Tire recommendations G5 with sidecar?

[AwL]

Looking to future tire replacement on G5 with sidecar.  Currently running Avon Speedmaster MK II front, Avon SM MK II rear - both seem fine but wondered if there are other recommendations for sidecar rigs?

[jartist]

A lot of guys use that rear Avon SM Mark II on all three with a sidecar because they last so long and the square profile works well with a hack.

[GA-DK]

My G5 came with Avon SM-II front and rear.  Sidecar had 3.25-19 Avon Sidecar on it.  At about 3k miles the front was slick in thew center and was replaced with Dunlop K-70 3.25-19.  It gave almost 2 inches increase in circumference which greatly reduced the speedometer error.  I plan to replace rear with Avon 3.5-19 Sidecar when the time comes.  I have not found a source of that in 3.25-19, so would probably go with the K-70 on front and sidecar.  It is too soon to tel, but I think it will give good mileage.  I rather like it.  GA-DK

[AwL]

Thanks for the info guys.  Speedmaster was getting down to wear bars so opted for Dunlop K70 replacement after reading this and other treads. Test ride after installation felt fine.  We'll see how many miles we get out of it.  Al

[The Garbone]

My only concern with a K70 is on the rear tire as they tend to wear out pretty fast.    That said I just put a new K70 on the rear of my outfit.   I rather change an easy K70 every 4k miles instead of fighting a Speedmaster truck tire every 8k. 

To be honest I would like to try something other than a K70 on the rear but have yet to find anything in the size for a reasonably priced. The Avon 3.5-19 Sidecar looks pretty good.


Edit... Now you have me surfing.
Here we go.
http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/motorcycle/sidecar

And a good thread..

http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=7831&start=15