Avon VP2 Sports
 

Hello all,

Well I’ve got about a month of wear/600 miles left in my current set of storms and after reading many, many, many, many threads on the pro’s and con’s that people offer for the various options available I decided to have a go on a set of new Avon VP2 Sports to see what they’re like. I know they are unlikely to last quite as well as Storms but with the dual compound tread I’m hoping they give a reasonable mileage on my mainly motorway commute, with a good load of grip & feel on the edges when I find a few corners.

Made enquiries to several places and the prices I’ve been quoted don’t vary too much, but I thought I’d share what I know so far. Prices are for 120/60ZR17 (55W) front and 160/60ZR17 (69W) rear including VAT & delivery unless stated otherwise.

Watling 01474321455 http://www.watling-tyres.co.uk/motorcycle.php
Front £81, rear £110, delivery £12. Total £203

Sea Star Superbikes 01508471919 http://www.seastarsuperbikes.co.uk/
Don’t deal in Avon, but did offer Pirelli Diablo Rosso @ £230

TyresalesUK 08448845103 http://www.tyresalesuk.co.uk/
£175.49 pair + £6.95 carriage. Total £182.44

Bike Revs 07790115628 http://www.bikerevs.co.uk/
Couldn’t give a firm price as their suppliers didn’t have stock yet, but expected around £186

Bike Tyres Leeds 0113 260 7383 http://www.biketyresleeds.co.uk/
£179 for cash & carry as they are close enough to home for me to collect, also offer full drive in/drive out or loose wheel fitting service

Furlong Motorcycle Tyres 01935425888 http://www.furlongtyres.com/
£159.60+VAT. Total £183.54

Not seen them listed on M&P or Busters yet, and so far haven't had a reply to my inquiry to Busters.

Re: Avon VP2 Sports
 

Try round and black or halifax motorcycles, rob is an avon dealer last I checked. Priced fairly reasonably.

Re: Avon VP2 Sports
 

cheers YC :-)

Re: Avon VP2 Sports
 

Can you fit them yourself?

Re: Avon VP2 Sports
 

yep, got the bead breaker & balancer cheers. think this'll be the third change now so i'm getting fairly well practiced

Re: Avon VP2 Sports
 

Tyre prices have gone up recent and your looking at around £30 extra on all costs. I don't want to throw a spanner in the works but what's making you move away from storms?
I would expect a storm to last around 5/6000 miles but a Viper sport will still be soft in the centre won't it?

I checked the Avon website to read up on them but there is not anything on a VP2?
Sorry I'm not trying to be rude if it's come across that way mate just wondering :)

You could try BCT Motorcycles in Shipley that's not too far away. www.bctmotorcycles.co.uk

Re: Avon VP2 Sports
 

There's nothing in particular that's making me move away from storms, they have been an excellent fitment on the sv giving great grip & feel and are going to have lasted about 9000miles which is ace. I just feel like trying something else and reckon if the storms are that good, how much better might the grip of the new VP2's be? I know the VP2 is unlikely to last 9000 miles, but I don't often rag it in a straight line, not much opportunity or point in commuting traffic, so the harder middle tread may just stand up to a decent mileage. But I would like just a bit more grip at the edges for playtime.

Found some info and the product datasheet on the Cambrian Tyres website here http://www.cambriantyres.co.uk/avon-tyres/1659
direct download of datasheet http://www.cambriantyres.co.uk/1660.file.dld

PS - spoke to Rob @ Halifax Motorcycle Services this morning, seems like an extremely helpful chap. He's not got a lot of info about the tyres at the mo so he suggested I call back in a week or so when he should have had chance to see the Avon rep and get the low down on expected wear and prices.