Looking for AVON RoadRider MK2 Tires in USA

The 90/90 has about an inch less diameter than the 100/90.

So you’ll lose about half and inch of ride height. This will steepen the rake angle and make it turn a bit quicker, as will the smaller diameter.

It’s also a lot narrower, which again will quicken the turn in etc.

But the effect will be small and I doubt you’ll notice much difference on the street.

An inch smaller and and a chunk narrower will be noticeable visually though, it will detract from the aesthetics somewhat.
Based on this comment, I need the 100/90.
 
This is the RR-MK2 range available in the UK


which includes the 100/90-19.

So the tyre is made so now needs to be shipped to the US if it has not already left.
I require the 100/90-18.

Waiting on a forum member to update...
 
What happened to "discontinued"?

Did your mechanic ever give a reason for going to 18" rather than 19" in front?
The Amazon seller was clearly FOS.

The rims are not standard Norton, but were put on by Dave Degens from Dresda, so I'm assuming mechanic chose the correct sizes.
 
AVON answered.

The 100/90-18 are not discontinued. They come in two speed ratings:

100/90-18 56H - very low stock (production starts Dec 2025)
100/90-18 56V - no stock (production starts Dec 2025)

So, some 56H are available now, 56V is not. Next production run of both is Dec 2025

All RoadRider MKII tires listed in the 2024 product lineup are still being produced.
 
AVON answered.

The 100/90-18 are not discontinued. They come in two speed ratings:

100/90-18 56H - very low stock (production starts Dec 2025)
100/90-18 56V - no stock (production starts Dec 2025)

So, some 56H are available now, 56V is not. Next production run of both is Dec 2025

All RoadRider MKII tires listed in the 2024 product lineup are still being produced.
A couple of dealers told me they are back in stock end of this month, so we shall soon see.

Thanks for the update.
 
A couple of dealers told me they are back in stock end of this month, so we shall soon see.

Thanks for the update.
I think it works like this. A shipment from Avon in France is arriving to Turn 14 (US distributer) later this month. Once Turn 14 has them, the dealers will be able to get them.

https://www.turn14.com/ but without a dealer account, there is no info to be had.
 
To clarify, there are currently issues with obtaining the 19'' RR MK2, UK distributors have no timescale for having stock. I have also asked Avon as to what their plan is with the 19'' version and no surprise I get no reply. Last seen manufacture dates were around 2523 on the tyres we sold. We have managed to find supplies of the 19'' in the UK and Europe which we can purchase but dates on these are 2022. The plan I believe was that the Avon tyres were going to be made in the Dunlop factory in France, however as some may have seen that Dunlop was sold to Sumitomo rubber in January 2025 and it is not clear how this affects the Avon products.
 
I bought 3 rears and 2 fronts once I heard manufacturing had ceased. All in sealed black garbags in the cool of downstairs.
The dates are between 1823 and 2123.
 


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