[peterg]

I've done the dirty deed. One set of Michelin's. It was a close call with King Pin remoulds at half the price. 'W' pattern tread and all the tram lining and gitteryness has gone. Took it up to 70 on the way home without worrying where it was going to go and around the slip road without the customary tail stepping out. Mmm, not going to be such an exciting ride in future.

Currently I am running at 30 psi all round (same as the cross plies). Any other suggestions?

I had them fitted as tubeless, so will let you know how they stand up.

In the spare tyre tray was a new (suppose it would be called new old stock) Indian tyre. Sad that it sat so long without use.

One annoyance, it ticks over at about 800 rpm (just above the 1,000) but when the clutch is depressed it drops off and often stalls. I guess it is vacuum assisted and reduces the vacuum in the inlet. Is there a cure that doesn't result in too high a tick over?