Avon Storms - Page 19 - SV650.org

markryker · 22-03-09, 01:22 AM

Nice one i`ll try it anyway

Luckypants · 23-03-09, 11:02 AM

Mark

If you have time to go to Buckley, try Steve at F & B Tyres

01270 760795

In a place called Wheelock (just outside Sandbach)

Steve, charges list price for the tyres but you get them fitted for nowt, he does a top job and is generally very reasonable. It is cash or cheque only though.....

If you search the forum you will find plenty of recommendations for him.

markryker · 23-03-09, 11:26 AM

Thanks very much Mike

Drew Carey · 23-03-09, 02:10 PM

Just in case anyone may be interested, there is a place near me that will fit and supply to loose wheels for £145, company is called Dynamec and based just north of Worcester

yorkie_chris · 23-03-09, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stingo

I had a storm put on the rear about a month ago so it nicely bedded in now. Yesterday, the worn Z6 on the front was replaced with a Storm. I've had new tyres before but this is the first time I have ever felt that the front wheel feels as though it is on a patch of ice. I just hope it gets better quick. I don't know if I'm being drawn into the corner or spat out - being really cautious at the moment.

Pressures? Bike otherwise healthy?

Stingo · 24-03-09, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Pressures? Bike otherwise healthy?

Having gone past the fifty mile mark now the front seems much better which has made me feel lots more confident and less self concious allowing me to relax a bit more. I think it was just a ludicrously slippery new tyre.

Will recheck pressures on friday when I top up as a matter of course anyhoo...

24-03-09, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stingo

Having gone past the fifty mile mark now the front seems much better which has made me feel lots more confident and less self concious allowing me to relax a bit more. I think it was just a ludicrously slippery new tyre.

Buckley Tyres make you sign a disclaimer on their forms when you pay for the tyre that you understand to take it easy for the first 200 miles . The guys say that the manufacturers ask for this now as some tyres can have a bit of a "Skin" on them when moulded that needs to be worn through a bit .............. I often wonder what happens when you get cranked right over to the edge onto that teeny bit of strip left that might be a bit iffy .

Then again I get back from rides and look at the tyres and think "Blimey , only a couple of millimetres to go and I`m off those babys"

yorkie_chris · 24-03-09, 07:26 PM

Seems to be getting them hot that does the scrubbing rather than physical abrasion.

24-03-09, 08:05 PM

Not got a chance of getting hot in this weather has it , maybe a tad tepid with even the progressive riders . I went to Betwys-Y-Coed last night and gave it some stick on the way back as the tyre was bedded in nicely , when I got home to the front door they were lukewarm but starting to scrub up a bit .

yorkie_chris · 01-04-09, 03:20 PM

Another one on the back... Fortunately paid for (temporarily!) by MYC... unfortunately on her Birthday!

22-03-09, 01:22 AM	#181
markryker Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: North Wales Posts: 498	Re: Avon Storms Nice one i`ll try it anyway __________________ Renthal streetfighter bars, Carbon can co exhaust, tail tidy, seat cowl, rear hugger, front mud thingy, hel braided lines, clear indicator lenses,fairing lowers, crash bungs, k&N air filter, chewys mirror extenders

23-03-09, 11:02 AM	#182
Luckypants Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nr Ruthin Posts: 7,079	Re: Avon Storms Mark If you have time to go to Buckley, try Steve at F & B Tyres 01270 760795 In a place called Wheelock (just outside Sandbach) Steve, charges list price for the tyres but you get them fitted for nowt, he does a top job and is generally very reasonable. It is cash or cheque only though..... If you search the forum you will find plenty of recommendations for him. __________________ "Your Viffer sounds like it is raising hell! Spot on." - Witchery 17/4/08 Snow Plough Appreciation Society - Member #3

23-03-09, 11:26 AM	#183
markryker Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: North Wales Posts: 498	Re: Avon Storms Thanks very much Mike __________________ Renthal streetfighter bars, Carbon can co exhaust, tail tidy, seat cowl, rear hugger, front mud thingy, hel braided lines, clear indicator lenses,fairing lowers, crash bungs, k&N air filter, chewys mirror extenders

23-03-09, 02:10 PM	#184
Drew Carey Not Fizzwheel Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brum Posts: 1,780	Re: Avon Storms Just in case anyone may be interested, there is a place near me that will fit and supply to loose wheels for £145, company is called Dynamec and based just north of Worcester __________________ My Bike Now Doesn't Have a Motor....Just Pedals!!!! Hovis RIP Buddy - 13/08/1975 - 03/10/2009 "Feckinnnn Unluckkeeeeeeee"

24-03-09, 07:26 PM	#188
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Avon Storms Seems to be getting them hot that does the scrubbing rather than physical abrasion. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

24-03-09, 08:05 PM	#189
xXBADGERXx Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Avon Storms Not got a chance of getting hot in this weather has it , maybe a tad tepid with even the progressive riders . I went to Betwys-Y-Coed last night and gave it some stick on the way back as the tyre was bedded in nicely , when I got home to the front door they were lukewarm but starting to scrub up a bit .

01-04-09, 03:20 PM	#190
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Avon Storms Another one on the back... Fortunately paid for (temporarily!) by MYC... unfortunately on her Birthday! __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

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