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I will need new tires soon on my 2019 Heritage. I noticed there is D401 OEM and D402 can someone explain the difference?
i hear a lot of good things about Michelin Commander 3 but not sure they offer these for my bike so thats the reason I decided to post in bike specific forum.
Got 8600 miles on my stock tires and there is still some meat left but since I will need new brakes anyway I thought I will kill two birds with one stone and maybe install white walls?
would like to also understand the difference between wide white wall and narrow one.
I got 10,000 miles out of the stock rear tire on my Heritage-most I've EVER gotten out of ANY rear tire on ANY motorcycle I've ever owned. I could have run maybe another 1-2K miles on it but I figured it was time.
The wide whitewalls are "wide" and the narrow whitewalls are "narrow." Sorry, had to say that. Wide whitewalls are just that: the entire sidewall is white from rim almost to tread (about 2.5" wide). Narrow whitewalls have an approx. 3/4" wide white strip on the sidewall.
I've always run OEM tires on my bike so I can't offer much info on which tire is "best." I'm sure there will be lots of others here soon to post their experience/opinions.
I believe the there is a load rating difference between the two..(but not much). I also think the 401 was for cruisers and the 402 was for touring bikes, but I could be wrong lol.
Mac
I can’t speak specifically to those Dunlop’s, but my experience has generally been that OEM tires are crap. For example, my 2018 Fatboy went thru the factor tires in 7 months (3,900 miles) - they were down to the wear bars.
i prefer to research what’s out there and pick something with the best longevity and grip for what I need.
I see a lot of good comments on these Michelin Commander 3 do they offer these for 2019 Heritage? Any chance someone have PN maybe that would be awesome.
I've always gotten what I think is great mileage out of the Dunlops, would get 18-20,000 mi out of the fronts on my Dyna and then on my RoadKing, rear on the Dyna about 9,000, rear on the RK 16-18,000.
I am leaning toward Michelin Commander III as I see a lot of positive comments on these and people say they last a good milage. I tend to get 10-12000 miles out of tires on my bike with stock rubber
I've been real happy with the Dunlop Elite 4s in all weather conditions on my Sport Glide. I got 13k miles out of my first rear (on my second now) and have 22k miles on my front. I'll swap out the front on this next rear tire change coming up this Spring.
I accelerate and brake harder than most I guess as tires last me about 4000-5000 miles. I'm now trying out Pirelli 66 Route tires. They seem to work fine and cost a lot less than others.
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Tires - Guidance needed
