Just changed my front & rear tires to Michelin Commander II's, and the first 200 miles have me feeling impressed from the stock Dunlops. However, the best deal was that I had the dealer change my stock valve stems to angled aluminum stems which I got from Mani @ Wheel Junkie, for $22.05 with shipping, Harley should include these as they make checking pressure and adding air so much easier. Be sure to order the 11.3mm size for a perfect fit, these are a quality item at a great price. I choose black, but if you want to make them earier to find, you may want to choose silver or a color to match the bike. The black ones blend in as you can see in the photo. http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showp...06&postcount=1

 

Those look good, my indy wouldn't install them said they were for sport bikes??? Lovin my MCII's though.

 

Sweet. I've got some Michelin Commander II's on order for my Road King. I'm looking forward to giving them a try.

I like the new valve stems too.

 

You are going to love those tires.

 

Thanks Miken488, that's a great price !

 

So, I've got 17K on my Dunlops and it looks like 18-19K before they need replacing.
what's up with the French tires?

 

Their claim is twice the mileage of the Dunlops or something like that. I just got a new set and I'm happy with them, as well. You really can't go wrong with anything Michelin.

 

I got 17k on the original set of Dunlops, and could have probably pushed them to 20K. I heard great things about the Commander's and the testing that showed twice the life, so I decided to give them a try. They seem to be more responsive to steering input, and my local dealer was having a 1/2 off tire and mounting, so I got both installed "out the door" for $370 which I thought was a great price. I got the same response on the valve stems from the Harley dealers, "not sure if they would work on Harley rim, not sure of what size, etc". For $22 I decided I would give them a try, tech at dealer said they worked fine and were a well made product. They can be ordered from Drag Specialties & Custom Chrome, but are more expensive than the source I used.