Alright. So manual says 3.5 19-4pr for the front, but the tire that's on the front is 3.25 19 54p... I've asked around and researched and it seems like there's no way to know for sure if I have the stock wheels on there. Searched the numbers printed on the rims but they aren't matching anything coming up on the internet--or im missing somethign. They look stock, but that's all it seems I can go by...judging by age of the front tire, 40 years, and bike is 37 years old, it was either stock or put on shortly after. PO says he thinks they're stock, def the front. Rear has manual recommended size on now anyway.
In any event, my question is whether you guys have input on whether I should go for 3.5 as the manual says--thus assuming the wheel is stock--or go with 3.25 which is on there, knowing maybe PO put on something different from stock...? Or is the difference negligible? Looks like 3.5 and 3.25 both take 2.5 rim which I can decipher from printing on rim.. Kinda seems like a call I just have to make but figured I'd throw it out in case im missing something.
Also...load index number for tire: that # is per tire here, yes? Just want to make sure
I think I'm going with Avon by the way. Speedmaster up front, safety mileage in the back.
I love the look of the Firestone deluxe champion that Coker does, but I'm reading mixed reviews on performance and they're really tilting towards negative at the end of day. Spotty performance in grooves and wet areas, tread coming off...eek.
Shinko 240s look great and I've seen mostly good feedback but I'm a sucker for the look of that Avon front wheel and have heard only good things about the Avon performance so far, excepting that obviously they're not sport or crazy high performance tires etc. I may try the Shinko 240 next round.