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Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
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157 Member Reviews
1 Star: 15
2 Stars: 6
3 Stars: 6
4 Stars: 15
5 Stars: 115
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
04.04.2012
Great Tire
After placing over 15,000 miles on these tires, I am as impressed with their handling as I was after the first 1,000 miles. The tires have proven to be the best I've ever installed on my Wing. Quite, excellent in dry or wet conditions, sticks to the pavement, no cupping front or rear and high mileage/extended wear (When properly inflated, 39 front & 41 rear) is my experience with this tire. The only tire I'll install on the Wing from this point on. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
03.26.2012
tryed them all
have rode 85000 miles had all brands more then once going back too cobra strayed to dunlop never again back for good till another tire invented |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
03.26.2012
Extreme Disappointment
Bought these tires last June, had them installed by local Honda shop front and rear. I'm just over four thousand miles and the rear is beginning to cup. I have been relicious about tire pressure maintaining 40 PSI front and 41 rear. Also found what i thought was a nail in it and it turned out to be a manufacturing flaw. A dime size solid chunk of what i think is belt material in the tire. Pulled it out and it left a puck about 1/4" deep 1/2" round. I intend to contact Wing Stuff tomorrow, but I may be sent to Avon. I'll let you know how it turns out. Really disapointed because these were riding pretty nice until now. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
02.07.2012
Horrible
Rear tire is badly cupped and cracked at 5,500 miles. Air pressure is maintained at recommended 41-42 psi, balanced with centramatic wheel balancers. After using 4 different sets of tires (my experiment) on the Goldwing I will say these are by far the worst tires I have ever purchased in 35 years of riding. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
12.15.2011
5 Stars
TR305762: Front Cobra Radial Tire for GL1800 TR305770: Rear Cobra Radial Tire for GL1800 My baby’s first set of new shoes. Bought as a set because my factory Dunlop’s were showing the ware bars (front and rear) before I made 10,000 miles. The Dunlop tire has better road grip but tends to cup if the pressure gets only 2psi below 40psi especially on the rear tire (not so with Cobra). Dunlop’s softer compound no doubt leads to the low mileage wear. I do like to lean hard from time to time and the Cobra seems to grip just fine until you bang the gears a bit hard, that’s when you notice the difference in tires. Knowing this now, I just enjoy the lean without hammering the gears. My hope is that the Cobra’s will give me many more miles than the factory Dunlop’s did. If my wish comes true the tradeoff will be well worth it. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
12.05.2011
5 Stars
I am on my second set of Cobra's. I have tried Dunlop's and Bridgestones. I will always choose Avon Cobra's for my Wing if i have that choice. They make me feel very confident on just about any road surface. I know everyone has his own opinion on things like this and thats mine. I will take the Cobras any day of the week. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
11.07.2011
5 Stars
I have not bought the cobra radials yet. I was reading the reviews first, it seems to be a good tire. I have almost 9,000 miles on the original set of dunlops that came with the bike. I bought the bike in March 2011 new, its a 2010 yellow Gold Wing. I am a very big guy 6ft. 8" and 340 lbs. The tires I have are already worn out, the front tire cupped at around 6,000 miles and is getting worse the left side of the tire is bald and the right side still has some tread on it. The rear tire is still ok but I would like to replace them at the same time to get the same tread together. I ride everytday as much as I can. I would like to know more about how the cobra's handle and do they stick well. I love the bike and I would like to get more miles out of the tires, but I know i will have to quit spinning them as often as I do lol. Is this a good all around tire and will it last, with a bit of aggression put on them, lol. I do like to ride aggresively sometimes and the bike is really powerful, and I do abuse it a little. What is a good size to put on both front and rear for this kind of riding. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
11.05.2011
5 Stars
I bought the Cobras 2 years ago. I just installed a new set of Cobras after 12500 miles. I am very happy with the tires. The was no cupping on the front or rear tires as there was with the previous different brand tires. I purchased the 60 series tire instead of the 70s as per my last review. I'm happy about the ride height and the tire clearance when on the center stand. This is my second set and I'm pretty sure it won't be my last. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
10.23.2011
5 Stars
Purchased front and rear Avon Cobra Radials for my GL1800. I ride fairly aggressive. Placed over 5,500 miles on the tires and could not be more pleased with their performance thus far. An outstanding tire. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
10.07.2011
5 Stars
great tire- went thru dunlops, bridgestones and the cobras are the best so far. to rich- i am over 200 lbs. also. called avon- they recommend 41 front, 43 rear riding solo and 43/45 riding 2 up. the traxxion dynamics fork brace and tapered stemhead bearings made a huge difference- no cupping at all and bike handles like a sport bike. if you use dynabeads instead of balance weights , which i recommend, make sure you wash inside of new tire out first. avon uses a mold release agent that can make the dynabeads stick in one place. ride safe. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
10.04.2011
5 Stars
Putting my first set of Cobra tires on my 2005 Wing after a very happy run with Dunlop Elite 3's. My question to those who run Cobras on their Wings: What is your recommendation for tire pressure? I am 210 pounds, the wheels have centramatix balancers on them, the suspension has all new springs (front and rear), and I typically ride solo/heavy! I ride year round and put a LOT of miles on the bike. Your recommendations for the better tire pressure to run on the tires (I do a lot of mountain road travel in throughout CA as well) would be greatly appreciated. You can contact me via WingStuff if you are a VIP member, or via my e-mail: [email protected]. Looking forward to the info. Rich Hockett |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
09.19.2011
4 Stars
I ride year round, and weather permitting, put 80 to 100 miles each day on my 2008 GL1800. I purchased the tires from WingStuff and had these tires installed at one of our local dealers. One of my fellow riders in my GWRRA chapter told me that Traxxion had recommended these tires after he did a suspension upgrade. I believe I have received good advice at this point. I am replacing an extremely worn set of E3’s which gave me right at 19,500 miles. The E3’s had cupped somewhere around the 12,000 mile mark but still had life left in them, howbeit they were a tad noisy in the curves. After the installation of the new Avon’s, Wow!!!! These tires grip the road extremely well. The feel and confidence through the curves is amazing. I think my highway pegs are going to get shorter. The bike just seems to yearn for a good curve to lean over. I will write a follow-up comment to discuss wear, cupping, and handling in various weather situations that some of the other reviewers have mentioned before I give a 5th star. However at this point, I am very impressed with these tires. I do hope I can approach the tire life I have received with my 1st two sets of tires on the bike (18,000 miles plus on each of the preceding sets). |