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Offline Mettler1

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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2012, 06:23:12 PM »
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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2012, 05:10:02 PM »
Every month they wait, they lose customers. At some point, they'll say there's not enough demand to continue production and that will be that.  :(
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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2012, 05:13:36 PM »
Quote from: Ron Dawg on March 05, 2012, 05:10:02 PM
Every month they wait, they lose customers. At some point, they'll say there's not enough demand to continue production and that will be that.  :(
Thats what Im afraid of. 
They said there would be a Storm III too, and the rear would be in our size, but no word on that either....maybe they are giving up on us too. 
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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2012, 06:56:09 PM »
Somewhere there's a financial analyst multiplying units sold X contribution margin for fully depreciated R&D costs on the Azaro. Then, he (or she) is doing the same with the incremental margin of UNdepreciated R&D and unknown warranty claim rates for dual compound Azaro II's and coming up way short of the Azaro margin when the decreasing # of 16" wheeled ST machines is factored in.

I think it  (start/stop batch mfg) also explains the sometimes random quality issues that seem to come up. You'll eventually see the Azaro molds sold to the Chinese.
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Offline Sparkie

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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #24 on: March 06, 2012, 08:50:31 AM »
Maybe Avon realized that you can adapt a 17" wheel on the rear and that influenced their decision. I'm lovin my Storm Ultra dual compound that I currently have mounted to a 17" wheel. I have about 6500 mi and it looks like close to 4mm in the center. Mark
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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #25 on: March 06, 2012, 09:43:48 AM »
Avon is waiting for Paul to actually wear out that Azaro test tire.;D Then they can make a decision on the production of the Dual Compound tire.

I fitted my bike with the 17 inch wheel late summer last year along with the Avon Storm Ultra tire. I recently mounted my 4th rear 17 inch Storm and have been very well pleased with the tire. I'm getting about 8,000 miles per rear. No squaring off and the tire does not just go away when it gets toward end life.

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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #26 on: March 06, 2012, 10:31:00 AM »

  I wish they'd go back to the formula/production set-up they had when the Azaro was first released, way back when. I routinely got 13-14k from the rear 150/80-16. The last 2 Azaro's have only returned 8-9k, not acceptable for the cost, IMO..... In fact the earlier tires seemed to have better "stick" also....
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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #27 on: March 06, 2012, 12:52:54 PM »
Is there another 17" besides the Mean Streak that will fit? 
I suppose one could also spend a couple hundred having the stock wheel converted as well, just wondering about options I havent seen.
It would certainly allow tire selection to favor your own riding style vs the very limited choices we have now for radials....
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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #28 on: March 06, 2012, 02:53:32 PM »
The 17 inch rear I'm running actually came of of one of the Suzuki Boulevard cruisers, It is the exact same wheel as the Meanstreak. Good luck on getting your stock wheel converted to 17 inch for a couple of hundred. Kosman was getting about $500 for the conversion but I've heard they have raised their prices a good bit.
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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #29 on: March 06, 2012, 03:46:28 PM »
Quote from: Roadhound on March 06, 2012, 02:53:32 PM
The 17 inch rear I'm running actually came of of one of the Suzuki Boulevard cruisers, It is the exact same wheel as the Meanstreak. Good luck on getting your stock wheel converted to 17 inch for a couple of hundred. Kosman was getting about $500 for the conversion but I've heard they have raised their prices a good bit.

Darn...I hadnt checked in a long time.

Id bet it was the Marauder.  Same bike as the Mean Streak.  Still hard to find....but probably a lot cheaper than Kosman.             
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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #30 on: May 23, 2012, 10:33:33 AM »
Anything new on the DC Azaro? I just went out to look at my rear tire in advance of the National, and it needs to be replaced. I checked my maintenance records and my odometer, I have 8000mi exactly on the tire right now. I like the ride and grip of this tire, but replacing at this interval is getting costly. I'm considering trying another option, perhaps the Venom or even the Shinko 777. I will do a search, I know there are lots of dreaded tire threads to gather info from.
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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #31 on: May 24, 2012, 07:53:59 PM »
Some folks have liked the new Shinko Journey 890. In Wang size, but it is a radial.
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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #32 on: May 24, 2012, 09:11:53 PM »
Quote from: SteveJ. on May 24, 2012, 07:53:59 PM
Some folks have liked the new Shinko Journey 890. In Wang size, but it is a radial.
Steve, did you mean to say:  It is a radial, BUT it is in Wang size.
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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #33 on: May 25, 2012, 12:04:52 PM »
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Re: Azaro dual compound rear - an update.
« Reply #34 on: July 09, 2012, 05:01:46 PM »
I had several conversations with one of Avon's U.S. Public Relations and he didn't know anything about this tire and said that Avon was comitted to continuing to make the current Azaro for the C10.   :o 
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