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Went to get the tyre changed and was told I was okay for another 500 - 1000mls!

Best price given in Leeds are on the Avon Storms - ?183 for the pair fitted

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What about the new Dunlop roadsmart??

Many reviews about them at their launch where they were directly compared to the Roadsmart2, 021's. Aparantly the Dunlop performed better against both.

Dont know how they compare to the Storms. THat said everyone i know raves about them. What are their life expectancy??

I have finished off my BT-015's in 3000 mile. i may squeeze an other 500 out of them if i am lucky.

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8k or so on an SV, they hold their profile very well with general use.

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So i could expect about 5-6K on the kwak then. almost double the 0-15,s. And they will be better in the wet.

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AHHHH the Storms...so nice for your bike, and as nice as comfy pair of sliippers, even with that horrid smooth stuff on after fitting. Yes you have to go a bit careful to scrub em, but TBH I didn't find them a problem......one warning..I've not known anyone to be able to get rid of the chicken strip completely on them....lol, but that is on an SV. I haven't, YC hasn't and even Im Indoors has had a go, and he couldn't........and hes very very very good at getting right over on the SV, on a road.....so theres a challenge for someone

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I know LP hasent got rid of his on the storms either.

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Its something to do with the profile, but you may as well be talking double dutch explaining that to me!! They stick to the road like plop to a blanket and thats all I'm bothered about, and mileage per tyre of course:-) cause i'm stingy!

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Snap!! cant be doing with replacing my rear tyre every 3000 miles :confused:

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I know that the set of Bridestones I had on Suzy before the Arzaros I have on her now lasted about 10,000...I kid you not! but I didn't get on with them at all( perhaps because I inherited them square...lol) I took to the Azaros straight away. Although they've been on her a couple of yrs, as shes been off road, they're great( did the NW3 on them)
I bought my black SV with some Metzler sportec things on, brand new, and came back from France after 2000 miles and got the guy at the tyre shop to bin them I hated them that much, as soon as the Storms were put on I was like a happy bunny again, but so far I couldn't tell you how many miles I've got on them, as that bikes off road:-( but they have been in a lot of rain last year and were brilliant



They are very confidence inspiring, I know Melody, once persuaded to get some, found her riding improving instantly

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My next door neighbour has avon storms on his er6n and has hardly any chicken strip yet never really banks the bike over:scratch:whereas ive got pr2s on the sv,have banked the bike over so far that i've shaved the little stud off the left hand side riders footpeg,yet still around 3/4inch of chicken strip remain:confused:.