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Avon Road Rider Cracks

bonanzadave

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STRIKE 3.....IM OUT !!

These are the threads where you can read the saga.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=140853&highlight=avon+crack

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=195660&highlight=avon+cracking&page=4

Long story short ....this is the 3rd road rider on the back of my bike in three years. Each one cracked over winter storage. This last one probably the worst.

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That sucks Dave. I'd be pi$$ed off! I'm crossing Avons off the recommended list.
 
Sorry to hear your still having problems with these tires. The date code on my rear is 4211 and nary a crack.The tread is just about gone. Strange happenings.



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I heard it may have to do with really cold winter storage temps. Dave is in minnesota, you are in Jefferson, not so cold.

I wonder if that's it? Dave what kind of temps were your tires stored at? Stored for how long?
 
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I got 14000kms (9600 miles) out of the last ones on my 1100 in about 5 months. No cracks. Then again I live in Canada...it's a lot colder in Minnesota.:D
 
trevor said:
I got 14000kms (9600 miles) out of the last ones on my 1100 in about 5 months. No cracks. Then again I live in Canada...it's a lot colder in Minnesota.:D
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Victoria, that's on that big tropical island next to Hawaii, right?
 
tkent02 said:
I heard it may have to do with really cold winter storage temps. Dave is in minnesota, you are in Jefferson, not so cold.

I wonder if that's it? Dave what kind of temps were your tires stored at? Stored for how long?
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My date code is 0611 and like Charlie's they appear to be fine. I'm to the right of Fargo but have a heated garage (rather important) so no help on the cold factor.
 
allojohn said:
My date code is 0611 and like Charlie's they appear to be fine. I'm to the right of Fargo but have a heated garage (rather important) so no help on the cold factor.
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Huh, I wonder if that's it. My garage probably never goes below freezing, usually around 50F in there all winter, and I've had no cracks. The bikes are not actually stored idle the whole time, they get ridden every month if not every week, that may help too.
 
tkent02 said:
Huh, I wonder if that's it. My garage probably never goes below freezing, usually around 50F in there all winter, and I've had no cracks. The bikes are not actually stored idle the whole time, they get ridden every month if not every week, that may help too.
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This last winter mine was idle from late Nov through April......5 fracking months. Memo to self: Ask wife again why we moved here.
 
tkent02 said:
Dave what kind of temps were your tires stored at? Stored for how long?
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Huh, I wonder if that's it.
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Its in a wood floor shed from Nov - May. On the Center stand. Tire deflated. It was below freezing for 3 straight months with lows down to -30F.

Remember....My front was bought 3 years ago with the first defective rear. Not a crack in it :-k.
 
bonanzadave said:
Its in a wood floor shed from Nov - May. On the Center stand. Tire deflated. It was below freezing for 3 straight months with lows down to -30F.

Remember....My front was bought 3 years ago with the first defective rear. Not a crack in it :-k.
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Well that's certainy cold. I'd crack too if I were a tire. Very strange the front hasn't.

Ever talk to the DOT? I remember there was some discussion of it.
 
I had a rear avon road-rider crack at least as bad as the photos above.

I bought the set three years ago and the front is still fine. the rear cracked really badly over the first winter, (in a heated garage, bike on centre stand) only on the left hand side of the tire. I think the tire was seriously defective, and the cracking could not have been prevented by anything i could have done.

I returned the tire and was given a full refund (credit actually) on the one year old tire, after the supplier returned it to Avon for evaluation. Avon would not say what the issue was other than to acknowledge the tire was defective by crediting my account.

replaced it, last minute with a cheng shin, HI Max(?), best 60 dollar tire ever.

thanks for posting, I thought the issue was fixed, I will continue to stay clear of the road-riders.
 
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tkent02 said:
That's brutal! Her idea? :eek:
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Not really, we both had had enough of living in the crazy, busy, very expensive region with the worst traffic in the nation. We wanted to move north, maybe Canada, she's from Manitoba. She went to school here and has many friends and pseudo family here too. We figured that was a better option than moving to a new location with zero connections. So, that was that and here we are! Actually, I'm quite enjoying it.
 
bonanzadave said:
Its in a wood floor shed from Nov - May. On the Center stand. Tire deflated. It was below freezing for 3 straight months with lows down to -30F.

Remember....My front was bought 3 years ago with the first defective rear. Not a crack in it :-k.
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Now this has got me re-thinking what to put on my bike!! I have the same year, 82 1100E that you have! My question to you is.....what is the benefit to deflating the tire over the winter?
 
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