New rear tire: Michelin Commander II 150/80 B16
#71
11-26-2014, 09:37 PM
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Hmm....Ok then. How did they manage to design and build a tire with good grip and great mileage all in one? Seems like nobody else can do it. You always suffer in one department or the other. Not that kind of mileage anyway. But then again, Michelin has been making tires forever.
i just replaced a set of michelin Ltx m/s2's on my truck they had 84,000 miles on them and the rubber feels soft. good grip for the life of the tire
basically it is magic
#74
06-01-2015, 04:09 PM
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#75
06-01-2015, 05:13 PM
But thats the thing, the commander II's still have excellent grip. I used to ride a Honda shadow 750, a lighter cruiser and I put on a set of commander II's and loved the handling and grip. enough grip to hold a perfect line at 50mph scraping pegs. I often ride quite sporty and even on one of my favorite routes thats full of corners and sometimes have a little gravel in them I've never has a slip or had them start to "creep" to the outside of the corner. Often coming out of these corners at over 70mph. Given that was all on a lighter bike that would constitute less traction than that of a heavier bike.
#76
06-02-2015, 12:14 PM
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I'm 61 years of age and so to say "sew my wild oats". IMO an aggressive riding style costs too much fuel and rubber. The longer I can enjoy the ride, the better it is so no hurry (anymore) for me!
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07-18-2015, 02:01 PM
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After 33,654 km (~21,000 miles) I had 1/16 of thread left on my rear tire.
Too little for my next five day trip into Germany. That's why I decided to have the Commander II changed for a new one.
Unfortunately a new Commander II was no where in stock over here in the Netherlands so this time it became a Dunlop D401.
Let's see how many miles this one will last.
Too little for my next five day trip into Germany. That's why I decided to have the Commander II changed for a new one.
Unfortunately a new Commander II was no where in stock over here in the Netherlands so this time it became a Dunlop D401.
Let's see how many miles this one will last.
