Cafe Project Tire Options Non-CB Related

[Sport Rider]

one of the last steps is new rubber for the Kawasaki Concours Cafe project. I have a ZRX1100 front end and meanstreak rear. that means running 17 inches front and back. having some experience with this setup (running it on a sport touring C10), I'm going to run a 120/70 on the front and a 170/60 on the back

Being a typically frugal Concours rider, cheaper is always better when it comes to price. in my shopping, I've found 3 options which are all within an acceptable price range. Looking for any opinions or experiences anyone might have.

Shinko 009 Ravens. I've run shinkos before on other bikes. Triumph tt600, Honda Superhawk and Suzuki VX800. While they tend to get a bad rap, I have found them to be just fine for sporty backroad riding and even ran them once with the TT600 on a track day.

Conti Motions. No experience with them. Reviews show them to be good, but just slightly questionable in wet.

Metzler SportTec M5. been around for about 10 years now, so the technology might be a bit dated, but reviews appear to show it to be a good option. I used Metzler Roadtecs on my VF750 many years ago.

Again, price is pretty comparable. I'm leaning toward the Metzler. Anyone with constructive thoughts?

[bogieboy]

i vote shinko, as i have had very good luck with 110/90/16 front and 130/90/16 rear from the SR567/568 line on my roketa, front still looks new after 6k miles and put a rear on because it was getting chewed up by all the chip seal around me...