Sidecar Tires

[Daveh67]

My A10 1960 is comming together. Im fitting an early 70s sidecar and I am after sugestions for tire choice for the bike in a siodecar type tire.
cheern n beers
Dave

[Kickaha]

Heidenau do a 4.00 x 19 https://www.heidenautires.com/product/k-28-2/ assuming you are on 19inch wheels, otherwise Metzler do an 18 inch

[RichardL]

I don't have any knowledge on the topic of tires for or with sidecars, but I just wanted to mention that that is very nice work coming along. Also, coveting your CNC router.

Richard L.

[chaterlea25]

Hi
I'm fairly sure Avon still make the 350x19 Sidecar tyres
As seen on lots of Baby Austin cars

John

[limeyrob]

Having done many miles on a Golden Flash combo I can say the tyres work hard.  You need a stiff tyre that holds its shape cornering as there's a lot of side force. You also want a flatter profile, there no leaning so you want tread on the road.  The front spends a lot of its time going slightly sideways.  We would use Avon SM mk2 on all the wheels as they are stiff and square-ish profile, but they were cheap, now I see they have jacked the prices up a lot.

[fffcycles]

What with Goodyear planning to close the Avon factory and perhaps moving production of certain types to France (?) along with a healthy increase of prices I took advantage of a recent sale from a supplier here in Canada to purchase a few sets of spare tires for my Nortons and a few others. What will we do for classic tire preferences in a few years? My A7 got a set of Heidenau's as I really thought they look pretty good and seem like they give a good ride.
Frank