Tires besides elite 4 and Bridgestone

[Mooney14]

Has anyone uses a tire like the Avon or the Metzeler cruisetec? If so what kind of traction and mileage did you get I think the Bridgestone the best so far but only 10k miles e4 have 17k and almost at wear bars but traction in the rain is terrible stopping or just going around curves . I’ve also used a ct but I wanted to stay with mc if anyone hs an info on other tires please share.

[VStarRider]

You will get a lot of opinions on this. Just like oil. I like the Stones, on my third on the rear.

[Mooney14]

How many miles are you getting out of them I was think about putting a stone back on I was just curious about the 2 tires I mentioned Avon and Metzeler I will not go back to the e4 no matter what other riders say about it easy enough reviews of other people talking about wet traction

[ReserveBum]

I had two sets of the Mettzlers. They handled great until they had about 9k then started to get loud. Had to change at 11.5k. Went to the Dunlop E-4 and was not impressed. Now my first set of the new Avons have about 500 miles. Stick nice, roll nice so far. And I bought a Jaco gauge for my compressor...try to better stay at the 40 front, 42 rear to get some longer life.

[Steve 0080]

I use a BT45 on the front and a Dunlop RF snow tire on the back.......super soft ride and very sticky tires also great in the rain.

[gadgeteer]

I use a BT45 on the front and a Dunlop RF snow tire on the back.......super soft ride and very sticky tires also great in the rain.

Did you get THIS Dunlop -- SP WINTER SPORT 3D DSST RUNONFLAT

Good looking tread and the extra advantage for Darksiders is the stiffer side walls. That's always been one of the complaints by the 'nay sayers'.

[VStarRider]

How many miles are you getting out of them I was think about putting a stone back on I was just curious about the 2 tires I mentioned Avon and Metzeler I will not go back to the e4 no matter what other riders say about it easy enough reviews of other people talking about wet traction

My OEM Stone lasted just shy of 12k miles. I was more neurotic with air pressure on the second one, and got another ~10% life out of it. Tire was down to the wear bars at 13,500.

My original rear got loud in curves in the last third of its life (howling). The second one did not seem to do that.

[olegoat345]

I've been using AVON's for decades, always had great service, mileage, tat snakes, ride, wet, dry, hair pin turns always great grip.
About 15 years ago I had a rear go bad on my 1700 Road Star. I made a phone call to AVON USA & they sent a new tire out the next day.

[jm21ddd15]

I've had the howl from the "Stones" as they wear, but the sound never bothers me. Just figure the machine is singing to me. I always ride with earplugs and a full face helmet, so , any tire noise is minimal to me.

[tenxxx]

My front tire was howling in corners so I changed it along with the worn out back.
They had 12,500 miles no them. The front had another thou or 2 left.
So I put tunnel filters up front and that helped some with the noise.
The front now has 4k on it and howling a bit. I also put mono tube shocks in front so will see how that changes the tire ware.
Went DS on the back and loving it.

[53driver]

My front 'Stone would howl about 16k. I think she was saying "please replace soon!"
But since the Traxxion upgrade - my tire wear has been so even that I don't get the howling anymore.

Avons & Metzler seem to be the tertiary choices after Bridgestone & E4.
They are both a softer compound and may not wear as long as the other 2, but in the "smiles per miles" category" they'll get you grinning!
Cheers,
Steve

[Mooney14]

thanks for the info guys I think I’ll just go back to Bridgestone May try the avon next time but glad to see I wasn’t the only one disappointed with the e4

[2wheelsforme]

Having bad cupping on this Avon on the front now. Good luck with Cobras in the past but better with the Bridgestones. That is all I will be using from now on.

[VStarRider]

Yeah, Bridgestone is a good overall value. Others do certain things better, but Bridgestones seem to be decent at everything. Plus, you can usually get a set on sale with a rebate for $240-270 each year!

[f6bcarider]

good evening gentlemen, just one question has anybody tried a wing commander on their bike 180/65/16

[Cooter]

Who is Steve?? Metzeler 888 on the front. Dark on the rear. I like the Metz. They really stick for me. For my part that's what's important on the front.

[53driver]

Having bad cupping on this Avon on the front now. Good luck with Cobras in the past but better with the Bridgestones. That is all I will be using from now on.

Since the Traxxion upgrade, I've had NO cupping on my tires.
Cheers,
Steve

[2wheelsforme]

None for me either until this Cobra got about 50% tread left. The Stones wear evenly for me so it is not the bike.

[53driver]

None for me either until this Cobra got about 50% tread left. The Stones wear evenly for me so it is not the bike.

Not exactly my experience.
I had cupping on Stones and E4s.
Cheers,
Steve

[Cooter]

Air pressure is so critical. I never ride until I check the air. Max air in that front one all the time. The Metz wears good at that pressure.

[adventurous1]

Going back to Stones next week. Elite 4, though I have about 15K miles on 'em, didn't like 'em all that much. They track everything on the road (fwy rain grooves, tar snakes, etc) IMO. And, I took a 6 wk 11K ride on the Elites. Looking forward to the Stones again.
That's my .02