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Old 12-07-10, 02:52 PM   #1
yorkie_chris
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Default Avon Viper Sport/supersport. My thoughts

Sport rear, supersport front.
I can't say I'm impressed with these tyres.

I ended up with the pressures set about 30/34. Running them at a lower pressure gave a much nicer ride, and they did not start to squidge, but they melted and gave a lot of hot tear.

Running them at this pressure to prevent the tearing, it's like going back in time, like I'd un-spent about £700 on my suspension. Harsh. You feel every ripple, but too much, feel like a KR1S or something*. I'm sure the tyre was bouncing off ripples when cranked over that the storms or supercorsas would take in their stride.

Grip on smooth tarmac was excellent. The front feeling very predictable and composed on the brakes. I could not get either end to slide in several of the usual places I can slide it about simply because I did not dare push it that hard as they felt like they would jump off the ripples rather than slide down them smoothly.

Nothing I did with suspension settings helped. *Which with a penske 8983 in back is NOT the norm!

In the wet they were not good. A speck of rain cools them down making them feel (even more) harsh and numb. They were spinning up through puddles which the storm STs would normally carve through without a seconds thought.

No comment regarding mileage as I got these part worn.

On the 1% of time where the corner is just right for these tyres to work, I would be faster. At the expense of the other 99% of the time thinking "meh!"

Should be so much better than this. Fit racetec or supercorsa scrubs if you want sticky tyres.
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