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My old cracking sidewall Avon Venom AM42 tire was removed from my bike today. I calculated the mileage on the tire (after checking records) to be around 17,000. The tire had 11/32 tread when put in service & had 6/32 when removed today. About 1/2 it's tread was used. The replacement tire is mounted & balanced on the rim. Rain & sleet kept me from putting it back on today - maybe tomorrow. The tire is an Avon Cobra AV72 MT90B16 with a date code of 3312. This tire has a 74 load rating & 11/32 tread in the center - 10/32 on each side. Time will tell how it wears & handles as my Trike's front tire. JohnnyB

I'm like rmac - running on 3 with 7250 rpm limit. Mine is a 2002 RSV-Hannigan. Running fine & stronger than without. JohnB

That would be great & much appreciated. Thanks; JohnB

I actually have the VentureMP3 installed on my Trike (came with bike). It works very well & operates just like the OEM CD Player, but with a lot more song capacity. By-the-way... Anyone have an electronic copy of the manual they could share with me? JohnB

Looking for info???? Are there any RSV Trikers near Richmond, VA? Would be nice to know - maybe we could sometime meet - checkout accessories - tires - mods - do trades - etc. JohnB

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Look - you'll see a donation link I always support what I use. Jeff - what size was the VW tire?

That was interesting info which allowed me to search on 550R16 sizes. I couldn't locate specs on the Avon 550R16. But I found some car tire specs which call for a recommended rim width close to our 3.5" RSV. Here is a little info/specs: Firestone 550-16 Tire The Firestone 550-16 Black Wall Tire has an overall diameter of 27.36 inches. The cross section is 6.26 inches. The tread width is 4.25 inches. The overall load capacity is 840 lbs. at 32 psi. The recommended rim width is between 3.5 inches and 5 inches. The tread depth is 11. The maximum recommended psi is 32. The Firestone 550-16 requires a radial tube. Firestone 600-16 Tire The Firestone 600-16 tire has an overall diameter of 27.91 inches. The cross section is 6.26 inches. The tread width is 4.63 inches. The overall load capacity is 1400 lbs. at 32 psi. The recommended rim width is between 4 inches and 5 inches. The tread depth is 12. The maximum recommended psi is 32. The Firestone 550-16 requires a radial tube.

While researching I found this article from Avon... ---------------------------------------------------- January 21st, 2013 http://www.avonmoto.com/images/cobra_gl-150x150.jpg STOW, OH – Specially designed for the Honda Gold Wing 1800, the Cobra GL 1800 tires from Avon Motorcycle Tyres are the perfect choice for the rigorous demands of the powerful launches, fast acceleration, hard cornering and hard braking of this powerful bike. When compared to the stock tires, the Cobra GL 1800 rear tire offers an increased load index of 80 to handle nearly 1,000 pounds. A triple compound, including a longer lasting compound in the center, softer shoulder compound for improved grip and cornering performance, and a third compound underneath,work together to reduce tire temperature and increase mileage. This six-ply tire includes two Aramid belts and a nylon belt to reinforce and stabilize the tire carcass, reduce tire flex under heavier loads, and provide a more comfortable ride. Force Following Grooves transmit energy across the surface of the tire for even wear and longer life. ---------------------------------- JohnB

During my Trike checkouts & mods I seem to have broken my Cassette Player Door. The door is fine - hinges work - it just won't latch closed. ARGH! Does any anyone have an old Cassette Player with door or the assembly without the cassette? I'm looking for one to use for parts to repair mine. Thanks; JohnB

Thanks for the info about TrikeTalk.com I tried them - paid for a membership - got banned for a week - told them to shove their membership. To me there seemed to be a lot of "Sleeper" members who pretended to be regular users but are actually affiliated with businesses. I was being fed incorrect info about Front Forks being normal to slip & slide up from regular driving on bumpy roads. I repeatedly called the claims false & insisted that real people examples be presented. Some of the "Sleepers" consistently claimed that "Traumatic Incidents" normally cause the forks to slip & they should be checked often. Others said nothing - strangely? No real people examples were ever provided. I just couldn't let that be. It went on from there. The only true consistent source of technical bike info & experience I have found ever, is this site "VentureRiders". Now let me say this... thank you for your suggestion... others may find value with TrikeTalk... I didn't. Sorry JohnnyB

