambo now and the shop that gives me the best prices say that they can't get Metzelers that I want. I wanted to see if there was any recommendations as to which brand to get. Some people mentioned the Dunlop K177's. When I asked about that tire I was told that it is only a front tire. Is it ok to put a front tire on the back? If I did do that which way would I have the direction of rotation going? What is the comparable tire that is designed for the back? In some ways I would like to keep the same tires on the front and back and I would like to hear what other brands you Loopers are running on.
Any thoughts would be appreciated although I think that I will have to take a trip to the shop and look through the book to decide which I will want.