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Good luck finding Avon Storm's in the future. From what I read they are going out of business. Avon storms have been my favorite tire since they came out. Going to have to try something different now. GP

That's interesting torch. That is the reason I got away from the Michelin PR's. At about 5,000 miles the handling deteriorated and did require more handlebar input. Countersteering. That's when I went to the Avon Storms. I would get 8 to 9 thousand miles out of them and the handling just lost a...

I don't know about the tires, but this guy is a hoot. Intertaining review. GP

I took it back to the shop to see if they could figure anything else out with it. The kept it for several days and called me to come get it. They said it was holding air. ??? Got it and mounted it back on the bike. If it's leaking it's very little now. Holding air again. Imaculate tire...

I took it for a ride after I reinstalled it. Don't remember how far it was. But still leaking. I may have to try a different tire on the back. Don't think you can get any storm rears now, but they still have the Avon Spirit rears. Just no fronts. From what I'm hearing, Avon was bought out and...

Tried a concentrated amount of dish washing soap this morning and didn't see any bubbles. Still losing air. Rats! Been riding for 50 years and never had a leak like this one. Maybe it's a bicentennial thing. :)

Ever done it on a motorcycle tire?

Water in the tire?

I used soapy water to start with but didn't spray it on. I had a bowl of it and just rubbed it on. I'll try and spray it on tomorrow. Maybe it will show something, but I think the shop i took it too sprayed soapy water on it the first time and saw nothing.

Been there done that already. Bottom 3rd of the tire was submerged which covers the stem when rotated around. No bubbles even when I wiggled the stem around under water. The shop I used, broke the tire down, cleaned up the inside of the rim and replaced the valve, then remounted it. Thought it...

I'm running Avon Storm 3DXM's. My preffered tire. Never had a problem like this with a Storm before, This one just has 2,000 miles on it. Your idea is a more diffinitive, but pricey, way to check it though. Looks like Yamaha doesn't have rims for the 2012 anymore.

I got the tire back and the shop said after cleaning the rim good they remounted it and checked it hours later and no leaking. So I take it home and put it back on the bike. I checked it a few days later and it had lost 20+ pounds. I aired it up to 42psi and checked it the next day. Down to 40...

Good tip Torch, but don't think it would have helped in this case. I completely submerged portions of the tire and rim and then slowly rotated it. Never saw one bubble with 28 lbs of pressure or with 50 lbs of pressure. Craziest thing. Had the tire taken off and they cleaned the tire side of the...

Thanks Ross. I took it down to the shop i use and they were too busy to get to it right away. I had to leave it with them, so I don't know how close they will check it. I told them to break it down and inspect it and change the valve stem just for good measure. GP

I have a leak in my rear tire. After very close inspection by my and a tech at a dealership neither of us could find anything in the tread. We both used soapy water all over the tire and no bubbles. I brought it home and submerged it in the sink up over the rim with 28 lbs of pressure and then...

Hope someone in the area would like to buy it. Solid machine. If I didn't have my 2016 FJR, I would keep it.

2012 FJR1300A. 38,318 miles. Located in Mesquite, TX. Great condition with the exception of a few scratches. Garage kept. First valve check done at 30,000 miles. Cee Baily touring windshield, OES frame sliders, fenda extenda, 1" handlebar risers. Less than 1,000 miles on new Avon Storm 3D XM...

Thank you sir. GP

Where is this Dave Moss video? Is it here on the Forum somewhere? You Tube? GP

Check the front tire pressure. It could feel hard and still just have 30 psi or lower. I really couldn't tell much difference in the handling of all 4 of my FJR;s except when the tires were well worn. That could be the case too. How worn were the tires? I had my 2016 tranny recall done last year...