You're welcome, Jim. :) You do need to watch out for the shipping charges. ;) If you order several tires from Motorcycle Superstore, you will get free shipping. Bike Bandit charges a flat rate of $7-$8 for shipping. :)

Ahh yes, it looks like about $40 to ship to Washington from American Moto Tire. Motorcycle Superstore offers free shipping, which it says is saving me about $7. I wonder if it will change when I enter an address. Bike Bandit is more money.

Thank you very much for the info and tips.

So from what I've seen so far I am looking at 2 different choices here...

The IRC GS Tires
http://www.americanmototire.com/catalog/images/GS11.jpg
S OR H-RATED
TUBE TYPE ONLY
STANDARD INCH AND LOW PROFILE SERIES SIZES
PROVIDES GOOD TRACTION, BRAKING, AND CORNERING AS WELL AS EXCELENT MILEAGE FOR JUST ABOUT ANY SMALL TO MID-SIZED MOTORCYCLE
IRC GS-11 3.50S-18 REAR $55
IRC GS-11 3.25H-19 FRONT $57

OR

Duro HF
http://www.americanmototire.com/cata...ages/hf302.jpg
FIT CLASSIC/VINTAGE BIKES GOING BACK 35 YEARS
DESIGNED TO FIT BOTH FRONT AND REAR
USE OF MODERN COMPOUNDS AND CONSTRUCTION CREATES HIGHER QUALITY THAN OEM TIRES OF THE PAST
TUBE TYPE
DURO HF314 3.50S-18 R/R TT $33
DURO HF317 3.25H-19 FRONT TT $30


The above info is all from American Motorcycle Tire... The IRC tires are cheaper there then from motorcycle superstore, however they have $40 shipping, where as motorcycle superstore has free shipping, in the end it is about $30 cheaper to go with motorcycle superstore for those tires, at about $130 shipped.

If I go with the Duro's, I can't get them from motorcycle superstore. However, shipping on them from American Motorcycle Tire is only about $16. Around $79 shipped.

What do you guys think would look better on the CL? I'm leaning towards the Duro's mainly because they're cheaper.

The Duro tires look great to me. I would save the $50 and go with the Duro tires! ;)

Spud :)

Duros all the way, despite the cost savings.

I was very happy with the Duros on my lifan. The duro median would actually make a good street tire too. Kinda of an aggressive look.

Thanks for all the opinions :)

Allen I'm not sure if the median comes in the correct sizes? Either way the other Duro's look like they should suit the bike alright, I'll get an order placed...

:)

Those duros you picked out will be close to original. The medians probably don't come in the right sizes.

The duros are made in Taiwan. Japanese quality, Chinese price.

Well I haven't placed an order yet, still doing a bit of back and forth in my head, the IRC tires look a little more "off road" than the Duro's... Not a whole lot, but being that it's a CL and not a CB I am thinking maybe the IRC would suit it better... It is a little hard to tell though with the pictures provided.

Not sure if I mentioned it or not, but the front brake drums that Darwin picked out for me do look like they match... He said it is the same as a cm400 I believe it was. However the actual CL350 front drum is no longer produced with very little stock remaining. It isn't available on eBay, only the rear... So if anyone ends up with a CL and needs front brake drums I can find the part number on the box.

Here's what the tread looks like on the original tires.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...tstuck/009.jpg

The tread pattern on the IRC tires is a better match to the original tire tread. However, as you stated, I think the Duro and IRC tires will have virtually the same traction offroad. ;) The price difference between the Duro and IRC tires is not that great. ;) If you like the looks, and the slightly better traction of the IRC tires, I think you should get the IRC tires. ;) However, I don't think you can go wrong with either choice. :)

Spud :)

Well I think the IRC rear looks good, I think the front is a little off though, still looking, I don't need them right yet anyways so I'm going to look around a bit more...

These are IRC GP1 tires... I can get the correct size in the rear, but the front is trickier... The closest I can find is a 3.75 - 19, but it's a rear, so these probably aren't the best choice.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/jcwhitney/p...5226G_CL_1.jpg

Here's a better shot of the IRC GS tires.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/jcwhitney/p...5222G_CL_1.jpg

Here is a Dunlop K70 the pictured front tire looks good, too bad the back doesn't look the same. Sizes are off a bit as well.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/jcwhitney/p...5168G_CL_1.jpg

Please post a photo of the original front tire, Jim. Also, what is the size of the front tire? If you like the IRC GP1 tread pattern, I might be able to offer a good alternative. ;)

Spud :)

The tread pattern on the front looks identical to the rear in the original tires. I forgot to check the name on them.

OEM size is 3.00 - 19 front, and 3.50 - 18 rear.

How bad of an idea is it to mix and match front and rear tires? Maybe I'll do some googling on the subject. I think the K70 front and IRC GS rear wouldn't look bad.

I don't think you will have any problems mixing the two different brands of tires. ;) The K70 tire looks like a pretty good match, but it is only available in size 3.25-19.

http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/tire...egory.asp?id=9

You might also like the Shinko 244 tire; it is available in size 2.75-19. I have used the size 3.00-18, Shinko 244 tire on the front wheel of my Zong, and it is a very good tire. :)

Spud :)

http://www.bikebandit.com/assets/pro...44SeriesLG.gif

The Shinko 244 is a bit more aggressive looking, and cheap.... So many options :)

From what I've seen (without heading over and actually reading the tires at my parents place), I believe the original tires on the cl30 are a Bridgestone "Safety".

I'm not planning any off road riding for the bike, mainly just looking for something that is appropriate for the "scrambler" design of the bike.