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Re: [ST] Avon Storm-ST (AV55/56) vs RoadPilot vs ??? [was Disbarred]
- Subject: Re: [ST] Avon Storm-ST (AV55/56) vs RoadPilot vs ??? [was Disbarred]
- From: John Ulizzi <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:15:22 -0700 (PDT)
Jeremy,
Do you have the new 55/56, or the 45/46 combination ?
John
--- Jeremy Witt <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm only on my first set of Azaros on this bike
> (Sprint ST) and after
> more than 7k miles, the rear is barely starting to
> square off, even
> though the sickening majority of my miles have been
> commuting. I
> haven't really looked at the front closely as they
> tend to last 25% or
> so longer than rears for me. But I haven't really
> done any challenging
> riding since firming up the front end, so I have
> very little dynamic
> input. They work well in the rain so far.
>
>
>
> So, all I can contribute is: long tread life even
> with too much center
> riding.
>
>
>
> FWIW...
>
>
>
> Jeremy Witt
>
> Newbury Partners
>
> (o) 603-893-3022
>
> (c) 603-475-4228
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Gavin Lawrie
> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 4:53 PM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ST] Avon Storm-ST (AV55/56) vs RoadPilot
> vs ??? [was
> Disbarred]
>
>
>
> On 27 Oct 2006, at 19:08, dkamest110@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
>
> > Geeeeee sure is quiet. I haven't disbarred from
> the list have I??
>
> > Doesn't anybody have any oil brand-type-weight or
> tire brand-size-
>
> > compound-color questions ????
>
>
>
> Well... now that you mention it... :)
>
>
>
> I have to replace the icky BT57s on my (wonderful)
> ST03. Was going
>
> to do A45/46 as per previous two tyre changes on old
> ST (no
>
> conversation, no debate, just do it before you start
> a tyre
>
> thread...), but a combination of new products and
> strange suggestions
>
> have seen me loose confidence. I need the
> collective wisdom of this
>
> list to get my brain sorted.
>
>
>
> First up someone here in the UK said they've got
> much better riding
>
> from a combination of the AV49 and the AV45 - the
> AV49 is the Azaro
>
> 'Pro-Xtreme Rain' : a wet weather track day tyre it
> seems.
>
>
>
> Then (on browsing Avon's web site to find out what
> an AZ49 was) I see
>
> that they have released a new tyre - the Storm ST
> (AV55/AV56) which
>
> they say 'replaces' the Azaro-ST. You can read the
> promo blurb here:
>
>
>
>
http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/motorcycle/?page=tyres&method=showtyre&id=25
>
>
>
> Not sure how much of the advances are unique to Avon
> (I recall having
>
> 'Inverted Front Groove' technology on a pair of
> Metzler's on my Z650
>
> in the 1980s...) but the 'reactive footprint' stuff
> sounds pretty neat.
>
>
>
> Then, because the tyre thread has kicked off, I go
> back to debating
>
> whether I should try a pair of RoadPilots from
> Michelin - which
>
> someone else has strongly recommended as better than
> the Azaro-ST...
>
>
>
> So. Any thoughts on any of this? I have about a
> month or so to go
>
> before I really need to change back tyre... (so
> plenty of time for a
>
> tyre thread :) ).
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Gavin Lawrie
>
> ST'03
>
>
>
>
>
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