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I was cleaning out the garage this weekend to make room for two bikes. I noticed the rear tire looked low on the Dyna. Rolled it around and there it was a big screw in tire. The tire only has 2k on it. Guess I will be buying a new tire. I hate the stock Dunnies that I have always gotten on any new bike, just need to decide to go ahead and change them both to Metzlers or Avons, or just stick with another Dunnie for now.
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I stuck with Dunlop when I replaced my rear. I had a good deal on an 880 Metzler, but the compound is softer and won't last as long. Good tire, just not for me. I don't know anythijg about ther Avon.
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Mounted a D407 on the rear of my Dyna Saturday. So far the ~100 miles I've put on since then have felt pretty good. D407 is dual compound tire... harder in the middle, softer on the outside. I ran through my K591 in 7K miles.... didn't want that again.
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Can't the tire be plugged?? A buddy of mine uses a $600 rear tire on his Gixxer...he got a nail in it and replaced the tire. He told me that for normal riding on a cheaper tire, he wouldn't have a problem getting it plugged but for his style of riding, he wouldn't take a chance on it.
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Thank you for taking the time to contact us with your Dunlop motorcycle
tire questions. The Dunlop D407, in the size 170/60R17, is not a
multi-tread (MT) compound tire. Also, do not mix bias ply and radial tires
on the same motorcycle unless it is with the approval of the motorcycle or
tire manufacturer.
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Dunlop also told me in the 9/08 message that they have no plans on to make a MT tread for our bikes in a 160 or 180. I don't know why, they could sell a lot of tires.
I replaced my O.E. K591 @ approximately 11K with another one and I need to replace it again with less than 7K on it and I did not change my riding style. In my experience no replacement tire lasts as long as the O.E tire, even of the same exact tire.
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Can't the tire be plugged?? A buddy of mine uses a $600 rear tire on his Gixxer...he got a nail in it and replaced the tire. He told me that for normal riding on a cheaper tire, he wouldn't have a problem getting it plugged but for his style of riding, he wouldn't take a chance on it.
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In my experience, the Metzler are the better choice over a Dunlop. Better traction for one thing. Also - see if you can get Dyna Beads for balancing out the wheel instead of putting those unsightly wheel weights on them. They're cheap & you can even do it yourself pretty quickly/easily. They perform better than wheel weights too.
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