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When is the baby due???????

Is there really more grip in the avon`s than the OEM tire on fine tarmac?
I can read here that the life limit on the OEM tire is low.iaw softer rubber then the avon`s. And softer rubber is more grip , or am i wrong here?
On my rear wheel now , im like 3mm from the egde of the tire. and the side of my shoes is touching the road in sharp bends.(my feets are on the footstand)

If you compare the two tread patterns below

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you can see the difference between the tyres in block sizes and therefore edges. My experience is that the Sirac (U.K. oem) gives excellent grip in the wet and when riding on steeply cambered roads. My summary of the Distanzia was "Unless you wish to go mud-plugging these tyres are highly recommended for UK roads/tracks."

To compare the two the Avon is marginally better on smooth dry surface level tarmac but the Michelin better on rougher and steeply cambered roads and tracks.

The Avons stay on my R for the UK roads with a spare set of wheels shod with TKCs or similar for off-road and my R in Spain will keep the Siracs until replaced with Metzler Tourance (the main European oem). Not having tried the Tourances I have no opinion on them yet.

Just ordered a set of these after reading motonacio review on them ,as i will not be doing any offroading for a while

price from busters motorcycles swansea �90 pair

Sorry but this but i meant the XTX Pirelli oem tire

I hope you are as happy with them as I am - as said in another thread only the Ron Haslams of this world can ride beyond the tyre's performance.

And at that price !

edit: this reply is to jasext/ex-davesoimtold.

Not happy , but satis. But if the Avon has better grip and more endurance , thats the way to go , or?

This thread is for the XT660R on Distanzias and was intended to be a personal view as no one else seemed to have tried them on the R. Not all sizes of the same tyre behave in the same way and the X and R sizes are very different.

I have also been well informed that the r size tyres have a harder compound to last longer ,i was just waiting for someone else to give them a go and thanks motonacio for doing just that

The x version is a softer compound offering more grip thus not lasting very long and more expensive

What is a good on/off road tire for a 660R as the ones that come with it are bad on grass?