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Old May 15, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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I just put a 250 AV72 on the Rocker and in less than 5 miles areas of the tread are peeling. Has anybody else seen this with Avons? Are these discount internet stores selling blems?? WTF
 
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Old May 15, 2010 | 02:07 PM
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you actually got an avon 250 to fit bet that is tight sorry cant help on the blistering maybe just a bad tire
 
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Old May 15, 2010 | 03:03 PM
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On the stock rim, tire to belt clearance is .22"-.30", depending on where the belt rides on the pulley. On my bike the outside edge of the belt rubs on the swingarm... now that is tight.
 
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Old May 15, 2010 | 05:11 PM
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While I can not explain the Blistering, I can tell you that I took a long time to decide between the Avon 250 and the Dunlop Elite3 250. I eventually went with the 250 Elite3, however in doing my homework I did stumble on a post either here on HDforums or on another Forum where someone described your exact issue and how they were having a Beoch of a time with Avon Tyres to get reimbursed with a New Rubber. Do a little research and you may find this thread either here or on Google.com .

Hope it works out for you....

NR
 
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Old May 15, 2010 | 10:29 PM
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Dude that sucks, contact the seller see what they have to say about that. Where did you buy it from?
 
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Old May 15, 2010 | 11:51 PM
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The Avon 200/17 Cobra I run will start blistering toward the end of it's life.
I haven't had a problem with them in the beginning though.....
 
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