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CH80 TIRES and HEADLIGHT
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 11:21 am
by leakinglewis
New Member here but have had a CH80 '87 for about a year and a half. I have a couple of questions:
1) Any tire recommendations? Ron Ayers is selling IRC 80/90 10" scooter tires for $15.22. Any negative experiences? Seems like a cheap way to get some new rubber on the road.
2). Is there an FAQ or does anyone have any experience upgrading the headlight on an Elite 80? I don't ride far at night but even going to the grocery store is an adventure.
Any thoughts or help is appreciated.
Re: CH80 TIRES and HEADLIGHT
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 11:48 am
by Wheelman-111
Greetings:
Never have run a CH80, but 80/90 tires sound really small. I'm pretty sure that size fits the much-smaller NQ50 Spree, in fact. 90/90 is closer to 3.50, which may be your stock size. Otherwise, IRC is one of Honda's stock brands and should be fine.
Re: CH80 TIRES and HEADLIGHT
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:31 am
by leakinglewis
Wheelman-111 wrote:Greetings:
Never have run a CH80, but 80/90 tires sound really small. I'm pretty sure that size fits the much-smaller NQ50 Spree, in fact. 90/90 is closer to 3.50, which may be your stock size. Otherwise, IRC is one of Honda's stock brands and should be fine.
Thanks, I will take your advice and go with a larger tire.
Re: CH80 TIRES and HEADLIGHT
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:59 am
by EastCoastCB
Much more money, but I'm VERY pleased with my new Michelin S1's on my 2001 CH80. Once I finally got the front one swapped the headshake went away and the handling has improved 110%.
Not sure if it's any brighter, but I have headlight from a later Elite with replaceable bulbs and a wiring harness for it. Will swap it when my weak factory headlight fails.
Re: CH80 TIRES and HEADLIGHT
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:33 am
by Kevinstonge
Welcome to the forum!
1) The only tire I run on my ch80's and can definitely recommend is the continental zippy 1 3.5x10". 39.99 at motorcyclesuperstore.com. Fantastic traction and feel. Semi soft but doesn't wear too fast. I usually get about 2k miles out if a rear, and 6-7k out of a front. The S1 would be my next choice.
2) like east coast mentioned, it's possible to swap a headlight/bracket/wire harness from the 05+ ch80's, which have a better design for projecting the light, and being able to replace just the bulb( which is a 35w/35w I believe) is nice too. It made a huge difference in my 93 and I highly recommend this mod.
Here is a pic of my 93 with the headlight upgrade, and an 05 behind it.
