Thoughts on Avon Cobras
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Thoughts on Avon Cobras
I live in the Midwest and am dealing with winter at the moment but like to have my scoot ready for riding first week of March. I am close enough on tire wear to just replace them when I take her in for a oil change in a month or so. I have been running Avon Cobra's for some years now, but the last two sets didn't seem to give me the miles I used to get out of them. I have not tried the Avon "Chromes" so I'm asking what those that run Avon's think of them. I know they used to be a softer tire where milage was never top notch but they always gripped good in the twisties and on wet roads yet still gave decent milage.
I'm mostly a flatlander these days so milage and wet road handling are above corner gripping. Thoughts?
I'm mostly a flatlander these days so milage and wet road handling are above corner gripping. Thoughts?
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I haven't tried the Cobras but I have tried the Venoms and the times that I got stuck riding in the rain, they did a great job for me. Based on my experiences, I think they are good tires but to each their own.
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My first Avons were Venoms, last ones I bought were Cobras. I don't worry about tire life, just getting the best traction, and I've never ridden on anything better, I won't take a chance on anything else unless I run into a size Avon doesn't make.
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Thanks for all the input, guys!
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My 900lbs Road King will probably keep the stock Dunlops as it's my couch bike, my causal ride it doesn't get pushed and living in Ca. wet roads aren't a common event.
The 600lbs shovel on the other hand will always be Avon's, the chicken strips get real thin on those as I tend to get frisky with her and the twisties out here.
Like anything else, right tools for the job at hand.
The 600lbs shovel on the other hand will always be Avon's, the chicken strips get real thin on those as I tend to get frisky with her and the twisties out here.
Like anything else, right tools for the job at hand.
