New Avon Cobra Chrome - any good

[Tal]

If you look closely..the new Rocket is sporting Avon Cobra Chrome. ..

 

[sonny]

Dam$ keep talking folks i'm listening.

 

[John Miller]

The new chrome tires are bias ply
The cobra tire is a radial

Actually they make both bias ply and radials in the Cobra chrome - the standard R3 sizes are available in Radial ply.

Incorporates sportbike tire technology for nimble handling

• Special construction to deal with heavy loads

• Incredible stability and longevity - perfect for touring

• 5% larger contact patch and up to 10% more mileage over original Cobra tires

• Unique 'snakeskin-effect' sidewall and aggressive tread pattern

• Extra wide sizes for custom bikes

• Ultra-quiet

• Available in a wide range of sizes, incorporating fitments for Harley Davidson's V-Rod, Triumph's Rocket III, Honda's Goldwing and Valkyrie plus some sizes for custom bike applications

• Whitewalls available in some sizes indicated by WWW

 

[barbagris]

• 5% larger contact patch and up to 10% more mileage over original Cobra tires

So still less than half what an E-Max delivers!.

 

[John Miller]

So still less than half what an E-Max delivers!.

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HAHA

More about contact patch here - The Contact Patch - Inside Motorcycles Magazine - interesting read.

 

[Tal]

Dam$ keep talking folks i'm listening.

can you see the Avon Cobra Chrome on there sonny???its there...

 

[barbagris]

Black Chrome I see.

 

[Kojack1970]

Man, I love chrome as much as the next guy but... chrome tires?!? Seems like they'd ride pretty hard. Not to mention keeping up with the scratches...

Oh hell no, more stuff to clean and polish, no bueno

 

[John Miller]

@Coppa might give us all an update soon on the new Chromes...getting a set fitted up ehh!!

 

[Coppa]

Getting a set delivered in the next few days, surprisingly cheaper here than a standard pair of Cobras.
Hope the weather in the UK picks up to get out and use them, I don't ride in sub zero weather or anything close to it, too many episodes when I was younger of ending up on my arse sat in the road wondering what happened