I'm looking for a few options of tires that are a good match in appearance to the stock front tire. Any suggestions?

thanks!

pirelli, metzler, and dunlop are the 3 most common and most praised brands around here. IIRC Metzlers wear quickly and are kind of pricey but offer very good grip. Pirellis offer good grip and wear a long time but are quite pricey. Dunlops offer good grip but wear "rather quickly" but arent super expensive. Whatever you do dont go for any chung fooie chink tires. Not worth the money in the long run unless you're real hard up for cash. My Cheng Shin rear tire ($50) was bald by 5k mi and the front ($30) just started loosing air after a year and a half. No puntures that I could find. It just started losing 3 psi or so every day. Spent the extra $40 on dunlops and I know they'll have a much better return on my investment as that what I had the time before last.

ls650v wrote on 10/09/10 at 06:11:59:

I'm pushing 10,000 on mine with plenty of tread left. All three brands are well liked by members here.

Has anyone tried the Michelins? I have had good luck with the auto tires, excellent slush and wet grip with long wear.

Finally got my Pirelli 66 Route's on after them sitting for a couple months.  Got them from Dennis Kirk with tubes and rim strips for $177 total.  Not real crazy about the look but boy did they make a difference in the ride.  I have a 95 with 3800 miles on the original IRC's.  They were hard and checked.  Worlds of difference with the new tires.  Oh yah.  The rear tire is a 140/90H-15 and a little larger than stock.  It leaves about a 1/2" clearance between the tire and drive belt.