Posted by: cupa65 - 18 May 2011 12:37:45
Hi all After much internal debate( with myself)I purchased a full set of 5 new tyres for my 65. I went through the crossply vs radial thing and decided on radials. The main reasons been wandering, wet weather performance and price. So I searched the vintage tyre companies and although the period Pirelli's and Michelins are fantastic they cost around £150 each. I couldn't justify £750 for tyres to do a few thousand miles. It then came down to what modern radials are available with a semi vintage look. There were Vredestein Srint Plus, Sprint Classics, Firestone 560's and Toyo 310's (not an exhaustive list, but the one's I looked at) In the end I chose the Toyo's at around £49 each. They are a good trade off between price, classic looks, availabilty and reputable quality. Here's some pic's of my newly powder coated and painted rims with the Toyo's attached. Cheers [ATTACH]5912[/Attach] [ATTACH]5913[/Attach] [ATTACH]5914[/Attach] [ATTACH]5915[/Attach]