Avon Venoms. Pretty sticky. I usually get 8k out of a rear and a more like 10k out of the front. Last couple years I've done a lot more long distance trips mostly on the superslab, so add a couple-three thousand onto those ranges. Apparently that kind of riding doesn't tear them up like 2-lane twisties and stop-and-go commuting. I think I'm on my fifth set. Just put on a new rear 170 (Avon doesn't make a 180 as far as I know) and this time I'm trying a 130/70 on the front. I've tried both the 100/90 and 120/90 on the front. Don't really notice much of a difference, except in how the speedo and odo read. On my bike, the 120/90 makes the speedo very close to correct but the odometer under reports by about 5%. With the 100 it's the reverse. I'm hoping the 130 splits the difference but I didn't compare rolling radii of the tires.


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