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Re: [St] New Avon Storms



Shane,

Short story. You will love the performance of the Storms, but not the mileage. 

Long story. I bought a pair of Storms and a pair of 021s for both bikes last summer. I needed a rear on my Superhawk, put the Storm on it, running off a Bridgestone 014 on the front. Liked the Storm immediatley, enough to wonder how good the front will be, but I doubt it will last 4000 miles. Spooned the 021s onto my RS earleir this season. Like them alot. The RS came with 020s, and worked well with them. A few years ago I got a real good deal on three pairs and a couple extra rears of 010s, 012s, and 014s. Was fighting with the RS the entire time, hate those, will never go back. At 22,000 miles on the RS, I spooned on the 021s and changed the fork oil, and she is back to normal. I thought the 021s were great...until yesterday. I'll get back to that. 

Finally ran off the front 014 on the Superhawk, put the new Storm on it. Rode the bike for the first time on Sunday with Storms fore and aft, albeit the rear is pretty worn. LOVE THEM!. Last night I washed both bikes, and I take my bikes out for a little spin after washing to "blow dry" them. I had had a conversation with a riding buddy about brakes and braking on Sunday, so I did a little experiment. First on the SH, on a secluded street in my neighborhood, I made progressivley harder and harder stops, front brake only, from about 10mph or less. It didnt take long to get the rear tire in the air. Now understand I am not a wheelie or stoppie guy, and stopping that hard scares me, but I was trying to verify some things my friend had said about braking in general over the weekend. This is the first time I have ever raised the rear wheel off the ground, and we are talking inches, not feet. I did it 3-4 times, same result each time, launching a little
 further each time. OK, enough abuse to the suspension. Went and washed the RS. Took it out to blow dry. Tried the same thing. Locked the front wheel and skidded. Thank God I was going slow. After a few attempts, I finally got it's back tire up a few inches, but what a difference. The Storms on the SH never lost traction or squealed, it slowed, and when braking overcame inertia, back end came off the ground. The 021s on the RS squealed, slithered, broke traction, and when braking overcame inertia they would skid before they raised the back end. And mind you, the RS has WAY better brakes than the SH...

Is this a fair comparison? You tell me. Tires are the same size, rims are the same size, bikes a within a few pounds of one another, similar in scope,geometry, intended purpose. Yeah, wheelbase is a bit longer on the RS, but its not a Goldwing...or a Hayabusa, for that matter. Same stretch of pavement.

Anyway, that's my two cents for what it is worth, anyone else feel free to chime in. I wanted to answer Shanes inquiry specifically, but am curious as to other's opinions on my little experiment. 

Shane, mileage wise, like I said, less than 4k on the rear Storm, no data on the front. On 021s I would usually get 5k out of a rear, 7k out of a front, or therabouts...

John


--- On Wed, 9/10/08, Smith, Russell S. CTR US USJFCOM SUPPORT <russell.smith.ctr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Smith, Russell S. CTR US USJFCOM SUPPORT <russell.smith.ctr@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [St] New Avon Storms
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 6:01 AM
> I had a set of the new Avon Storms spooned on yesterday.
> Initial report is that these seem to really like the lean
> position.
>   When I enter turns they seem to lean quicker and in
> A more natural way than the Bridgestones I replaced.
>      I hope the mileage I get out will be higher than the 
> Bridgestones.
> 
> 
> 
> Shane Smith
> 
> "A person who won't read has no advantage over one
> who can't read."
> -Mark Twain-
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