Tyres for Bonneville T100

Northern jock · Dec 13, 2014

I bought a T100 in the spring, nice bike, really like it (especially with the loud pipes on it).

Just not convinced about the original tyres in it, skittish, not great in the wet, follow lines in the tarmac, leap off white lines - a bit like old Jap tyres

I read a comment in Bike mag the other day where they said they had put Continental Trailattack 2's onto their Scrambler Bonnie and it had transformed it so I'm wondering if they would work on mine

Any tyre recommendations? Be good to know before buying some

Paul S · Dec 13, 2014

Changed the original Bridstones on my Scrambler for Avon Distanzias and they also transformed the bike for the better. Sure the contis would do the same
Triumph have a habit of not putting the best tyres on the retro twins!

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stockport claret · Dec 13, 2014

Friend of mine used Avon Roadriders and said they were alright. good in the wet and dry.

Nice 'n' Fat · Dec 13, 2014

Paul S said:
Triumph have a habit of not putting the best tyres on the retro twins!

Triumph have a habit of fitting all sorts of shite components to their retro twins the cheapskate wankers :blast

shuck raider · Dec 13, 2014

+1 for the Avon Roadriders. Good in wet and dry and seem to last much longer than the crap OE Metzelers on mine which were shot at 3000 rear and 4000 front

Northern jock · Dec 14, 2014

shuck raider said:
+1 for the Avon Roadriders. Good in wet and dry and seem to last much longer than the crap OE Metzelers on mine which were shot at 3000 rear and 4000 front

Is that on a T100 (rather than Scrambler)?

Beginning to sound more retro, almost Avon Roadrunners!

ianboydsnr · Dec 14, 2014

Conti go, not great lasting, but great grip,

Forget the roadsliders, ok in the dry, ok ish in the wet, but dire between the two, they do last a long time though, one of the few tyres where I have removed even though the tread was like new, and I am that tight I squeak when I walk, the Go seem to have more grip in winter when bald, than the roadsliders new in the middle of summer.

Based on using the roadsliders on a few bikes, but not the Bonnie I had, it was dangerouse on my 800rt, which would step out in the wet if pushed a bit, yes really a 800RT,

I have a 100RT, which has the conti Go's on it, much better, rear just replaced with new

shuck raider · Dec 14, 2014

Sorry, should have said T100 :thumb2

Northern jock said:
Is that on a T100 (rather than Scrambler)?

Beginning to sound more retro, almost Avon Roadrunners!

Northern jock · Jun 28, 2015

Finished up putting the Avon's on and very happy with them. The comparison to the originals is night and day so I suspect any change will be an improvement. I had forgotten how crap bad tyres can be till I got the Bonnie

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