Thanks to all for their concerns, info and/or comments. My thoughts are that my Avon Venom is a great wearing handling tire. The cracking is cosmetic & present within 1 to 2 inches from the rim. This tire casing appears to be thickest at this point while, the sidewall surface rubber coating is thinnest in that same area. The rest of the tread & sidewall is pristine. The tire is performing great. I have encountered this type of close-to-rim sidewall cracking on other manufacturer's tires over the past years & all on cruiser style bikes. They were all used until they wore out without issue. My intent for starting this thread was to share my inspection woes, and to wine a little. lol Avon has had cosmetic sidewall cracking for a few years and current produced tires seem to be working fine now. That is good to hear. My plan is to use this tire until it wears out & then to replace it with another high mileage Avon Venom AM42. Once again, I thank everyone for their comments & respect your views. JohnnyB

Thanks to all who commented... My research has found no car tire that could mount on our RSV 3.5" rim. I'm not going to modify my wheel/rim - too expensive. So for anyone who cares, my next front tire for my trike will be - Avon Venom p/n 90000000778 AM42 160/80B16 Load rating = 80 Speed rating = H Tread Depth 11/32 ...just a little wider (.4") & a little taller (1.1") My current Avon Venom AM42 150/80B 16 has over 15000 miles on it now. JohnB

Very interesting info - thanks for taking the time to share.

I would buy another & Trike it

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Knowing that it is suppose to start raining for a day soon (1 to 3 inches), I crawled around in the dark & got the date code. It is 4309. So the tire I bought in June/July 2010 from Rocky Mountain was about 10 months old. That seems reasonable for an odd size 150/80B-16 AM42. BTW - they don't seem to make that size anymore. I'll have to replace it with ... 90000000778 AM42 160/80B16 81H MT4.00 3.50 - 4.50 6.6 W 26.2 H 8.7mm tread That is a 81H load with about 11/32 of tread.

Avon's website states this about the age of tires... Avon Motorcycle Tyres recommend tires should be used within 5 years of the manufacturing date on the tire. Tire should then be removed after a total of 7 years from the manufacturing date. Tires beyond this date will not be warranteed. I'll have to search for the date code on the tire. Latter... JohnB

By the way - for anyone interested... Here is the current Warranty info from the Avon Tyre website. Warranty Procedure *Warranty Adjustment Procedure: Note: Due to the latest requirements of the federal government’s Tread Act, we must strictly enforce this procedure. Rider: If you believe you have a warranty please contact the dealer or on-line retailer where you purchased the tire. They will examine the tire and contact their distributor if they believe the tire is warrantable. See limited tire warranty (link here) Authorized Motorcycle Dealer: 1) Examine the tire to determine if it qualifies for adjustment based on Avon’s motorcycle warranty (see link) 2) If tire is warrantable return tire to distributor for adjustment with following information: Tire size, model, issue, area in question clearly marked, tire issue, production date of tire 3) Brief note describing the issue is helpful 4) Handle customer in accordance to Avon’s warranty guidelines. Tire with less than 50% wear is no charge. Tire with more than 50% wear is prorated. 5) Bear in mind that the distributor may determine the tire is not warrantable so if in doubt please call your distributor

OOPS - Correction (checked old posts) I bought & mounted the AM42 on the front in July of 2010. It must have over 15,000 miles on it now. John

Thanks bunches

The tire is less than two years old. I average 10,000 miles a year. I've gone through two others which were used as a rear tire. The first rear was changed out by Avon for the cracking. The replacement started cracking four months after it was put in use. That one was used solely with my MTC Voyager Trike conversion. A side affect of using a Voyager kit is that you will burn out the rear tire real quick if you have to much preload on it. If you don't have enough preload, it will handle poorly. John

Well, I entered my bike in the Yamaha Star 2013 Motorcycle Virtual Bike Show. It is now listed. Here is the link http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/starvbs/StarVBSBike.aspx?id=5056&gid=7&pg=1&y=c Did anyone else enter their bike there? John

WOW - lots of comments about this Here are some photos of my tire Here is what the tread looks like on my Avon Venom AM42 with over 10,000 miles on it As you can see, an AM42 really wears well (rear tire size reversed on front). I expect when this wears out... that my next Avon will have this cosmetic sidewall cracking fixed. JohnnyB