Ok guys, some of you asked me to give a ride report after the Eureka Meet. Here goes,
The Avon Storms I have on my bike are very new, less than 250 miles on them when we left Friday afternoon. Juli and I took a ride Memorial Day weekend to try to scrub them in before the Eureka meet.
This is what I noticed...........The tires seem to heat up in a short amount of time. Riding 2-up is how we ride 95% of the time and they did great. I felt no slipping and as told, my busa felt stable even at full tilt. I have to admit, I pushed them a little hard after I had them warmed up to see where they would give, and I never reached that point. You know where the tire will feel slippery and seem to slide just a bit? The Storms never did that.
We had some wet roads this morning, but nothing bad, so wet weather traction needs to be reported later.
I did ride alone this morning for the Squirrel run, again, they did great and held up, but it was a nice pace, nothing rushed.
Now for the hard stuff, we broke away from the group on the way back to Point West Saturday afternoon. I was right behind the ride leader riding 2-up with Juli, and I will say it was a "spirited ride" with little traffic. We pushed hard for the entire ride and the two hours it took to get back to Eureka went by like a flash. The tires were good and warm and the bike felt like it was on rails, and it helped I had a good groove and proper technique carving the corners. This ride was the hardest we rode all weekend and I felt very confident in the tire and the bike. There are no strips at all on the tire and you can clearly see we went all the way to the edge of the tire.
I will purchase this tire again if the mileage proves to be worthy. The Avon Storm is perfect for my riding style on the streets and I look forward to the outcome.
The Avon Storms I have on my bike are very new, less than 250 miles on them when we left Friday afternoon. Juli and I took a ride Memorial Day weekend to try to scrub them in before the Eureka meet.
This is what I noticed...........The tires seem to heat up in a short amount of time. Riding 2-up is how we ride 95% of the time and they did great. I felt no slipping and as told, my busa felt stable even at full tilt. I have to admit, I pushed them a little hard after I had them warmed up to see where they would give, and I never reached that point. You know where the tire will feel slippery and seem to slide just a bit? The Storms never did that.
We had some wet roads this morning, but nothing bad, so wet weather traction needs to be reported later.
I did ride alone this morning for the Squirrel run, again, they did great and held up, but it was a nice pace, nothing rushed.
Now for the hard stuff, we broke away from the group on the way back to Point West Saturday afternoon. I was right behind the ride leader riding 2-up with Juli, and I will say it was a "spirited ride" with little traffic. We pushed hard for the entire ride and the two hours it took to get back to Eureka went by like a flash. The tires were good and warm and the bike felt like it was on rails, and it helped I had a good groove and proper technique carving the corners. This ride was the hardest we rode all weekend and I felt very confident in the tire and the bike. There are no strips at all on the tire and you can clearly see we went all the way to the edge of the tire.
I will purchase this tire again if the mileage proves to be worthy. The Avon Storm is perfect for my riding style on the streets and I look forward to the outcome.
and it looked like it was on rails, from what i seen they are a Awesome tire.
