After living with the Avons for about 800 miles I probably would not get them again once they are worn out.


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Update on the Avons. Ok if ridden in the dry but awful in the wet. It is like riding on ice.

By wet I mean if a fly drops a bead of sweat on the road and then that is wet. Such a strange tyre. I am off to Le Mans in a couple of months and do not fancy having the Avons on the bike for that. ( riding the bike over damp steel decks is just not going to end well!)
So ignoring the OEM Bridgestones what to get? Was thinking of Michelin Pilot Road 4’s but just checked their website and the 650 Burg does not come up.


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As I stated earlier I had no problems with Avons on my Silverwing on dry and wet roads,I’ll stick with Bridgestones on my Burgman 650 as they do the job

From looking at the various forums Avons on the Burg do not seem to work - I had no choice as the tyres I had were 500 miles past needing to be changed and I did not have the time to wait for anything else to arrive. Never really got on with Bridgestones on any of my bikes. Ok for grip but never last more than 3000-4000 miles (normally get 10,000 - 14,000 on Tourances) so I thought I would try other manufacturers to see if they lasted longer as at 4,000 miles a tyre I would be going through 2 sets a year.
Hopefully I will put some Michelin Road Pilot 4’s on, just waiting on my tyre guy to get back on price etc. No massive rush for a change


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Z750Jay wrote:From looking at the various forums Avons on the Burg do not seem to work - I had no choice as the tyres I had were 500 miles past needing to be changed and I did not have the time to wait for anything else to arrive. Never really got on with Bridgestones on any of my bikes. Ok for grip but never last more than 3000-4000 miles (normally get 10,000 - 14,000 on Tourances) so I thought I would try other manufacturers to see if they lasted longer as at 4,000 miles a tyre I would be going through 2 sets a year.
Hopefully I will put some Michelin Road Pilot 4’s on, just waiting on my tyre guy to get back on price etc. No massive rush for a change


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I’ve just on the mitchelin site to look for tyres and the burgman 650 is not listed, the existing tyres are Front: 120 70 15 56H and Rear: 160 60 14 65H battleaxe what size Michelin do you guys buy please?


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The 650 is not listed but they have Road Pilot 4’s in the right sizes

120/70 15 56H and 160/60 14 65H


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Z750Jay wrote:The 650 is not listed but they have Road Pilot 4’s in the right sizes

120/70 15 56H and 160/60 14 65H


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Ah great, thanks mate.


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I have ordered mine and should hopefully be on the bike in the next couple of weeks


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As Bern said for a few quid extra its worth it, i think the difference was 5-6 quid fitted no brainer for me1

mind you never tried any other brand on the burgman!!!!!!

Only reason I buy anything other than oem tyres is a-different make on bike I buy.b-an emergency and I can’t get oem tyre.
If it ain’t broke why fix it,very true so why piss around to save a view quid or supposedly get mega mileage etc. On here say,beats me lol.