I had those fitted, but the rear was a 19" BT46.Hi Folks, Has anybody had experience with an Avon RR 19 on the front and a Battlax BT46 18 on the rear? Do they play well together? Thanks
I have that exact pairing mounted on my rims right now. Just like concours, I had a RR on the back previously and it wore out fast because it was a universal (front or back) tire, so the tread depth is less than a dedicated rear tire would be...Hi Folks, Has anybody had experience with an Avon RR 19 on the front and a Battlax BT46 18 on the rear? Do they play well together? Thanks
Back in the 70s I thought the K70 or K81 were great. They held the paved roads fine, did great on dirt roads, and were usable in snow. Today, dirt roads are gone and I'm too damned old to ride in snow. I use RoadRiders front and rear as I feel like they have much better grip in cornering.I prefer to have the grip over anything, my Norton is built for handling and throwing it into the corners you need good rubber contact on the road the Avons are the best out of them all for our Nortons, I had tried a lot of different brands over the 49 years of ownership including the old K81s and so far the Avon RR has never let me down, the harder the rubber the longer the life but you lose in grip, I rather pay for my own safety whether less mileage and better road grip over long life to not being able to push my bike right over.
Ashman,
I have always ran the lower pressures but my question is how much you weigh figure into what pressure you run. I never get the mileage out of the rear (19”front and rear) that you guys are getting.They are both balanced and get even wear but if I get 3500 miles out of the rear, I have to replace it.
Thanks,
Mike
Mike I just run what is best for my bike so 38 R and 34 F works the best with the Avons on my Norton, on my 2016 Thruxton I run 42 R and 38 F, I get over 6K miles on my rear tyres (12K km) and double that on the front tyres on both my bikes no matter what brand of tyre I run, on the Thruxton but I run dual compound tyre on the rear Thruxton and a lot more torque with the big 1200 motor I also run alloy rims on both bikes, as for my weight around 90kg or less, but my Norton 850 is a lot lighter than a Commando in the Featherbed frame, a lot lighter.Ashman,
I have always ran the lower pressures but my question is how much you weigh figure into what pressure you run. I never get the mileage out of the rear (19”front and rear) that you guys are getting.They are both balanced and get even wear but if I get 3500 miles out of the rear, I have to replace it.
Thanks,
Mike
If I run lower tyre pressure I get a lot more flex in the tyre on the rear and the bike feels a lot less stable in the corners, I just experiment and put pressure in my tyres that work best for my bikes, I ride my bikes hard up in the ranges and tight twisties and need the best grip I can out of my tyres, I have no problems with running right to the outer edge of my tyres when in the ranges, too low of pressure and your tyres won't last as long, well in my case anyway.In the case of old school tires, inflation gives a balance between contact patch area and sidewall flex. If you lower the tire pressure to get a bigger contact patch area, at some point you get noticeable sidewall flex which feels like a wiggle and upsets the stability of the bike. When I was dialing the handling of my own bike, the last little bit of wiggle was removed by 5lbs of air in the tires. So you can go as low as you want, but be mindful of what you feel regarding grip, but also wiggle due to sidewall flex. Maybe experiment with more or less air and ride a given route to compare the differences.... that's what I do. I have a test route.
last time I bought them 4 years ago, I bought a 110/90/18 RR for my rear 2.15 x 18 rim. I don't know if they discontinued those since I switched to the battlax to try something else... since the RR wore out so quickly as I said previously. You should look around, I bet you find them somewhere....Thanks for all the replies Folks, big help. It's a shame you can't get the RR in a 18.
That's because you enjoy using the throttle.Ashman,
I have always ran the lower pressures but my question is how much you weigh figure into what pressure you run. I never get the mileage out of the rear (19”front and rear) that you guys are getting.They are both balanced and get even wear but if I get 3500 miles out of the rear, I have to replace it.
Thanks,
Mike
RR 100/90 x 18 are available: https://a.co/d/dkuckT8 but only 6 are in stock right now.Thanks for all the replies Folks, big help. It's a shame you can't get the RR in a 18.
You can - AM26 4.00 - 18 - 64VThanks for all the replies Folks, big help. It's a shame you can't get the RR in a 18.
I have an 18" x 4.00 RR on the back and it has the deep tread depth as employed on a rear only application.I have that exact pairing mounted on my rims right now. Just like concours, I had a RR on the back previously and it wore out fast because it was a universal (front or back) tire, so the tread depth is less than a dedicated rear tire would be...
The pair of RR's front and back had a more confidence inspiring grip. When I replaced the rear RR tire with the battlax it was narrower slightly so I could have gone with a 120 width battlax to replace the 110 wide RR. The battlax is not as soft as the RR and I noticed it right away. After a few weeks of riding around I felt it was good enough but certainly not better than the RR in terms of grip performance.
I got 5 - 6000 miles on the RR rear tire before it was bald down the center. It was a great tire. I had to try the battlax just because I hoped it would be just as good and last 10,000 miles. I think I have only 2000 on it so far and it seems to be wearing OK. I will probably go back to the RR's if they are available. They have the best feel of any tire I've ever used and I think a sport bike in particular should be fitted with the best gripping tire possible...