[Pwhoever]

As I'm sure you know, the popular choices have been rear tires mounted on front wheel as the Michelin Pilot Activ is. The other popular one is the Bridgestone Battlax. It used to be BT45 and is now the BT46. I have tried both the BT45 and then switched to the Michelin Pilot Activ. I liked the ride of the Pilot Activ over the BT45. Not sure about the BT46 as I havent tried it but I seemed to get reasonable mileage out of both of the others. I don't recall though actual mileage I got out of both. Last year, I ended up switching to the Cobra Chrome AV-91 Trike tire. It is specifically designed as a trike tire. There is also a regular AV-91 in the same size so you have to be careful to get the trike version. It will specifically have "Trike" in raised embossed letters on the sidewall. The Avon was originally the AV-71 and then upgraded to the AV-91 which I have. I would say that one advantage that the AV-91 has over the Pilot Active and the Battlax is that its a radial as opposed to bias ply. I think it gives an even better ride. I switched to it last year while riding around the Smokies. Since then I have put several thousand miles on it and it seems to be wearing well. I don't know how many miles I will be able to get out of it but so far, so good.

 

[Pwhoever]

The only store I know of right now that has them in stock is Genes Gallery in Springfield, MO but are mighty proud of them and it will be a base price of $310

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Pretty much everyone else is out of stock and I'm not sure why. I have heard that supply is supposed to start trickling back in early this year but no specific dates or guarantees... My suggestion unless you are in a big hurry is be patient and see if they don't start showing up at the various dealers in the next couple months. Otherwise spend the money and buy one at Genes. Or consider one of the optional rear tires mounted on front like the Bridgestone Batlax BT46 which does seem to be available and tremendously cheaper than an Avon will cost you at Genes.

 

[Pwhoever]

The dimensions are same 130/70R18 or 130/70-18 so nothing special about having it mounted. Where using a rear tire on the front shines is because rear tires usually have a deeper tread which makes them last longer, more miles.

But the other consideration is whether you want to mount it in regular rotation or in reverse rotation. The idea of the reverse rotation comes from the idea that rear tires are designed to have the most force on them during acceleration. Front tires have the most force on them during braking. So by reversing the rotation, the tires forces will work as designed.

But with that said, many run these tires in normal rotation and say they work perfectly fine. So that part kind of comes down to personal choice...