Winter Tyres...

Originally Posted by Grinch

Well I have had 3 sets of Road Attacks with about 22,000 miles done in all weathers and they have never been a problem. But things have moved on now so I was thinking on the Avon Storms next, depending on the price, but I will have a good look later as I still have about another 4k of wear on these ones if I'm lucky.

im set on the storms now.. For the tuono they are £151 delivered and fitting is £20 on loose wheels.., just trying to ruin these first so I can justify them

Originally Posted by northwind

The Z6 and Strada are good, but they're diabolical in snow, no centre tread on the rear. But I don't suppose that'll bother most people. All these sport touring tyres are great tbh.

I have to think about snow as I seem to end up riding in it at some point every year, well its more slush when I get to it.

what are the avonx storms like wear wise?? ie how many miles will you get out of them as i have had a very good price from my mate in atyre place

Originally Posted by ricky

what are the avonx storms like wear wise?? ie how many miles will you get out of them as i have had a very good price from my mate in atyre place

no idea yet, my mate on a gsxr 1100 got k out of his back tyre.. including a huge burn out.. but it depends intirley on your size the bike, road condition, how you ride etc, Im expecting 4 out of them if i get more ill be happy.

My mate has a GSX1400 and swears by storms on them , he gets just over 4k on them when riding like a loon and reports 7k of gentle winter use , although theres no such thing as gentle with him on a bike

[Stu]

Originally Posted by 454697819

no idea yet, my mate on a gsxr 1100 got k out of his back tyre.

You missed out the all important number

errrr... 7..

hth

Well that tallies in with the mileage my mate reckons he gets in the winter then ..... Phew

sweet, i know what tyres im gonna get now then, just got a price from my mate that works int he tyre place of 119 for the pair just supplied..........

I've got Conti Road Attacks on my MT which seems to be pretty solid in the wet. However I've just fitted Storm STs to my Bandit 1250 on Wednesday and scrubbed the things to 1/2 inch of the edge in 22 miles in the dry. Last night went out and it pi$$ed it down, these new boots offer the best confidence of any tyre that I've ever used in the wet even without being completely scrubbed in. Astonishing! I had the predecessor Azaros when I had an SV which were great in the dry but no where near the grip of the Storm on the wet.