Avon Cobra Tires for Honda GL1800

Challenges building GL1800 tires

Radial tire flex wears tires quicker

Bike is Heavy, powerful, fast,

Riders overload bike/under inflate tires

Customers want mileage and performance

Cobra Features

Snakeskin effect sidewalls

Aggressive tire design

Sporty handling

Load capacity rear - 992 pounds

Triple compound rear for higher mileage

Rear Construction

Radial - 6 ply (1 Nylon/2 Aramid belts)

Uniform contact patch, reduce tread squirm

Resists cupping or squaring off

Nylon

Belt

Aramid

Belts

Tread Profile

Rounded Profile for nimble handling

Varied groove lengths & widths

Tread Design

reduce tire noise

Tread Pattern

Chevron pattern wicks water away

Tapered grooves for more contact area

Groove configuration

Reinforcing

piece resists

cupping

Solid

block of

rubber

reduces

squirm

Resistance to irregular wear

Avon’s front tire for GL1800 trikes

130/70R18 63V

To resist rapid or irregular wear:

Flatter profile over a motorcycle tire

Solid blocks or rubber

Tapered grooves

Bridge which joins blocks of rubber

Durable compound

Benefits:

Excellent comfort/ride quality

Sport like handling

Very stable at high speeds

Good mileage

Great performance & feedback

Recommended PSI?

Example:

Rider weight 200 lbs/91 kg

Co-rider weight 150 lbs/68 kg

Bike weight 933 lbs/424 kg

Tongue weight 35 lbs/16 kg

Gear/luggage 60 lbs/27 kg

Total weight 1378 lbs/626 kg

Tires capacity 1592 lbs/722 kg

Cobra pressure when cold

Solo 2 up light 2 up heavy

Front 36-40 40-41 41-42

Rear 40 42 42-44