Avon Am26 Roadriders

Rudeboy · Jul 21, 2017

I have just fitted a set of these to my Bonny SE on recomendations from the forum they were very reasonable on price my local Pro Tyre branch Bristol got them in for me same cost as tyretec and they charged me a small amount for fitting valves balance ect good lads in there and done a proper tidy job with attention to detail,
they did point out that I was going backwards from a radial to a crossply tyre the metzelers I had on there were horrible front out of shape and worn and never felt over confident in the rear either, V rated im never gonna reach 150mph first impressions are good they grip quite well and the bike feels positive on the handling early days as yet though need to scrub them in for a few more miles yet has anybody got any views on crossply or bias ply verses radials I would be interested to find out seeing they flagged this up.

thebiglad · Jul 21, 2017

I had 2 sets of Avon AM26's on my Bonny over 5 yrs and they were just great. Real grip in wet or dry conditions - never had an issue with them, plus they lasted well.

As to crossply or radials - I neither know nor care tbh. If something works it just works for me. Not a labels bloke, me.

Callumity · Jul 21, 2017

Hmmm. First reaction is that these people do not know as much about bike tyres as they think they do......

A picture is worth a thousand words and if they were talking car tyres I would agree......crossplies were 'it' from the cartwheel to the 60s. Then came radials. It is all to do with the angle of tyre fibres to direction of travel.

Car tyres maximise grip by keep their tread flat on the road and flexing the sidewalls. Radials do this far better than crossply. Motorcycle tyres need to maintain their shape as you bank. Crossplies do this better than radials. Bias belts are a hybrid of the two. Midrange bikes like Bonnies do not generate enough load to distort tyres in the manner of a shorter lived fat sportsbike tyre that do use radial construction and distort MotoGP style.

Suffice to say the Roadrider is one of the most popular Bonnie tyres because they optimise wet and dry grip and longevity......given that bike tyres are softer and grippier than car tyres.

Rudeboy · Jul 21, 2017

Cheers for that very usefull glad I went for them now that was the whole idea behind it all round usage as used for work and play ill give an update on how theyre fairing up after they scrubbed in a little