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« on: October 03, 2009, 05:35:51 PM » |
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Hey got a question for you Valk riders that get more wet weather than we do out hear in West Texas. I was riding today and went through a few showers and it seams to me that my I/S was pushing out with the front tire in the turns. I’m running a Avon Venom. Any thoughts?  |
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R J
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« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2009, 05:46:00 PM » |
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How much tread left or how many miles on it?
Sounds like you done got all the goody out of it.
Myself, I like the Metzler's better. More tread on the ground, & ya don't get the famous Avon wobble.
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« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2009, 05:54:41 PM » |
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What kind of miles do you get out of your Metzs??
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R J
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« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2009, 09:06:25 PM » |
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What kind of miles do you get out of your Metzs??
Usually I get close to 25 to 30K out of a front Metz. |
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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2009, 09:28:28 PM » |
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I don't know what wobble is being reffered to. I have lots of miles on Avons, and quite a few of those miles are in the rain. Never had any trouble.
Check your tread and pressure, and ride on.
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« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2009, 01:28:20 PM » |
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Hey RJ , I 'm just curious about that wobble on Avon tires you mentioned because I noticed as I speed up and get closer to that 100 mph mark the front end seems to drift from side to side just alittle or maybe a wobble I guess it feels just like when your behind an 18 wheeler with the buffeting effect .... my bearings are fine at the wheel and in the steering and I just added the prog front springs and new fork seals and new I/S shocks on the rear .... I'm running an avon up front with a C/T and I always check the air pressure .... so now is this so called wobble a common symptom with avon's or it just a flaw in the steering geometry of the Valk ? let me know ..... Thanks Old Geezer Richard
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« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2009, 03:25:45 PM » |
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I do know when I went and raced the Corvette  on my IS when I hit about 120 I got a real BAD speed wobble got out the gas and let go so to speak and she calmed down I have Avons on the front and rear !!! |
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« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2009, 04:02:52 PM » |
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Well I was just wondering if it was me or my Fat Lady acting up when we go fast .....   |
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« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2009, 04:56:33 PM » |
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The Tread is good and the air is 38psi so all that is good I was thinking that the age of the tire may be the issue I don’t ride a lot like some, the time may have 7to 9k on it but it is 6 years old. I’m wondering about hardening rubber.
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« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2009, 07:12:00 PM » |
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The Tread is good and the air is 38psi so all that is good I was thinking that the age of the tire may be the issue I don’t ride a lot like some, the time may have 7to 9k on it but it is 6 years old. I’m wondering about hardening rubber.
Bump your pressure up to the 45 to 48 PSI range. That will knock out some of that wobble. I had 3 different tires do it, Avon replaced all of them. The last one they footed a Metz for me. I Had to pay mounting. |
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« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2009, 11:42:15 AM » |
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Mitch,
Good to see at White Buffalo Rally in Snyder TX. You told me it doesn't rain in west Texas, whats up with that??? I ran with a Metz on front at 45 psi thru 120 miles of rain on Sunday at times heavy rain. I went to the Ride For Kids in Grapevine,TX. It already has about 7000 miles on it and it didn't seems to be any problem. I never had the feeling that there was thing wrong with the tires. The only thing i don't like about the Metz tire is that it seems very noisy on most types of pavement. No complaint about not sticking to the road. A 6 year old tire ?? now that's a problem IMO ~TJ
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« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2009, 05:23:33 PM » |
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Mitch,
Good to see at White Buffalo Rally in Snyder TX. You told me it doesn't rain in west Texas, whats up with that??? I ran with a Metz on front at 45 psi thru 120 miles of rain on Sunday at times heavy rain. I went to the Ride For Kids in Grapevine,TX. It already has about 7000 miles on it and it didn't seems to be any problem. I never had the feeling that there was thing wrong with the tires. The only thing i don't like about the Metz tire is that it seems very noisy on most types of pavement. No complaint about not sticking to the road. A 6 year old tire ?? now that's a problem IMO ~TJ
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