Problem with dunlop stock tires. Wear out fast. You mentioned 12,000 miles. May want to look for new tire.

 

I've always run 40 in the rear and 36 in the front.

 

I don't agree with that theory because it is the MAX pressure that should be used and not as a norm ,and that will increase when the tire gets hot also so it would be overinflated. You can inflate over the recommended pressures by a few but I wouldn't ride anything including a car at the MAX pressures for safety sake..

 

I have riden total 12.5k this year. this bke don't have 12k only 3, but i will be lucky to get 5k out the rear tire

 

I have the same thing. Seems at 7000 my tire near needing replacement. I looked into metzlers but they run thinner than dunlop in same size. I've run Avons in past, lots of good miles. If I can find independent to trust with mount and more importantly balance , I'd like to get Av 46 160 or 170/70- 17". Bike Bandit has them at $127.17. Also looked into Harley wide tire kit. Comes with screaming eagle Dunlop tire. Parts are about $250 then dealer balance and mount.

 

The last tire i had on the bike I traded in was an Avon, I only ran it 1500 miles before trading, but the wear seemed better, and it felt really good

 

Kieth:

In years past I had a BMW and went with the owners manual recomendation. The rear tire needed replacement at 6500 miles. I asked the dealer about this, and he had me increase
my rear tire pressure by 8 lbs. and front by 6 lbs. I then almost doubled my tire mileage.
I run 40 rear and 36 front on my Dyna.

hdrider02

 

Thanks, been wondering if it may be to little pressure. Will go up some and see how it feels

 

40 rear 36 front

 

Keith,
Take the advice of 40 rear/ 36 front.............. It is too late, now to get much more than 6 or 7k miles out of the rear safely, now.
I know, because I ran my HD Dunlop rear at the solo recommended psi of 36 psi, and the rear was bald at 6500.

It appears you ride ride a lot like the rest of us (maybe a little more conservative).

I am not trying to push the Metzeler tire, but I ride routinely over 80 mph, and a lot over 100 mph (don't judge me), and my Metzeler ME880 has over 4,000 miles on it and looks almost new.

IMO, if someone gets 12-14k miles with a stock HD Dunlop they must be pushing the bike around town. LOL

I never expect anyone to believe my BS, but Metzeler's own recommendations for my particular ME880 is:

rear solo=44-46 psi, 2up light=46-48 psi, and 2up heavy=48-50 psi.

The ME880 Bias ply has a max pressure rating of 50 psi (COLD). Has a load rating of 963 ilbs., and a max speed rating of 149 mph (which I haven't been able to observe myself doing).

ttp://www.us.metzelermoto.com/media/m_06_vtwin.pdf

The stock Dunlop tire that came on our Dynas is a K591 series 160/70B17 73V with a max pressure rating of 42 psi (COLD), load rating of 805 lbs, and a max speed rating of 149 mph.

http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/info...tirecharts.asp

The reason I understand that we don't measure tire pressure when a tire is warmed up (not necessary HOT), has alot to do with the mixture of water molecules, etc. with the air itself, resulting in erroneous readings. In fact, sometimes a "hot tire" will actually read lower than it actually is, not higher.
By running too low a pressure in the tire, it runs too hot, ruining it from the inside out.
Also, motorcycle tires are not "flat buttomed" like automotive tires. They are rounded with a much smaller contact surface when going straight, allowing the bike to roll sideways to make turns (ever lean your car to go around corners?).

Sorry for the rant, hope the info helps.

DougJ