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Finally "bit the bullet" and bought a pair of Dunlop TT100's (K81) to replace my worn Appocoliptic's The bike has handled pretty poorly since I got it last year - and having done just over 1000 miles the tyres were due for a change.
I love the look of the old TT100's as thats what we all fitted back in the day (70's/80's) so I got hold of a tubed metric set: 19 x 100/90 & 18 x 130/80, for the grand sum of £218





The rear was a real b*****d to fit... the old one was stuck to the alloy rim... then it took a good hour of fiddling to get it seated okay!!!!!

Been out for a brief 10 mile run and the bike has been transformed

No more weaving when you take your hands off the bars, no more wandering and following road grooves...... I'm well pleased

Couple more photo's - just before I changed the tyres....

I love the W650 and keep looking out for a cheap rough one to do up but they certainly hold their money well.

oldtimer wrote:I love the W650 and keep looking out for a cheap rough one to do up but they certainly hold their money well.

Yep - they're great modern retro rides ... Ed (of Z1R fame) is to blame for me getting one I prefer older bikes, but sometimes one needs a newer design of machine for traveling further, faster and hassle free - so the W650 was the only one for me. The Triumph Scrambler was my first choice, but after a test ride (and seeing how much they go for) the W650 won hands down I really like the KICKSTART too

I remember trying Dunlop K181's in the early 80's and they were dreadful - Obviously Dunlop (and the others) have improved a lot since then - thankfully

It is a very good looking bike - especially with all the chrome - Maybe this is the bike Kawasaki should have built instead of the old z750 twin! Would have made an even bigger impression in the 70's.
Nice one