Avon Vipers, Whos got them?

**Supermoto Junkie** · 29th December 2007, 08:06

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** · 29th December 2007, 08:08

Originally Posted by 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

you need to replace the rear?

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

**Supermoto Junkie** · 29th December 2007, 08:12

Originally Posted by skidMark

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

**skidMark** · 29th December 2007, 08:16

Originally Posted by Supermoto Junkie

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

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** · 29th December 2007, 08:20

Originally Posted by skidMark

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** · 29th December 2007, 08:23

Originally Posted by Supermoto Junkie

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** · 29th December 2007, 08:25

Originally Posted by skidMark

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** · 29th December 2007, 08:26

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** · 29th December 2007, 08:32

Originally Posted by Jim2

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** · 29th December 2007, 10:48

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** · 29th December 2007, 11:22

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** · 29th December 2007, 11:30

Originally Posted by riffer

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** · 29th December 2007, 11:58

Originally Posted by riffer

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