Metzeler or Avon?

[letsride88]

Ran Metzlers forever. Loved the ME99'S, Hated the lazertecs, no mileage. Tried a set of Macadams, they were ok. Then a friend mounted a set of Pirelli sport demons on his RS. During heavy rain he went thru standing water without so much as a wiggle. Later on the trip we hit the twisties in the dry and they performed great. I have since switched and love them.

 

[Patsplace]

I just switched my HD from Dunlops to 880 Marathons and the difference was wonderful. I have nothing but good to say about the Metzler 880 Marathon. Haven't ran Avons for so long that I can't even have an opinion on them.

 

[radar41]

Tires

Just ordered a set of Bridgestone S-11's for the R75/6 rebuild project. Have heard good things about them from the Airhead list. Since the 34 year old Avon's on the bike are hard as a rock, they will have to be an "upgrade" .

 

[85k100lt]

2nd this

Agree with this:

Change the tires now. Lay them in the drive in full Sun for awhile and let them get really hot. You can almost mount them by hand.

Plus one other thing the Avons are very senstive to air pressure - keep them at the right pressure or you will feel the difference.

 

[RonKMiller]

I'm very pleased with my new Avons - and I've been a Metzeler fan for a long time...