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

["Jeremy Witt" <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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-----
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[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gavin Lawrie
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 4:53 PM
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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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