First impression of new Avon Cobra Trike front tire

[mhgoldwing]

Had it installed today and then did a 30 miles test run. I'm impressed! The tire virtually removed all the "harshness" associated with the bias-belted, heavy walled, sport bike rear tire. Small, sharp road imperfections that used to rattle my windshield were gone. The larger ones softened dramatically. Yet the tire felt well planted to the road at all speeds up to 75 mph. It tracked well in both straight line and curves.

As it is brand new and not broken it I did not push it very hard today. I will do a follow up later on. Suffice it to say that at first glance I am very impressed with this baby. Avon may have really come through for us Gold Wing trikers.

Also, according to Avon the pressure should be between 40 - 42 psi. I ran it at 42 psi today and will keep it there until I put a few hundred miles on it. I will probably experiment with the 40 psi setting later.

[Lucky]

How duz it compare price wize. RIDE SAFE

[John Luciano]

Is it a radial? . .?

[mhgoldwing]

I found this one for $162 with free shipping. If it gets more mileage and continues to handle as well as I think it will it will be worth every penny.

Yes, it is a radial. This is the tire Avon designed specifically to be trike front tire.

[michael2480]

Can you tell us where you found it?

[mhgoldwing]

Found this one at Dennis Kirk. According to what I've been told, the distributors now have them in stock so they should be available from several sources who normally sell Avon tires.

[Alextxtrike]

https://www.denniskirk.com/avon/fron...prd/544572.sku

fast shipping

[michael2480]

Found this one at Dennis Kirk. According to what I've been told, the distributors now have them in stock so they should be available from several sources who normally sell Avon tires.

Thanks, will be interesting to see how it holds up.

[SMSgt]

I would expect to see other tire manufactures start to sell their particular trike tires and create some competition. This should drive prices down. It does look promising and maybe a good replacement when the time comes. Thanks for the report.

[Pegasus1300]

When the current Bridgestone wears out I am going to that

[Thomas L]

This Avon sounds promising - but i have heard over & over, DON"T do a Radial.
"Ya need a bias - for flex - on the front.
Any thoughts........

[mhgoldwing]

The new Avon Cobra Trike tire is specifically designed for a trike so I assume they built the sidewalls to withstand the load. So far in the hard twisties I have not felt any "tire squirm" indicating the sidewalls are unduly flexing.

The reason you hear not to run a radial is because the current selection of radial front tires were designed for bikes, not trikes, and their sidewalls are not strong enough. Most bike front, radial tires will wear out in 5-7,000 miles.

[farmhandyman]

GL1500 Trike (Baron UK)
Fitted mine 3 days ago and ran it at 26psi for 100k to scrub it. That was fine. Now up to 36psi and handling much improved. Rears are new Yokohama's at 18psi. Can definitely recommend this Tyre..has a tall mid section and makes the Trike stand up a bit. Mileage of course will be the proving test.

[Trikerbobbilly]

I had mine mounted about a month ago and I can attest to everything mhgoldwing is saying, the tire rides much smoother and stays planted in the curves, I too am very impressed with the tire, next hurdle is mileage, if it holds up like I am hoping, it will be a hot tire for trikes.

[mhgoldwing]

I had mine mounted about a month ago and I can attest to everything mhgoldwing is saying, the tire rides much smoother and stays planted in the curves, I too am very impressed with the tire, next hurdle is mileage, if it holds up like I am hoping, it will be a hot tire for trikes.

Glad to hear it. I'm still impressed with mine after 3,000 miles. The handling and ride is so much better that I get the same mileage as the BT45 I will purchase the Avon Cobra Trike tire again. Big, big difference.

[Teal]

Had it installed today and then did a 30 miles test run. I'm impressed! The tire virtually removed all the "harshness" associated with the bias-belted, heavy walled, sport bike rear tire. Small, sharp road imperfections that used to rattle my windshield were gone. The larger ones softened dramatically. Yet the tire felt well planted to the road at all speeds up to 75 mph. It tracked well in both straight line and curves.

As it is brand new and not broken it I did not push it very hard today. I will do a follow up later on. Suffice it to say that at first glance I am very impressed with this baby. Avon may have really come through for us Gold Wing trikers.

Also, according to Avon the pressure should be between 40 - 42 psi. I ran it at 42 psi today and will keep it there until I put a few hundred miles on it. I will probably experiment with the 40 psi setting later.

found this thread and would like an update on the Avon; question, can it be driven with out air in the tire?; ie i drove my BT45 50 miles w/o air when the valve stem broke.

[mhgoldwing]

The Avon Cobra Trike front tire IS NOT A RUN-FLAT!!! Since it's a radial and designed for the front I doubt seriously the sidewalls are nearly as stiff as the BT45 which it what allowed you to run it flat. (Although I am amazed that it did)

[jaxbobg]

Same here. When it's time for a new front tire, the Avon Trike tire is my choice. I've bought several tires from Dennis Kirk, so they will be my first stop to buy the Avon.

[bdrcole]

See my post on page 4 in the other thread on the same topic.
http://www.triketalk.com/forum/threa...ont-Tire/page4

[TouringOn2]

Just installed one this morning. It will take several thousand miles before I have and opinion. I've heard a lot of good about it. It will be a year or so until I know what kind of millage I will get. Be safe and enjoy the ride. Larry