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Avon Motorcycle Slick

These tyres were designed for lightweight 2 stroke racing bikes of the 1980's and 1990's.
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Features
Dry performance
The tyre's ability to grip the road in dry conditions.
Wet performance
The tyre's ability to grip the road in wet conditions.
Tread wear
The wear rate of the tyre.
Quiet ride
The measure of how quiet a tyre is while driving.
Handling
How the tyre is able to respond to driving such as accelerating, braking, steering and turning.
Off road
The tyre's ability to have grip on unpaved surfaces such as dirt, mud, sand, rock or gravel.
*When compared to other Avon tyres

Avon Motorcycle Slick

  1. Front tyre available in 2 profiles, the rounder profile designed for Supermoto use.
    Compound (soft A50) and construction optimised to provide instant grip with stability at high speeds and under heavy braking.
  2. 2 rear sizes available
    165/60R17 designed for 4.5" rim 170/55R17 designed for 5.5" rim
  3. 2 compounds available for each rear size. A11 soft compound and 222 medium compound.
    Instant warm up makes the A11 particularly suitable for the Classic TT lightweight race.
Full specs

Tyre specifications

There are 3 tyre sizes available

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Tyre size
The nominal tyre size below is listed on the sidewall, this is a reference to the dimensions of the tyre. For example: Tyre Tread Width / Tyre Aspect Ratio or Tyre Diameter / Rim Diameter
Fitment
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Rim choice
Recommended range of wheel widths to be used
Rim used
Rim used for measurement of the tyre
Diameter
Overall diameter of the tyre
Section
Overall section width of the tyre
Tread
Overall tread width of the tyre
Static Loaded Radius
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Revolutions
Total number of rotations for the tyre to complete a mile or kilometre
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170/55ZR17Rear5.0 - 5.55.524.726286.501656.5016511.46291816507
165/60ZR17Rear4.25 - 5.04.524.696276.341616.3416111.54293817508
120/70ZR17Front3.5 - 3.753.523.505974.611174.6111711.14283858533
Tyre care

Tyre care

Sidewall
The writing and symbols on the sidewall of your tyre aren't there simply to make it look good.
Tube fitment
Guidance on fitting tubes into tyres.
Tyre size information
In order to get the most out of our tyres check out the information on your tire.
Tyre construction
Encompassed within every Avon motorcycle tyre is some of the world’s most advanced tyre technology.
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