hydraglide
150+ Posts
Well, I gave an Avon Cobra Chrome Trike front tire on my Tri Glide and ended up replacing it after 75 miles with a Dunlop American Elite, and I couldn’t swap em’ out quick enough!
The Cobra Chrome’s pedigree caught my eye, and what wasn’t there to like? Deep rain groove depth (easily twice as deep as a Dunlop),trike designed sidewall, etc.
Well… anything over 40mph and I experienced the dreaded “high frequency buzz” others have mentioned before. 40 up to 70 was miserable. It seemed to be less after 70, but ANY buzz was just unacceptable. While the buzz in the bars was noticeable and annoying, I can’t imagine the electronics appreciated it either.
Proper balance, proper inflation (40 psi per Avon), just plain awful.
Felt like you were riding on a rain grooved roadway and felt every groove.
How can a tire continue to be the sold with such performance?
I rode back to my local independent shop and put on another Dunlop American Elite (the last one gave me over 16k and I still was at 4/10… had to replace the tire because I’m headed out on a 4.5k trip in a few weeks).
Just wanted to get the word out… while the Cobra Chrome's might be hard to find, consider that a blessing!
The Cobra Chrome’s pedigree caught my eye, and what wasn’t there to like? Deep rain groove depth (easily twice as deep as a Dunlop),trike designed sidewall, etc.
Well… anything over 40mph and I experienced the dreaded “high frequency buzz” others have mentioned before. 40 up to 70 was miserable. It seemed to be less after 70, but ANY buzz was just unacceptable. While the buzz in the bars was noticeable and annoying, I can’t imagine the electronics appreciated it either.
Proper balance, proper inflation (40 psi per Avon), just plain awful.
Felt like you were riding on a rain grooved roadway and felt every groove.
How can a tire continue to be the sold with such performance?
I rode back to my local independent shop and put on another Dunlop American Elite (the last one gave me over 16k and I still was at 4/10… had to replace the tire because I’m headed out on a 4.5k trip in a few weeks).
Just wanted to get the word out… while the Cobra Chrome's might be hard to find, consider that a blessing!
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