Re: [ST] Avon Storm-ST (AV55/56) vs RoadPilot vs ??? [was Disbarred]

["John Petrey, Jr." <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gavin,

I ran that combo for several (3-4) sets. Like it A LOT. 45/50
Sport touring rear/ Supersport front. I could tell a difference in the
46 & the 50 fronts - the 50 being a real nice tire for the 99-03 ST, IMO, YMMV.
Speaking of mileage, didnn't really think about it too much, probably 
3000-4000 per set.
Only reason I have something different on now if I needed a set for a 
trip in a hurry -- didn't plan
ahead well, & my dealer had a set of Pilot Powers in stock.They're 
nice, overkill for the sprint st I guess, though.
Nice feel, though.

John Petrey

At 02:52 PM 10/27/2006, you wrote:
>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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