KeyLime Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 What's the best/cheapest site to buy tires??? Link to comment
JerryMather Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 SouthWest Moto Tires Link to comment
KeyLime Posted October 28, 2005 Author Share Posted October 28, 2005 It's on the way...great high mileage tires and wet grip........no, I don't get free tires to say that, I just switched from Metzler and don't see going back! Link to comment
texsus Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 I couldn't disagree more. I can't wait to go back to the Metzler Z6's. For my GT the Avons are slippery even on dry pavement in corners with power on and breaking. Also they make my front tire flutter at 35 40mph when I take my hands of the bars to pull my gloves off. I never experienced that before with the Z6's or with the Bridgestones that came with the bike. They may work well for some bikes but I will never have a pair of them on this GT again. Link to comment
KeyLime Posted October 28, 2005 Author Share Posted October 28, 2005 Dunno about your GT dude, but Avon makes many different tires from different compounds...it's all about matching the tire to the ride... Link to comment
ghaverkamp Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 For my GT the Avons are slippery even on dry pavement in corners with power on and breaking. Also they make my front tire flutter at 35 40mph when I take my hands of the bars to pull my gloves off. Sounds to me like you have something else going on. The AV45/46ST combo is pretty much the consensus favorite of RS/GT riders here and on the former i-bmw.com. Link to comment
sdpc2 Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Sounds to me like you have something else going on. The AV45/46ST combo is pretty much the consensus favorite of RS/GT riders here and on the former i-bmw.com. That is the way that i just went... the AV45/46 on my RT. So far, i like them just fine. They are a bit noisy.. but i wear ear plugs! Link to comment
GSman Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 A had a bad vibration in high gear under load with mine...stick like glue and wore well on my ZRX1100, but no good on my RT.. Link to comment
texsus Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 For my GT the Avons are slippery even on dry pavement in corners with power on and breaking. Also they make my front tire flutter at 35 40mph when I take my hands of the bars to pull my gloves off. Sounds to me like you have something else going on. The AV45/46ST combo is pretty much the consensus favorite of RS/GT riders here and on the former i-bmw.com. I would love to be educated as to what else would cause my GT to make me have to baby it when it comes to the rear tire not sticking to the road. And what has caused the front fluter when no hands are on the bars around 40mph. I'm sure Avons must be good on some bikes because I was convinced to try them based on so many glowing reports. All I can say is that my riding experience has changed since I made the switch. And that change has made me distrustful of the GT's corning abilities even on dry pavement. Link to comment
Les is more Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 You guys might be interested in this post Link to comment
texsus Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Thanks, I respect what the Master Yoda says and will search for what makes these tire seem more slippery in the turns. It may be that it is because I haven't set my preload properly when riding two up? Link to comment
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