Shopping for tires for the winter. What are the benefits/shortcomings of radials and bias ply tires?
Hey Ted, could you explain exactly how this works?.We discussed setting sag (stiffening the suspension) to keep the bike from squatting in the turns.
Shopping for tires for the winter. What are the benefits/shortcomings of radials and bias ply tires?
For the C10, I don’t think you can get a better tire than the Avon AM26 bias ply tires. I use a 110 on the front. In 2019, I did over 22,000 miles on my C10, from LA to Fairbanks, LA to Glacier NP to Maine to Georgia and back to LA. I rode on every type of road surface except frozen. Paved, gravel, dirt, combinations of all, wet and dry, and the Avons handled it all, superbly. I averaged 7-8000 miles on a rear tire, and I got over 12,000 on one front tire. I have tried radials, and a radial front with bias rear, but nothing works like the Avons. Having a matched set is nice, also. Heck, I even ran HD tires, but they didn’t corner worth a crap and were a Hundred Dollars more than any other tires.Shopping for tires for the winter. What are the benefits/shortcomings of radials and bias ply tires?
I've been telling folks about the AM-26's for several years. Those were the best tires I think I ever ran on my C-10. And they are very good in the twisties. I always told folks that the AM-26's ain't like your daddy's bias ply tires.For the C10, I don’t think you can get a better tire than the Avon AM26 bias ply tires. I use a 110 on the front. In 2019, I did over 22,000 miles on my C10, from LA to Fairbanks, LA to Glacier NP to Maine to Georgia and back to LA. I rode on every type of road surface except frozen. Paved, gravel, dirt, combinations of all, wet and dry, and the Avons handled it all, superbly. I averaged 7-8000 miles on a rear tire, and I got over 12,000 on one front tire. I have tried radials, and a radial front with bias rear, but nothing works like the Avons. Having a matched set is nice, also. Heck, I even ran HD tires, but they didn’t corner worth a crap and were a Hundred Dollars more than any other tires.