We came accross big size tyres in the small town of Yazd. Not suitable for all bikes, but for many, this is good news.

Sizes are 3.00-21" front and 4.10-18" rear, as far as I remember, this corresponds to a 90/90-21" and a 120/90-18"

They are new tyres of an Iranian brand, enduro profile (dual purpose I'd say), fresh rubber, looks and feels good quality.
They are even cheap :
Front costs 88.500 rials (12.3 Euro); rear costs 94.500 rials (13.2 Euro) - at the time of writing = May 2002.

Location : between Amin Money Exchange and Beheshti Square on Eman Khomeini Street, same side as Amin Money Exchange. The small motorbike tyre shop bears a signpost "Ralleigh" (in Latin script). The owner doesn't speak one word of English, but is friendly as usual in Iran.

We SUPPOSE that if you can get these tyres in Yazd, it should be possible to get them in Teheran or other big towns as well. But at least this is one certain address - we spotted the tyres on May 9th 2002.

Unfortunately the police bikes --which are the only big bikes in Iran over 125 cc, namely Honda CBX 750-- have 19" tyres front and rear.

Maybe this helps someone out there somewhere... :-)

Many greetings from Gilgit, Northern Pakistan

Iris and Trui

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Iris and Trui
2 belgian women, usually travelling on bikes (now on DR650SE's)

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Iris and Trui
2 belgian women, often travelling on motorbikes (now on DR650SE\'s)
2nd overland from home to Northern India and back, April-October 2002