avon roadriders

colin davie · Aug 12, 2022

I have roadriders fitted ,18 rear and 19 front, what tyre pressures do you all run with ?
Colin

Fast Eddie · Aug 12, 2022

28-30 front

30-32 rear

Bit less on the track.

robs ss · Aug 12, 2022

30 & 30 for me.
I have 19 & 18 too

Cheers

Onder · Aug 12, 2022

Must ask what you gents weigh, as in all up weight. I think FE said he is a Full Size Man. I run at 30 and 28 or a pound or two less
in cold wx. My weight, full kit, is 130 pounds (includes tools ) :-O

baz · Aug 12, 2022

Modern soft tyres run at a higher pressure than the granite ones of old
As an example a hinkley Bonneville uses 33/41 I believe and weighs 450lb
I have 19" front 19" rear on my commando
I run mine approximately 32 34

concours · Aug 12, 2022

36 front
42 rear
230 lb. rider

ilikevelos · Aug 12, 2022

i run 32/36 on 19s at 225lbs. i have run them at lower pressures but like the way the bike turns in at higher pressures and it helps tire mileage as well.

marshg246 · Aug 12, 2022

Onder said:
in cold wx. My weight, full kit, is 130 pounds (includes tools ) :-O

Wow! I probably weighted that when I was 8! I was 6'1", 230 lb when 16. Too embarrassing to say now.

19" F/R, 32 front, 34 Rear

Fast Eddie · Aug 12, 2022

Onder said:
My weight, full kit, is 130 pounds (includes tools ) :-O

You‘re supposed to stand on the scales with BOTH feet…

Is this your riding kit…?

Ron Hulton · Aug 12, 2022

19" F/R 230 Riding solo . 26 psi for both

Onder · Aug 12, 2022

230 pounds and 26 psi? These are Avons?
Maybe the pressure isnt as important as we thought.

Jerry Doe · Aug 12, 2022

30/32 psi

marshg246 · Aug 12, 2022

Onder said:
230 pounds and 26 psi? These are Avons?
Maybe the pressure isnt as important as we thought.

I did that for quite a while too until I looked it up for Avon. That's because that's what the various old Dunlops wanted and what the workshop manual (065146) says.

colin davie · Aug 12, 2022

Loos like 30 plus then, i occasionally get a weave at speed so may try the rear at 34 or so
thanks for all your replies

Deets55 · Aug 12, 2022

195 lbs. w/o gear. 30F-32R

Ron Hulton · Aug 12, 2022

Onder said:
230 pounds and 26 psi? These are Avons?
Maybe the pressure isnt as important as we thought.

They certainly are .. I have been using Avon tires for at least 10 years and find them to be far superior to the TT100 . I put a new set on in March this year. Never considered any other tire . Both F & R are 100 / 90 19

Fast Eddie · Aug 12, 2022

Ron Hulton said:
They certainly are .. I have been using Avon tires for at least 10 years and find them to be far superior to the TT100 . I put a new set on in March this year. Never considered any other tire . Both F & R are 100 / 90 19

Why 26 psi? Did you arrive at that through experimentation? What was it about running at that which made you settle at that?

worntorn · Aug 12, 2022

Most of the time mine are at about 20-22 because I forget to check them

Ron Hulton · Aug 13, 2022

Fast Eddie said:
Why 26 psi? Did you arrive at that through experimentation? What was it about running at that which made you settle at that?

To be quite honest , more good luck . For years i used the TT 100 and as much as i disliked them, i am a creature of habit . In 2008 i won a set of Avon's at the INOA rally , Pennsylvania USA . Next tire change i installed the Avons , filled to 26 psi as i have always run and went riding . The bike rode smoother , handled far better and kept its profile through much of its life unlike the TT 100 which would wear more in the center giving that uncomfortable feeling of falling over the edge as you leaned into a corner at speed .

I read with interest the views of others and their choice of tire pressure .............. but the creature of habit will most likely stay with 26 psi

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