Avon Tyres adds adventure sport tire
U.K.-based Avon Tyres has extended its adventure touring motorcycle tire range with the launch of a new adventure sport tire, the Avon Trailrider.
Applying the latest know-how in terms of carcass construction, compound characteristics and tread pattern development, the Trailrider blends the all-season road capabilities of the critically-acclaimed Storm 3D X-M sport touring tire with a rugged, off road-styled tread pattern.
Avon engineers and test riders focused on stability, wet grip and mileage on a wide range of large-capacity dual-sport machines. The resulting design offers improved capability over the outgoing Distanzia tire. It’s also a tire developed in Britain, on British roads, in British weather — so it promises the ultimate in performance for U.K. riders.
“We’ve designed the Trailrider carcass construction to deliver improved grip and handling,” said Avon motorcycle design engineer Ashley Vowles. “Our chemists have come up with a new super-rich silica compound, using the latest compounding technology to enhance wet grip without affecting mileage.”
The Trailrider will be available in June in a large range of sizes — six fronts and 12 rears — and will be produced in radial and bias ply constructions.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company of Findlay, Ohio, produces a full range of tires under the Cooper and Avon brand names, together with Avon motorcycle tires.
