Above: The original Yokohama "Trail Sport" on my bike.
I just ordered new tires for my 1975 175 CT3. I looked at a bunch of options so I thought I'd share that info here.
I should note that I only looked at dual sport tires or tires that looked similar. There are certainly more options if you want a "street only" tire.
The original rims are 1.60-18 front and rear on my bike. (The parts manual indicates that some bikes may have had a 1.85 rear rim.) The original tires are Front: 3.25-18 and Rear: 3.50-18. The original Front tire on my bike is a Yokohama "Trail Sport". I presume the original rear was the same.
I personally believe in not putting "too much tire" on bikes, so I rejected anything brands that did not provide a front tire 3.25 or smaller and a rear tire 4.00 or smaller. Frankly, in my opinion, even 3.25 is a lot of tire on these 1.60 stock rims.
Note that I did not check the actual availability on all of these.
Shinko 244 Series Front: 3.00-18 Rear: 3.50-18 Modern look "knobby" dual sport tires
Shinko 241 Series Front: 3.00-18 Rear: 3.50-18 Similar trials type appearance to the original Yokohama "Trail Sport" tires
Kenda K270 Front: 2.75-18 Rear: 3.50-18 Modern look "knobby" dual sport tires
Vee Rubber VRM022 Front: 3.00-18 Rear: 4.00-18 Modern look "knobby" dual sport tires
Vee Rubber VRM022 Front: 3.00-18 Rear: 4.00-18 Similar trials type appearance to the original tires
Heidenau K37 Front: 3.25-18 Rear: 3.50-18 Modernish Trials Tires
Mitas H-03 / Sava H-03 Front: 3.25-18 Rear: 3.50-18 Street tires for rough roads.
I chose the Shinko 241 Series. I'll post some pictures when I get them.
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