Need new rims for 350 wc - recommendations?

[STEVENM63]

I am going to be ordering rims and tires for my 350 project. What size rims would you guys recommend? WM2 or WM3. This will primarily be a road bike (maybe some track time). I heard that finding good WM2 rubber is difficult.

Recommendations?

[Jordan]

This isn't a recommendation, just what's stamped on my 350 widecase 18 inch wheels, front and rear: BORRANI RM-01-4647 WM2 1.85
They were fitted by a well regarded Ducati tuner/dealer who I bought the bike from.

Jordan

[graeme]

I would also use WM2

Graeme

[STEVENM63]

I am having trouble finding tires, especially rears, for WM2 wheels. Anyone using a WM3 rear with a WM2 front? What size tires are you guys using for WM2 front and rear or WM3 front/rear?

Thanks,
Steven

[JimF]

I have recently been looking into available tires that will fit a 1970s MV Agusta.

Several years ago many people I knew that were then looking for tires to fit vintage bikes were buying a Chinese offering from a company names Cheng Shin. I can't say I heard any horror stories, but I never heard anyone rave about them either.

More recently though I have been steered in the direction of a tire brand called Shinko Heidenu which seems to be a German company (although I can't vouch for the tires being manufactured there.) So far I have nothing less than all good reports on their quality and performance and I would buy a set of Shinko Heidenu tires if I were ready to buy at this moment

There seems to be several US importers of Shinko if that's where you are writing from.

Otherwise I have in the past found that internet searching for the word "tyres" yields more and different results than using the word "tires", returning hits from the UK where they have a thriving vintage bike scene. I also know from past experience when I bought tires made for the Thailand market which were then exported to Australia and later sold and shipped to me in the US that all a seller has to do is duct tape a set of tires together and put a label on them. No box is required, the tires don't really wight that much and no matter how roughly any shipper along the way handles them they won't be able to break the tires. Small boxes of inner tubes and rim protector strips can be taped inside the tire as well.


Jim

[graeme]

What about Dunlop TT100 GP tyres? (Tires for you Americans)
Ive used these a d they are very good on light motorcycles.
K81 is possibly an identifier for these.
They last ok and are good wet or dry, and not expensive.
Fit WM2 rims on my yellow 450.

Graeme

[graeme]

The correct name is Dunlop Roadmaster TT100 GP
Rear is 3.50 x 18
Front is 3.00 x 18
WM2 rims.
Good tyres

Graeme

[Dave_the_Rave]

First things first, sorry for pulling up such an old thread, I have done this to prove I have bothered my lazy bones to at least look for the info I require before I end up asking.

And so to the asking.... let me set the scene..... I bought my Mk3 250 project last year and its frame building time now that the engine is done, so the rims I have are denoted as follows (both of)

Borrani - WM - 1/1.6 - 18/36 Record - Made in Italy (between me and you the 'made in italy' bit on each rim clearly didn't go on at the same time as the rest of the marking)

According to Mick Walker, he suggests Pirelli MT 15 MAndrake S type (super sports) and then makes mention of Schreider valves.

I went along to the big tyre merchants in town today and explained the above, the boss (owner) looked at me like I'd asked for jewelry made from Unicorn Ivory. Closest he could find was 2.5 18's trail tyres. Then he suggested a specialist magazine (take it easy you scamps!) and a vintage tyre website.

I live in the UK. Cheers DtR.

[Madman]

I covered this subject on my blog not so long ago. Mine is also a 250 M3. See ducatistbike.wordpress.com/2016/12/15/tyres/, You will have to copy and past into your browser.
Hope that helps.

[Dave_the_Rave]

Pardon me, browser isn't very happy with me

dtr