- Joined
- Aug 6, 2007
- Messages
- 4,216
- Age
- 49
- Location
- Grant, MN (aka Stillwater)
- Bike
- ST1100 & ST1300
- STOC #
- 6145
Like Raven mentioned it could be an issue with dual compound tires. Does that mean I am going to write them off. Nope. The PR2 is a dual compound tire last I checked and that is one of the tires that seems to get recommended the most around here. So maybe it is a case where tire companies are trying to keep up with the competition and don't have the experience with making dual compound tires yet.
Another thing to keep in the back of your mind is the load rating. So if a tire manufacturer builds a tire for the ST1300 and uses the max weight rating that Honda states is the max weight for the bike (I'm talking wet weight + rider + gear or GVWR), how many of us exceed that? I have seen different figures on how much stuff (by weight) we can have on this bike and if you ask me Honda didn't give us much room to have stuff. The numbers I have seen are somewhere in the 350-400lbs range. Well at 225 without my gear and nothing in any of the saddle bags or top box (heck without the top box) that isn't leaving all that much. I know for a fact that I have had my 1300 overloaded and that is without a passenger. I also don't pull a trailer which by the way also adds to the GVWR. I really don't think that Japanese understand how big we are and this adds to the problem. I just went in for a physical, because I am 6'4" my 225 lbs doesn't even put me in a weight range where the Dr is concerned that maybe I should go on a diet. Heck if I keep hanging out with you guys and eating all this pie I'll be 250 in no time. I am not saying Raven's bike was overloaded at all but it is something that is easy to do when you are packing a bike for long trips. Like I said I have done it when I have only gone somewhere for the weekend.
As for Avon's stance on the ST1300. I was at the Motorcycle show when it was here in Minneapolis 2 years ago and I spoke to one of these Avon Reps asking why the Storm wasn't approved for the 1300 and if he thought the would come out with one. He told me (verbally) that the Avon Storm was approved for the ST1300. This was before the Storm II was out. I questioned this and he said he was sure of it. I still wouldn't go on his word.
Another thing to keep in the back of your mind is the load rating. So if a tire manufacturer builds a tire for the ST1300 and uses the max weight rating that Honda states is the max weight for the bike (I'm talking wet weight + rider + gear or GVWR), how many of us exceed that? I have seen different figures on how much stuff (by weight) we can have on this bike and if you ask me Honda didn't give us much room to have stuff. The numbers I have seen are somewhere in the 350-400lbs range. Well at 225 without my gear and nothing in any of the saddle bags or top box (heck without the top box) that isn't leaving all that much. I know for a fact that I have had my 1300 overloaded and that is without a passenger. I also don't pull a trailer which by the way also adds to the GVWR. I really don't think that Japanese understand how big we are and this adds to the problem. I just went in for a physical, because I am 6'4" my 225 lbs doesn't even put me in a weight range where the Dr is concerned that maybe I should go on a diet. Heck if I keep hanging out with you guys and eating all this pie I'll be 250 in no time. I am not saying Raven's bike was overloaded at all but it is something that is easy to do when you are packing a bike for long trips. Like I said I have done it when I have only gone somewhere for the weekend.
As for Avon's stance on the ST1300. I was at the Motorcycle show when it was here in Minneapolis 2 years ago and I spoke to one of these Avon Reps asking why the Storm wasn't approved for the 1300 and if he thought the would come out with one. He told me (verbally) that the Avon Storm was approved for the ST1300. This was before the Storm II was out. I questioned this and he said he was sure of it. I still wouldn't go on his word.