Was this review helpful? Was this review helpful?Home → Reviews → Avon I have used Avon Venoms for years now on the back of my TriumphThe Metzeler tyre that came with the bike was far too hard and the bike would fishtail badly in the wet. The Avon is much softer and sticks to the road like sht to a shovel. I've only had good experiences with the Avon Venom, and they last a good time considering how soft theFor those who have had problems... 1) It's a soft compound so grips very well, but will not last as long as a hard compound. 2) Maintaining the correct tyre pressure is crucial for longevity and 3) The type of wear pattern you get depends on your ridingAvon Venoms are better for bikers who like to lean into corners. 4) Tyres will crack and perish after a while because they are made from rubber which is organic and so decomposes. This is accelerated by other factors such as UV light etc. Al Rocker from Devon UK

23 - Was this review helpful? I bought an Avon Venom for the rear of my 1995 Goldwing. I was getting a bounce that wasn't there with the Dunlop. I kept hearing a nose in theI had my brakes changed but this noise continued. It bacame a lound click at highway speed. I pulled it on the center stand and discovered the tread was separating from the carcass in 11 different places. the tread back and see the wires. I am so lucky this did not blow and killfluorescent yellow motorcycle helmets my wife and I.bmw motorcycle dealers nova scotia I worked in tire manufacturing for years and knowused ktm bikes for sale in chennai

there was a problem with this tire. The tire had 6200 miles and wonder if they will stand by their warranty. One thing I know for sure is, I don't trust Avon tires with my life! Phil Harwell from Fayetteville, TN 28 - Was this review helpful? I got 16,000 miles out of the Avon Venom rear tire. 2-up Heavy riding allThe secret is checking tire pressure once a week and maintainingThese tires are GREAT!!!! I never got more then 8000best 600cc cruiser motorcycle miles out of Dunlops.used motorbikes for sale sharjah Mick Harley from New Jerseymotorcycle dyno tuning virginia 25 - Was this review helpful? I bought my tire right before summer last year I keep my bike out of the

weather in a shed, went to get it out today and checked the tire pressure they were just fine but I noticed that the venom was weather cracked very bad I only have less then 2000 miles on it so I took it to were I bought it from a dealer in Maryville MO. He said it was the worst hes seen and he called the distributor, they said there was nothing they could do about it so is there any thing I could do my self if so could some one tell me Justinp from Savannah mo 32 - Was this review helpful? Changed my 1989 1500 goldwing to a set of avons can't drive it since back tyre seems a lot bigger than dunlops and is rubbing on drive side of tyre against the swing arm. Local dealer changed back tyre for another Avon and this is touching swing arm as well not happy not easy job changing rear wheel on a goldwing. Looks like its another set of dunlops. had same problem or can suggest better performing tyres as I do tend to get

it down when cornering. Harry Richardson from England Ran through several sets of these tires on an FXRS with air front end andThis bike was designed to eat corners. At least 10k miles on rear, more on front. The bike has a lean angle of 39 degrees and I have used most of it without problem. The most common problem is that people do not use enough air pressure. min 50 rear, 45 front. Cupping comes from low pressure. Quiet and smooth ride, very responsive. This year I will put Cobra's on an Ultra. The Cobra is replacing the Bad wear pattern on Goldwing Put a pair of Venoms on my 2006 Goldwing after experiencing bad cupping problems on the front Dunlop tire earlier. Thought Avon had a good reputation for a long lasting, high quality tire. After 3,500 miles, the front tire has a bad wear pattern and causes the fork to shake at 40 mph. Had the tire rebalanced and there was no change. Mechanic says he's seen others do the same thing and the owners usually

go back to Dunlops. He says I'll be lucky to get 7,000 miles out of it, whereas I got 10,000+ out of the Dunlops. Rear tire seems to be good. I'll run it as long as I can, then I'm going back to Dunlops. GL from Valdosta, GA pro: very good traction, long wearing, nice ride quality, no dry con: pricey, tire was waaaaaay heavy on one side, mounted it a couple of times it still took a ton of wheel weights. JW from Rochester, NY 26 - Was this review helpful? I ride a 2003 triumph america. I've had three avon venom rear tires and twoThe rears get 8-10,000 miles at best. My only real gripe is that at the end they go from looking OK with adequate tread to bare spots in no time. I ride pretty hard in the mountains of vic. I only get 3,500-4000 km before the side of the tyre is worn out. The traction and stick is excellent. had it slide out a couple of times on loose stuff, but very tractable, and have never dropped the bike.

I've been forced onto metzler me888 cos the dealer didn't get avon. stock them and generally screwed me around, after having the front wheel I'll write back a report on the metzler when I've run them for a bit! HD XL1200c from East Coast Australia 33 - Was this review helpful? Avon Venom X tires Putting second set of Avons on my 200 Softail. Rear tire lasted 8000 miles, about the same as factory Dunlops. Canvas showing on the rear after a summer of loaded trips. Traction is phenomenal under all conditions. cupping on the 21 inch front tire with proper tire pressure. tire sidewalls seem to start to check/crack before they show substantialMight be the age as I have had then 4 years. Ed Smiley from Middletown, PA USA 30 - Was this review helpful? I worked for Cooper Tire and they own Avon so I bought Avon tires and the 21" wore uneven so I thought it was not balanced correctly so I bought another and the same wearing pattern appeared with cracking!!!

Joe from Albany, Georgia Venom X is NOT a High Performance Tire! Venom X is a much better performing tire than Dunlop and wears better. performs a little better than Metzeler 880, but wears quicker. 20% wear on my Fat boy, I noticed handling becoming a bit "twichery". ran it up to 6,000rpm in top gear with recommended pressure. did a 2nd gear rolling burn-out for 2/3 of a city block. revealed absolutely no tread left, bad blistering, and chunks gone out of tire at side tread area! Will not reveal my H.P. and torque figures. try to keep up with my stock APPEARING Hawg! I will next try Metzeler or Pirelli in V-RATED configuration. Venom-X is only H-rated. doing long, smokey burn-outs anymore unless the spectators will pay for my 37 - Was this review helpful? After one season (Greg Polski ) Tires feel great and grips well no matter what the conditions6000 miles and tread life is fine. Bead is good , have not had any problem with air leakage at all......