General Category => Wheels & Tires => Topic started by: Smplysmplx on February 22, 2016, 02:29:32 PM
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Does anyone know a good source to get these tires or have some old ones that could be used or repaired?
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quote author=RickS link=topic=961.msg8222#msg8222 date=1394461877]
Tires for these bikes are not the same as a standard simplex 2.50 x 26. They used a 3.00 x 27, which used a different diameter rim. Being as Coker doesn't make this size, I choose to go with a 3.00 x 21 motorcycle tire. These are close to the correct rim size, and I have seen an article where these were used with success. Being that the only tread pattern I could get for these was for a trials bike, they are very aggressive. If I was going to order another pair, I would choose to get 2.75 x 21, as the slightly smaller size would leave a little more frame clearance.
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From : http://www.simplexservi-cycle.com/index.php?topic=961.0#quickreply
Pete . :)
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Does anyone know a good source to get these tires or have some old ones that could be used or repaired?
Simply put, there is no source.
What I did in the end, as the trail tires didn't look right at all, was order a pair of these from Coker:
https://www.cokertire.com/275-21-firestone-motorcycle-tire.html?utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=%7Bkeyword%7D&utm_content=74773&gclid=CKK6qvPijMsCFRFahgodn9IOwg
I found that I was not comfortable riding the bike at anything more than 5-10 mph. When I put the bike up for sale, I let all prospective buyers know the tire situation in my eBay ad.
The coker 2.75 x 21 ribbed tires looked a lot better than the trials tires. See pictures below.