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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
10.11.2010
4 Stars
These tires are amazing for the first 8,000 miles. Silky smoothe quiet and handle like a dream in all weather conditions. They made the bike handle as if it was 100 pounds lighter. I ride 2-up conservatively. I check the air pressure all the time. I run the recommended 41 psi the manufacturer calls for. Overnight the low speed vibration showed up at about 10,000 miles. They tire still showed plenty of tread life, however the front was cupped and seemed out of round. The rear tire showed plenty of tread life left. I ran over something on the last 40 miles of a 1200 mile trip and had a flat rear. I was able to keep shiny side up and come to a stop. Call me crazey but it is unreasonable to think I should get more than 10,000 miles out of a set of tires. My wing came with Dunlaps got about 12000 miles out of them. Did Metzers got a little better but the noise in the turns showed up at about 10,000 miles. About the same life out of Avons. I'm going to try the Bridestones next. I let you know. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
09.28.2010
5 Stars
One year ago and 13,442 miles I bought this tire I bought the sport one not the wide one but I have been happy with its performance. The threads are starting to show and very little cupping but I did watch the air pressure a lot. Also I have the cobra on the front also. I believe that makes a difference I also have the beads in the front tire but not the back. I will put them in the back this time. They made all the deference in the performance of the front end no wobble at all. I love the tire this is my 8th bike so you can imagine how many tires there has been. P.S. install the ceramic beads when you install the tire I could not install them after tire was on. This seams to be the safes tire I have ever used no slip even now. Take care keep the rubber on the bottom. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
09.24.2010
5 Stars
After much debate and soul searching I went with the "wider" rear tire. And I am so glad I did. YES it does fix the "speedometer issue" also the 2-up handing is 10 fold better than with the standard tire. The Bridgestone Front tire also fixed my little wobble problem I had at low speeds with my factory tires. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
08.28.2010
5 Stars
I still give these tire a 5 star, like my prevouis comment these tire are great. I have now 15,000 KM and the tire still look like new. I commute 1175 KM one way ridden in both good and bad condition. Tire handled great in both condition. I'll get you folk posted on how many KM I put on these tire, have a bit more time to ride before the end of the season. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
08.21.2010
5 Stars
After putting 10k miles on these tires, under heavy rain and in hot and cold weathers, I must update my previous feedback about the Avons. 1. Tire mileage is great - 10k miles so far and more to go. Bridgestones usually live 12-13 k miles. 2. Wet road handling is excellent! 3. Highspeed handling is excellent! 4. Cornering - as I've mentioned before there's no better tire for cornering but Avon! 5. Handling on these tires is sharp unlike on E3. 6. These are defenetly quiet tires. All of the above is true in case you follow the recomended tire pressure 41psi front and 42 psi rear. Avon is very sensitive to the tire pressure, even 2 psi lower make noticeable difference. I wrote about low speed wobbling @ 5 mph - it has gone recently once I've pumped the tires to 43-45 psi according my tire gauge! I took 4 different gauges and all of them showed the different pressure - 5 psi gap! So IMHO - if you feel something wrong with your tire (wobbling, weaving etc), check the pressure with several gauges - yours might be wrong! My front tire already has the groove at the left side that made the handlebar to wobble @ 20 mph. It has gone too after pumping the tire to actual pressure! And sure, I have to mention that my bike has Traxxion front and rear and Seeley damper. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
08.13.2010
1 Stars
I have 90,000 miles on my Wing. I have run Brigestone (1 set, Dunlop Elite 2 (2 sets),Dunlop elite 3 (2 Sets), Metzler (1 Set),and the Avons I'm running now. By far the Avons are the worst tires I have ever run on any bike I have owned in 500 K of riding. They started to cup at 4 K, started a front end wobble at 5 K, and now the wobble is so bad at 6,500 I have to change tires. I have had the steering bearings checked and have been told it is definitley the tires. I'm going back to Dunlop 3's I don't care if they do sing in the curves their the best I've run so far. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
08.12.2010
4 Stars
4 stars so far. They have been on for 7,500 miles and I really like them. I'm checking my pressure regularly to ensure maximum life. No real signs of adverse wear to date. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
08.06.2010
5 Stars
Ooops! I should have updated with my experience/opinion regarding Avon's Cobra tires. I posted an original review dated 9/1/2009. As mentioned, I yet noticed wobble at 15-20mph. Went back and had dealer change rear tire. Boy, what a difference. I now have 11,000 miles on these tires and yet feel good about them. I just came off a 2,400 mile trip through the mountains including the "Tail" in N.C. where my max speed on the Tail was 59.5mph, avg 33.5mph. What can I say, the tires grip when its important, and they are smooth on the highway. When these wear out, I'll buy another set! |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
08.01.2010
5 Stars
after running 2 sets of d-250 oe tires i tried avons ,super rain tyre , super grip for aggressive riding. super smooth at speed. I am sold on avons . no more dunlops for me... |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
07.15.2010
5 Stars
Excellent tires, Went on first long road trip after installing,Seven hours of steady rain, not one moment of slippage,couldnt even tell you were going through the standing water puddles on the highway.water syping is excellent,grip is outstanding, couldnt be happier,A must have for all riding conditions |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
07.01.2010
3 Stars
What a dissapointment! These were the only tires I havent tried so far. Read many great feedbacks about them and desided to switch. I must say that Avons are the best tires for agressive riding and cornering at hight speeds, this is absolute - I have been changing 3 tire brands one after another during this week. My 3 stars go for low speed (5-10km/h) wobbling that dissapoints me a lot and made me took off these tires. |
Avon Cobra Chrome Radial Tires for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG23038
06.02.2010
5 Stars
I gave it a 5 star for now because I have only 2500 KM on these tire. I will be able to see how they are because I starting to comute, and it 1175 Km one way. |