Triumphrat

retroracer

Fellow Cafe Enthusiasts,
I'd like to upgrade the stock tires on my 08 Thrux. The two brands I have in mind are Pirelli Sport Demons and Michelin Pilot Activs. Which would you all recommend. If not these two, then what other brands/models should I consider? Thanks for your feedback!

ocguyocguy

AVON Road Riders STOCK size
It's all I will run now.
Nice and stable.

BDTD

+1 on the road riders

really really good they seem really stable in comparison to stock

this is an interesting read about AVON

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/Ride/R...von-interview/

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2009 Thruxton Tornado Red with TORs, MAS Engineering FEK, LED Turn Signals, Oberon Racing Footpegs, Oberon Preload Adjusters

Aussiematt

Yet to try the Avons but will likely do next tyre change. I like Sport Demons but they don't last long, BT45's were good and currently have Dunlops GT501's which are a nice tyre.

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2004 Thrux, FCR39's, Uni filter, 813 cams, Works shocks, Ricor valves, progressive springs, Pieman ignitor, green springs, GT501s, Beringer caliper, predators, damper, fork brace, Corbin gunfighter, custom tinware, lowered instruments, JMC swingarm

tgleaton

I just put the sport demons on about a 1000 miles ago and it completely changed the ride of the bike. I can't say anything about the Avons simply because I have never ridden with them. I don't think you can go wrong with either the Avon or the Pirellis.

hobbes80

+2 on the Avons. replaced my stock metzlers with the Avons at 8K miles because the front metlzer bounced so badly I felt like i was seconds away from a tank slapper. Have put over 2k miles on them and they are stable as heck, even in the rain.

When I first put them on, they have a tendency to want to wrighten themselves out of a turn, its a bit disconcerting when you first feel it, but it goes away (or I got used to it) very quickly. A few other forumites have noticed this same behavior. nothing to be alarmed about.

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Gurthang

Ditto. I went from stock Metzelers to stock sized AM26's and I've been in love ever since.

doublecafe

You absolutely cannot go wrong with the Avon Roadriders. My Thruxton became a totally different bike after I had mine installed (Stock Sizes).
Vast improvements in Handling, Breaking and most importantly in my Cornering Confidence.

tkl999

I'm using the Sport Demons, sticky icky.

TRISPEED

I have the Avon Road Riders on my W650 and love them.