TIM Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Front: mine has ~4500 and notalbe cupping. Wondering what kind of mileage you are getting out of the D205 front? Thinking of replacing with Mich Pilot Road and wondering how much of the D205 I'll be throwing away... :roll: any opinions on the MPR? I have a Mich macadam 100x on the back which I like a lot..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 It will go around 9k miles on average it seems. However, if I bought a new XX today, I'd remove the 205 the second I got it. They are such crap. And after 5k was when I noticed they were cupped and even worse-handling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in PA Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 I only ran the rear 205, got 4300 miles to the cord. :shock: Never again. Avon 45/46's are awesome!!!!!!!!! :grin: :grin: :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaBird Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 It will go around 9k miles on average it seems. Â However, if I bought a new XX today, I'd remove the 205 the second I got it. Â They are such crap. Â And after 5k was when I noticed they were cupped and even worse-handling. Precisely what I did---anyone want a brand new set of 205s ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerardoXX Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 I haven't tried the Avon tires, but I have tried the Metzeler Sportec, who has experience both brands and what are the difference, cause the M1 are really good tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlkLightning Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 I thought the 205's were like riding on ice. Switched to the pilot roads and they only break loose when I want them to now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG BOY Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 ON THE LAST SET I GOT 5883 MILES OUT OF THEM. I JUST SPOONED ON A SET OF AVON 45/46 COMBOS AND THERE IS NO COMPARISON TO THE 205'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE AVONS ARE MUCH SMOOTHER, BETTER TRACTION AND GIVE A BETTER RIDE. I JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW MUCH MILEAGE I GET OUT OF THEM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 who has experience both brands and what are the difference, cause the M1 are really good tires. I've ridden other bikes with the M1 (Moto Guzzi Scurra, MV Agusta F4s, Hayabusa). They are great tires also, just don't have the mileage of the Avons. The guy who owns the Scurra and MV won't run them again because of that. Even on a light/low-power bike like the Scurra I think he said he wasn't expecting to get 4k on the rear. The handling is not all that different from the Avons; light, neutral. I could not really test traction limits on someone else's bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeezer Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 I got 4500 out of my 205's. The back showed cord on the way back from a 180 mile trip. That annoyed me.....a lot. The front was badly cupped and was IMHO shot. I just tried out the Avons today. This is my third thread response to say these tires are fantastic. I would recommend that you not try and get all the life out of a set of 205's, you don't know what you're missing by not having better tires. Maybe 205's are Honda's way of saying "take a year, ride easy, break Her in slowly". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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