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Howdy guys,
I'm in the process of resurrecting my 77. I'm working on the clutch currently but know that the moment thats done, I'm gonna want to ride it. So I'm looking at the bike and it has the Star Mag rear wheel and Comstar front wheel.... it looks odd. I believe its supposed to have wire for both. I'm considering buying wire wheels for both. As of now I'm trying to figure out the tire situation since apparently very few people make a rear tire for this bike. I'm looking at the Bridgestone BT-45 and cannot seem to find the original tire size listed. From what I've read it takes a 120/90/17, and I've only found 110/90/17 or 130/80/17. So my question is, which should I do? And is it ok to run these tubeless tires with a tube on the wire wheel? This is my first bike and I'm not sure how the tire sizes will effect riding. This will be a bike to work and back with ocassional longish drives for fun.
Thanks!
I'm in the process of resurrecting my 77. I'm working on the clutch currently but know that the moment thats done, I'm gonna want to ride it. So I'm looking at the bike and it has the Star Mag rear wheel and Comstar front wheel.... it looks odd. I believe its supposed to have wire for both. I'm considering buying wire wheels for both. As of now I'm trying to figure out the tire situation since apparently very few people make a rear tire for this bike. I'm looking at the Bridgestone BT-45 and cannot seem to find the original tire size listed. From what I've read it takes a 120/90/17, and I've only found 110/90/17 or 130/80/17. So my question is, which should I do? And is it ok to run these tubeless tires with a tube on the wire wheel? This is my first bike and I'm not sure how the tire sizes will effect riding. This will be a bike to work and back with ocassional longish drives for fun.
Thanks!