Avon viper sports - SV650.org

15-01-09, 10:19 AM

Hi all, going to fit some avon viper sports to my 650 k5. Has anyone tried these and if so what did you think?
Costing me £160 fitted to loose wheels.
cheers.

Luckypants · 15-01-09, 10:41 AM

Seen this thread? http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=123606

Are you getting Viper Sports or the new Viper SP2?

Also a search for 'Viper' in the tyres section throws up a few hits like this....

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...per#post951088

HTH

15-01-09, 10:47 AM

Just asked for viper sports, may ask about v2's if its a newer model.
Thanks for the links

chris8886 · 15-01-09, 10:54 AM

i've got vipers on mine. really good tyre, wet weather grip is good and dry grip excellent. great on track days too. only thing i'm not quite so keen about them so far is the rears don't last quite as long as i'd like (but that probably has more to do with track days and me being ham fisted with the throttle) and when it's really cold the front feels a bit vague (my front is getting towards needing to be changed though). although saying that i should imagine most tyres don't feel all that great when it's real cold.

yorkie_chris · 15-01-09, 11:21 AM

Sticky as a sticky thing, but they're a sports tyre. So they warm up in their own time. Didn't feel as planted as the storms on mine in the wet. Mileage almost certainly shorter than the storm.

Not a bad price, but they are not the latest thing (VP2) so will be a little cheaper.

What sort of riding do you do? If your bike lives in a pit garage then vipers... if you use it on the road normally then go for a sport touring tyre like the storms.

15-01-09, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Sticky as a sticky thing

Sticky as a stick insect called Stick stuck in a sticky bun

sorry couldn't resist, I bid you farewell

15-01-09, 06:52 PM

Lovely tyres, a little OTT for the SV on the road and the Azaro/Storm are more than enough.

Ratty · 15-01-09, 10:52 PM

I had them on my 650SK3 and loved them. Very sticky when warm and felt better than my Pilot Power 2CT's when cold.

Ratty

yorkie_chris · 16-01-09, 01:56 AM

How long they last?

16-01-09, 10:14 AM

It could be a good call to say vipers may be a bit ott for me as i use the bike to commute to work (not in crap weather mind) as well as weekend runs. I also want to do at least one trackday this year.
How about a viper or vp2 up front and a storm on rear?
Oh the vp2 sports were £165 fitted to loose wheels.

15-01-09, 10:19 AM	#1
Victor P Guest Posts: n/a	Avon viper sports Hi all, going to fit some avon viper sports to my 650 k5. Has anyone tried these and if so what did you think? Costing me £160 fitted to loose wheels. cheers.

15-01-09, 10:41 AM	#2
Luckypants Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nr Ruthin Posts: 7,079	Re: Avon viper sports Seen this thread? http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=123606 Are you getting Viper Sports or the new Viper SP2? Also a search for 'Viper' in the tyres section throws up a few hits like this.... http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...per#post951088 HTH __________________ "Your Viffer sounds like it is raising hell! Spot on." - Witchery 17/4/08 Snow Plough Appreciation Society - Member #3

15-01-09, 10:47 AM	#3
Victor P Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Avon viper sports Just asked for viper sports, may ask about v2's if its a newer model. Thanks for the links

15-01-09, 10:54 AM	#4
chris8886 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 2,797	Re: Avon viper sports i've got vipers on mine. really good tyre, wet weather grip is good and dry grip excellent. great on track days too. only thing i'm not quite so keen about them so far is the rears don't last quite as long as i'd like (but that probably has more to do with track days and me being ham fisted with the throttle) and when it's really cold the front feels a bit vague (my front is getting towards needing to be changed though). although saying that i should imagine most tyres don't feel all that great when it's real cold. __________________ AR08 to AR13-QUALITY! 650s: '52 curvy in yellow, was my baby cbr600rr: Mivv exhaust and a bagster tank cover. Now gone to a new home. Daytona 675: Arrow can (with a baffle that's gone missing in action....), quickshifter, shorty levers, custom paintjob

15-01-09, 11:21 AM	#5
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Avon viper sports Sticky as a sticky thing, but they're a sports tyre. So they warm up in their own time. Didn't feel as planted as the storms on mine in the wet. Mileage almost certainly shorter than the storm. Not a bad price, but they are not the latest thing (VP2) so will be a little cheaper. What sort of riding do you do? If your bike lives in a pit garage then vipers... if you use it on the road normally then go for a sport touring tyre like the storms. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

15-01-09, 06:52 PM	#7
Dangerous Dave Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Avon viper sports Lovely tyres, a little OTT for the SV on the road and the Azaro/Storm are more than enough.

15-01-09, 10:52 PM	#8
Ratty Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Stockport Posts: 597	Re: Avon viper sports I had them on my 650SK3 and loved them. Very sticky when warm and felt better than my Pilot Power 2CT's when cold. Ratty __________________ "I can see Paradise by the SV's light" TCX Competizione S boots saved my foot .

16-01-09, 01:56 AM	#9
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Avon viper sports How long they last? __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

16-01-09, 10:14 AM	#10
Victor P Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Avon viper sports It could be a good call to say vipers may be a bit ott for me as i use the bike to commute to work (not in crap weather mind) as well as weekend runs. I also want to do at least one trackday this year. How about a viper or vp2 up front and a storm on rear? Oh the vp2 sports were £165 fitted to loose wheels.

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