Author Topic: Avon Vipers (Read 3674 times)

Cruisecontrol · « **on:** November 07, 2005, 05:14:00 AM »

Does anyone know much about the Avon viper tyres longevity, handling etc? I am dumping the stock Michelin crap and am looking for something that will give me some confidence in the corners. The tyre guru at my local bike store mentioned that a lot of riders recently gave rave reviews on them but he was not sure about how long they lasted.
I am torn between the Avon and the Pirelli Diablo so any input would be appreciated.

Cruisecontrol · « **Reply #1 on:** November 26, 2005, 08:19:19 PM »

Well, once I got through the mountain of replies I realised that maybe nobody had tried these tyres, so in the interest of science I thought I would give them a go.
I went for a ride through my favourite twisties to scrub them in and within 30kms I had a lot more confidence in them than the macadams. I am still breaking them in but I will let you all know how they go for wear and stickiness.

PeteSC · « **Reply #2 on:** November 26, 2005, 08:54:35 PM »

Sorry for the 'flood' of responses....

Keep us informed on the vipers.
People like the Diablos, also...

Cruisecontrol · « **Reply #3 on:** November 26, 2005, 09:30:28 PM »

I was talking to my local tyre guru about the Diablos as that is what I wanted to put on. He said the vipers were stickier and lasted longer. I guess time will tell.

Has anyone heard much about the use of nitrogen instead of regular compressed air in the tyres? He asked me if I wanted to fill the tyres with nitrogen and subsequent top ups for the life of the tyres for $66au. He was saying that the tyre runs cooler and is therefore more consistent.

solman · « **Reply #4 on:** November 26, 2005, 11:09:59 PM »

I work with aircraft and all we use is nitrogen for servicing. The basic idea of nitrogen is that it is a clean dry air. Using regular air, it includes moisture. So when it heats up, you are heating up the moisture in the tire as well. Is it better? Technically, yes. Is it worth it? Probably not for me. Myself and many others have always survived with just regular air and I am guessing that we will continue to do so. Me personally, I would keep the money.

Red01 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 27, 2005, 12:35:53 AM »

What solman said...
Nitrogen changes pressure less from heat or altitude than ordinary compressed air (because it is dry), which is why it's popular in planes and racers. Since it is dry, it will prolong the life of a tire that's on a vehicle long enough to make a difference, but if you wear tires out before they start to weather check, this doesn't really matter. It will also keep alluminum alloy wheels from corroding from the inside, but again, the difference is probably not worth the expense for most riders. Might be worthwhile on a show car/bike that is gonna wear the same tires for long periods.

$66au sounds like a lot of money. He's gonna keep the tires serviced for what, a year or less? I'd spend the money on something else.

oremike · « **Reply #6 on:** November 27, 2005, 10:50:25 AM »

was talking to my local tyre guru about the Diablos as that is what I wanted to put on. He said the vipers were stickier and lasted longer. I guess time will tell.

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I missed the first post about the Venoms. They are a biased ply tire made for cruzers. In that applecation they do just fine. I can't inagene a cruzer bias tire being more sticky than a sport bike radial,it might last longer.