Avon AV35/36

[Robbe]

Any one run a storm with Azaro AV35/36's?
Local tire place is offering a pair for £125 fitted.

Had Azaro's on my cbr6 and they were pretty good, esp in the wet.


Robb
'97 Firestorm

[firestorm_al]

Any one run a storm with Azaro AV35/36's?
Local tire place is offering a pair for £125 fitted.

Had Azaro's on my cbr6 and they were pretty good, esp in the wet.


Robb
'97 Firestorm

I have a friend who would never put Avons on a bike especially when wet. I'd say if you were happy with them before then you know what you're getting yourself into. £125 is a pretty good price in anyones book!

[firestorm_al]

From the looks of it the 35/36's are getting superceded by the Avon Azaro ST Sport Touring AV45/46's hence the price.

I balieve you can still get Dunlop D207RR's at a very good price at the moment if you shop around.

[Robbe]

I have a friend who would never put Avons on a bike especially when wet. I'd say if you were happy with them before then you know what you're getting yourself into. £125 is a pretty good price in anyones book!

Wet's not going to be a problem now, since bike will be a dry weather toy.

Robb

[Teamslug]

If ya can shop around and get some Dunlop 207RR's they are still pretty cheap for a top tyre i got my last pair from http://www.motorcycletyresuk.com/ they have gone up a bit in price they are £179.99 at the moment not as cheap as £125 and i have never put Avons on my bike, but i wouldnt put anything else on my storm loads of grip feedback/feel

[steve]

If its any help, lots of places seem to be doing deals on dunlop d208's at the moment, i've tried just about everything on mine(except avons!) and have been well happy with the 208's. On my third set now.

steve

[grim the embalmer]

i run D207's at the moment(i think the 208's have replaced them)and their great ,i've never had any incident with them.Dunno about in the wet though don't do wet!!!

[SteveR76]

Azaros in the wet....? Erm, yeah, i bought my secondhand '99 VTR with AV35/36s and they were good in the dry, but felt awful in the wet, especially over white lines, cats eyes, overbanding etc. They seemed to grip, but never really trusted them.... Junked them for BT010s - big improvement! Still, the Avons are cheaper... Yer pays yer money I guess :-)

[philsmith]

Anyone got experience of Pirelli's on a Firestorm?

The guy who is dynoing (spelling??) my bike is recommending he fits some for me.

Thanx Phil.

[Robbe]

well, the tyre problem is sorted.
The 207RR's arrived this morning
£147 (delivery was £3) from motorbike-tyres.com
All i gotta do now is get em fitted.

Robb

[Stormtrooper]

I personally would not run avons, as they are shite in the wet,poor grip no feedback,& you dare not lean over with them as there is not enough tread to clear water, this can be a recipe for disaster.
i have run pirrelli evos on a previous storm they were prety good in all weathers, totally stable & stickier than sh*t to a blanket
a corsa on the front & a standard evo on the back. the gts ones are also a good cheaper option , but they do take a bit to heat up & are not quite as grippy as the evos.
the dunlop 207 rr are also pretty good & like the pirelli evos will wear out quite quickly & also remember due to the profile of these tyres they steer quickly & can feel a bit vauge on straight lines at speed somtimes,
havent tried the new 208s yet but may give them a go if the price is right when its time for a new set.

[bsharp]

Can't comment on wet performance and personally I would rather eat my own doodoo than buy avons BUT

My mate is very quick on them at trackdays

VERY QUICK

he prefers em to 207's !!!!

As for me

Wet - Michelin pilot Race wets
Dry - Michelin Pilot Race 2 ( yikes 300 miles to a back tyre)
Inter - Michelin Pilot Cup sport

Road - Pilot Sports

Give em time to warm up and they all stick like you know what to a blanket