Year Round Performance from Avon

Taking into account today’s unpredictable weather, the ever-rising performance of bikes and motorcyclists wishing to use their machines in a far more diverse manner than ever, Avon started with a blank canvas for its new sports-touring tyre, the Storm-ST. And by implementing new manufacturing and development processes at their factory in Melksham, Avon built on the qualities cherished by users of their Azaro-ST whilst making improvements in other areas. The result is a tyre that allows a rider to get the most from their machine in all seasons and conditions.

Avon believes that it is not necessary to use two compounds to produce a tyre that is hard in the centre and softer at the edges. Instead the company uses what they call Advanced-Variable Belt Density (A-VBD) construction features – Aramid fibres that are wound round the tyre densely in the centre section and then progressively spaced out as it reaches the edges.

The tyre’s tread is computer designed to dissipate the maximum amount of water from the contact patch. The tread design thus, when coupled with the ‘Super Rich Silica’ compound Avon employs and the tyre’s ‘Inverted Front Grooves’, allows for vastly improved grip in adverse conditions. With tests indicating the inclusion of silica in the compound not only improves wet weather performance but also the level of grip from a cold start (reducing the time needed to reach optimum working temperatures), Avon has increased the amount of silica to create the Super Rich Silica compound used in the Storm-ST.

The Storm-ST is available in 15 sizes:

Fronts – AV55 – 110/70ZR17, 110/80ZR18, 120/60ZR17, 120/70ZR17, 120/70ZR18, 130/70ZR17

Rears – AV56 -150/70ZR17, 150/70ZR18, 160/60ZR17, 160/70ZR17, 160/60ZR18, 170/60ZR17, 180/55ZR17, 190/50ZR17, 200/50ZR17.