GL1800 Tires Avon Cobra Radial GL1800 Goldwing Motorcycle Tires

I too had these installed with the Centramatic Wheel Balancers. The ride has been awesome. With the stock tires I always had a hard time turning without the rear wheel trying to slide out. These babys grab the road like nothing I've had before. And to top it off... The shop that installed these for me tried to tell me that they could have sold them to me for the same price.....Until I showed them the reciept, their jaws dropped. They couldn't come within $100 on the rear alone. Then they tried to tell me they must have been sitting on a shelf for YEARS!!! Not with as many as these guys sell. 5 stars all the way.

I had these installed last year March 16th on my '06 along with a fork brace, the proper steering head bearings and progressive springs. I put over 21,000 miles on these mostly on the LA freeways 500 miles a week. They still track great and are quiet except on right banking turns (not loud or annoying). I do have onboard tire monitoring and keep the tire inflated 41 front 42 rear.

I have tried Metzlers (never again), D250's (12K, 10K) and Elite III's which wore out under 5K. I don't know if I am an exception but, the feel, ride and confidence these tires have provided has been perfect on all points.

I'm sure the springs, head bearings and brace helped but, the tires are remarkable. Oh...and not one wobble at any speed.

Jim E.

I haven't had the chance to put many miles on the new Avon Cobras yet. So far I do like the feel and the quietness. My main reason for this review is to mention something that I am experiencing. I had the 70 series installed on the rear mainly to correct the speedo. The tire does that. A couple things it also does that no one mentioned in their review is it makes my bike noticibly harder to pick up off the side stand and I can't turn the rear tire when on the center stand. I have to be careful when parking to make sure the bike doesn't flop over. First time I rode after tire installation I went to the gas station. When I got ready to ride off the bike was leaning so noticably I got back off to see if I had a flat. Tires are great so far but I will not put the 70 series back on when replacement time comes.

HAVE 10,000 MILES ON MY FRONT TIRE. SO FAR NO CUPPING AND VERY LITTLE WEAR. HANDLES THE ROAD REAL GOOD. IT DOES HAVE A HUMMING NOISE WHEN IN A TURN. NO NOISE WHEN GOING STRAIT. I CAN LIVE WITH THAT. IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL GET THE MOST MILEAGE OUT OF THIS TIRE THAN ANY OTHER TIRE I HAD ON MY BIKE. I GIVE IT 5 STARS.

Bought these from a local supplier in Montreal. First 1000 miles were great. Terrific traction, great cornering, everything you would want. Blew the rear when I picked up something oin the Trans-Canada highway towing my trailer. By the time I got it stopped safely the tire was finished. Had a replacement installed which cupped within 500 miles. The vibration through the handlebars is truly a pain. I ride a lot of long distance on highways, etc and can't wait to get these removed. I really thought that Avon would produce a great tire having all their experience with crouch-rockets. 2 thumbs down.