New Tires
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From: New Albany, Ms.
Avon
I have to confess that mileage only bothers me if it is bad! I've used Avon Venoms for many years, but usually change them well before they get to their last legs. I only have one Cobra at present and haven't ridden it far yet (they are fairly recently introduced). Avons do however give excellent grip in all weathers, especially heavy rain, are very stable and give a great compliant ride. Well worth a try!
Just about to wear out my first Cobra, on the back. Roughly 6000-7000 miles on it & maybe 1000 more if I push it. Front will be good till next year. Good tires dry or wet. I like em!
Ride Safe,
Harold
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From: SE Louisiana
I have to confess that mileage only bothers me if it is bad! I've used Avon Venoms for many years, but usually change them well before they get to their last legs. I only have one Cobra at present and haven't ridden it far yet (they are fairly recently introduced). Avons do however give excellent grip in all weathers, especially heavy rain, are very stable and give a great compliant ride. Well worth a try!
I bought a tire machine and been changing tires on bikes for a while now, I would have changed most of the tires I'm replacing for people way before they did, down to the cords on some.
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Ha, cords are still good to go, when you can see the air inside is a good indicator.
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From: Cook County, IL
Anybody used Avon's Gangster WW's? My RKC has the Harley Dunlop (D402?) whitewalls on it, and I'm not crazy about them. They're in fine shape, but I'm probably gonna change them after Sturgis and I love how whitewalls look on the bike.
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IC IC, don't be sorry. I had a rough go of it yesterday. My brain never quite caught up the rest of me yesterday. Typical Monday zombie blues! Much better today, LOL!
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From: Frozelandia, Minnysota
All but the knobbies in this pic are old tread style Dunlops, the worst handling tires I've ever ridden on - I've seen these on a lot of Japanese bikes, too. The bottom one had an excuse, of course (only rode it home when I bought the bike it was on), but the others were far from the wear bars. The skinny 21" was on my 1200, incredible tar snake and crack follower, thought I'd have to get a fatter wheel, but tried an Avon and that completely cured the wiggles. Sticky tires might wear faster, but my priority when getting tires is grip; mileage and cost isn't even a factor in my tire buying decision.
That better looking knobby is a 1993, by the way. Some people never change tires till they won't hold air!
That better looking knobby is a 1993, by the way. Some people never change tires till they won't hold air!
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From: Haslet Texas
All but the knobbies in this pic are old tread style Dunlops, the worst handling tires I've ever ridden on - I've seen these on a lot of Japanese bikes, too. The bottom one had an excuse, of course (only rode it home when I bought the bike it was on), but the others were far from the wear bars. The skinny 21" was on my 1200, incredible tar snake and crack follower, thought I'd have to get a fatter wheel, but tried an Avon and that completely cured the wiggles. Sticky tires might wear faster, but my priority when getting tires is grip; mileage and cost isn't even a factor in my tire buying decision.
That better looking knobby is a 1993, by the way. Some people never change tires till they won't hold air!
That better looking knobby is a 1993, by the way. Some people never change tires till they won't hold air!
For that reason I think Harley told Dunlop what rubber compound to use in their tires and never upgraded.
I agree with you on the most important thing to look for on a tire BTW.