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[DavidJ]

Hi Gang,

I am in the need, (showing belts), of a new back tire.  I am going to also change the front.  I got my X in April and it had the Avon Venom-R on it when I got it.  Since this is the first time I need to get new tires, I want a little help.

I am looking at replacing with one of the following sets:

Avon Cobra

Avon Venom-R

Metzeler ME880

DLP Link: http://www.directlineparts.com/byProduct.asp?prd=Tires&str=1&ID=877161856

The Avon Cobra and the Metzeler both have a 200/60R 16 and I was wondering what the Pros/Cons of this size tire.  Will I have to change anything on my '02 1800C to use these wider tires.  I would like to hear from those that have used these tires and help me make a desision on which ones to get.  I am not ready for the darkside yet, so let's not go there.

Thanks,

David

[POGOGOLF]

Hi Gang,

I am in the need, (showing belts), of a new back tire.  I am going to also change the front.  I got my X in April and it had the Avon Venom-R on it when I got it.  Since this is the first time I need to get new tires, I want a little help.

I am looking at replacing with one of the following sets:

Avon Cobra

Avon Venom-R

Metzeler ME880

DLP Link: http://www.directlineparts.com/byProduct.asp?prd=Tires&str=1&ID=877161856

The Avon Cobra and the Metzeler both have a 200/60R 16 and I was wondering what the Pros/Cons of this size tire.  Will I have to change anything on my '02 1800C to use these wider tires.  I would like to hear from those that have used these tires and help me make a desision on which ones to get.  I am not ready for the darkside yet, so let's not go there.

Thanks,

David

I, personally like the Avon-R's better than the ME880's; but, heck, I like the Dunnies better than the ME880's, so go figure?! As for the lower profile (60's) tires, I had 'em once and didn't like them nearly as much as the 70's...too much of a vibration and while it might have been peculiarities to the one tire itself, it turned me off of the low profile pretty much forever. JMHO.

[SouthernXer]

You won't need to do anything to the bike to accomodate the lower profile unless you have change your back suspension to a size shorter than stock.  If you have done that, you will probably want to dremel off the little ears of the bracket on the inside of your fender. I rhave run the ME880 200 60R 16 for approx. 18K miles and haven't experienced and vibration in my bike. 

All of those tire choices are great.

[hooter]

I love my Avon's. But what ever you decide on give these folks a chance. I've used them several times and the have the best prices I've found and the service has been excellant each time. Compare the prices, I think you'll see what I mean.

http://arizonamoto.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=SWMT&Category_Code=MTCYTIRES

[Crewsn]

if you go with a lower profile tire and your aggressive in the turns, your gonna scrape pegs sooner.
i found this out the hard way and actually scraped my exhaust, not bad but enough to get my attention.
good luck and ride safe.
BTW, i prefer the metz's 880's, got 19K on rear and 22.5K on front. I check the pressure once a week and keep 40 psi front and rear.