Choosing a Rear Avon Tire

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Jun 25, 2012 | 08:02 PM

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2deuce

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This is the guy that I get Avons from. Lowest price that I've found so far and they're on my porch 2 days later.
http://www.sporttour.com/

Jun 25, 2012 | 08:13 PM

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sgmfiser

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Hey Sumpnut, what type and size are those rear shocks?? That bike looks realy low. In the wind.

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Jun 26, 2012 | 09:26 AM

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rockon

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Originally Posted by Sumpnut

I ran the Avon Storm 2 Ultra 170/60ZR17 on the rear and the Avon Venom
110/90-19 on the front..Great combo for all weathers..I live in sweden and ride year round.
Changed the rear to the Pirelli Night Dragon 180/60B17 V after the Avon wore out,still a good tire but the Avons grip a little better in my opinion.

The Pirelli although a 180 is'nt really that much wider than the avon,just has a higher sidewall.

Hey Sumpnut, thanks for the pics! It does seem like the Pirelli fills out the fender a little more, both front to back and side to side, but I'm not too worried about that. Anything wider than the 160 is an improvement to me. I think I'm pretty well sold on the Storm, I'll talk to the indie today about the Venom.

There's a side of me that still hates to remove a perfectly good front tire, but adding a matched Venom can only be an improvement.

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Originally Posted by 2deuce

This is the guy that I get Avons from. Lowest price that I've found so far and they're on my porch 2 days later.
http://www.sporttour.com/

Thanks for the link, those are really good prices. My only problem is getting tires and bike to the shop in one go.

Jun 26, 2012 | 03:10 PM

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2deuce

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Yeah, they are hard to balance and ride! I usually have to tap somebody to follow me to the shop with the tires.

Jun 27, 2012 | 01:01 AM

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rockon

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I went down to the Indie today and put a 170/60R-17 Storm and 110/90H-19 Venom on order...I opted for the wider tire up front because my tire following road snakes and cracks pisses me off, and I think it looks better. I'm shelling out more than I would from sporttour.com but this shop does good work and I'm new to this area so I don't have anyone to help cart the tires over. The convenience is worth it I guess.

I'm looking forward to trying them out, I've heard nothing but good things and I need some tires that I can trust for once.