Avon Vipers, Whos got them?

[Supermoto Junkie]

Has anybody out there got a set of Avon Vipers on their bike?

I have one on the front of my motard and it seems to befairly good and i need to replace the rear (which is currently a Battlax BT-080(the way i brought it))

So am thinking of buying a Viper for the rear to match them up,


I would like to hear any comment on these from anybody

Cheers

[skidMark]

Has anybody out there got a set of Avon Vipers on their bike?

I have one on the front of my motard and it seems to befairly good and i need to replace the rear (which is currently a Battlax BT-080(the way i brought it))

So am thinking of buying a Viper for the rear to match them up,


I would like to hear any comment on these from anybody

Cheers


you need to replace the rear?

isn't that a daily occurance on a motard? lol

[Supermoto Junkie]

you need to replace the rear?

isn't that a daily occurance on a motard? lol

YEah it is, it really needed to be replaced about 6 weeks ago, but been a bit slack, now it has no grooves in it at all:gob:

[skidMark]

YEah it is, it really needed to be replaced about 6 weeks ago, but been a bit slack, now it has no grooves in it at all:gob:

i thought you'd go thru a tyre a day on a track or you just commute on it?

were you the fella i talked to at bucket racing track the about a month ago? i had the green zxr 250.

[Supermoto Junkie]

i thought you'd go thru a tyre a day on a track or you just commute on it?

were you the fella i talked to at bucket racing track the about a month ago? i had the green zxr 250.

It doesn't get any track use, just a weekend toy, the BT-080 only gave me about 1200km,

The guy you talked to would have been a mate of mine, Macstar, he has a 520.

[skidMark]

It doesn't get any track use, just a weekend toy, the BT-080 only gave me about 1200km,

The guy you talked to would have been a mate of mine, Macstar, he has a 520.


aha

hmm i think it was an xr650 pass..he wasnt on track just came to watch....

wuldve been 20ish...

[Supermoto Junkie]

aha

hmm i think it was an xr650 pass..he wasnt on track just came to watch....

wuldve been 20ish...

oh....na different guy, Macstar was there a few weeks but was on track,

[James Deuce]

I'm on my third set.

There's two types of Viper; Sport = sticky end of Sport Touring spectrum, and SuperSport = sticky road/trackday tyres.

I love my Sports. Really good in the wet, good grip from cold, warm up really quickly, and predictable slides if you start misbehaving. The front always feels planted.

[Supermoto Junkie]

I'm on my third set.

There's two types of Viper; Sport = sticky end of Sport Touring spectrum, and SuperSport = sticky road/trackday tyres.

I love my Sports. Really good in the wet, good grip from cold, warm up really quickly, and predictable slides if you start misbehaving. The front always feels planted.

Thanks Jim, My front is a Sport,

[bugjuice]

my 2¢, I had the Viper SS on my bike for a while, went thru a couple of rears and one front. Not a bad tyre, fast warm up time (wheelies from cold!) and lasted pretty well too. Push-come-to-shove tho, and something just wasn't quite with it in heated moments. I'm putting that down to me and the set up at the time. I went to Conti's (sports) after that and felt an improvement, basically small upgrade in feedback and grip. I'd still get the vipers again, but I'm happy with conti's

[riffer]

Got a Sport on the front, and went for a Storm rear on the advice of the bike shop as they thought I'd chew up the rear too fast.

Great, great tyres. I'd thoroughly recommend them. They look nice and rough now after a burn over the takas this morning. As Jim says, always feel planted at the front.

Only comment I'd make is that although the rear is worn almost to the edge, the front has nearly an inch of unused tread. Weird. First tyre that's ever done this.

[James Deuce]

Only comment I'd make is that although the rear is worn almost to the edge, the front has nearly an inch of unused tread. Weird. First tyre that's ever done this.

Mine's the same. Would rather run out of rear first. :)

[Supermoto Junkie]

Only comment I'd make is that although the rear is worn almost to the edge, the front has nearly an inch of unused tread. Weird. First tyre that's ever done this.

Funny you should say that as my Viper sport on the front is the same, the rear has gone right the edge and there is a inch to go, must be a funny shape or something, pics below

[riffer]

That's exactly the same wear as my tyres!

Must be the Vipers.

[DEATH_INC.]

Loosebruce ran a couple of sets of vipers (gsxr1000 k3), he liked 'em well enough, but the rears wore out real quick....

[Supermoto Junkie]

yipe they were opn today, got a shiney new viper sport,

did about 150km on it today and gave it a good thrashing this arvo, and she is feeling good, thanks guys, very happy