Avon Cobra tires?
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Southwest, Oklahoma
I am running the 240/40VR18 on mine. I got about 4200 miles on my stock wheels and close to 6000 on a Dunlop Elite III. Just recently put the Avon Cobra on, so I haven't been able to put a lot of miles on it as yet. However, it seems to have made the ride a bit smoother than my two previous tires (of course that could be just me), and it appears to grip the road a tad beter. My son has one on his Wide Glide and my daughters boyfriend has one on his night train, both of them really like the tire.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Rochester, MN
When I put the Dunlop Elite 3 on I thought the handling improved significantly. Ran the Tail of the Dragon this summer three times and it handled really well, didn't feel any rear end slippage at all going trough some tight turns at significant speed. Also ran the Cherohala Skyway two times, overall 2300 miles on the tire for that trip, 932 miles for one of the five days on the trip.
I have maybe 200 miles on the Avon Cobra and it seems to have smoothed out the ride more and grips really well in the turns. If I can get 6000 or more miles out this tire it will be the one I will stick with until something better comes along.
Last edited by DragonSlayer08; Nov 3, 2009 at 07:41 PM.
Road Warrior
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How many PSI is the 'sweet spot' in your rear tire?
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Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Connecticut
He stated 42 psi. I have to agree I like the Cobras. The feel between the Dunlops and the Avons is night and day. I too have 42 in the rear
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Joined: Jan 2010
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From: auckland,new zealand
i had an avon on the back of mine,when i put new rim on i was going to put a cobra on it but last one sold when i arrived!so my experience with avon is good tyre,but havent tried the cobra,but will probably put one on next time!
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