Tire lean ability
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From: Indiana
I have an Avon front, but it's the cobra Bias 120/70/21. I had a dunlop E3 before and I would get to the end of the tire on the front. With the Avons they are more round and I renewed my MSF course yesterday scraping every turn and my mountain riding this weekend and I am about a 1/4" from the edge. Your bike is a little higher than mine, but with my same set up I was getting to the edge of the E3. I'm sure Avon would give the same result in your size. I'll be switching the rear to an Avon probably by next summer. I still have a few thousand left on my Dunlop rear. I'm happy with it and the front is planted.
Road Warrior
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From: North Jersey
You can't have it all...Dragons for best handling, ware fast. Cobras and Metzelers and Mechelin are all round good tires, each has it's own good points. Some good in the rain and some not. It's all about how you ride. I love the Dragons but then again I don't really care if they need to be replace more often.
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From: bfe
I like the avon venom x but they started dry rotting in 6 months , I really like the shinko 777 tires they stick like glue in the corners and are cheap to buy. with bike in my avatar I could fold up boards in corners with the shinko tires . bike had 13.5 shocks on back and +2 in front
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From: north of the south pole
Thanks to everyone for your responses. Looks like opinions on everything else, some thumbs up, some thumbs down. So, I haven't decided what tire I'll try next. But I will switch to something better before the ones I have now are worn out.
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Road Master
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From: north of the south pole
I leaning toward Avon front and rear. (no pun intended) Even though I been wanting to try that GT501. And have had used the K591, which was an outstanding tire for side grip in the past. And still is the mark for me to find one as good or better.
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I don't have much experience with the smaller rear tires. But a 110 front is an absolute must. My buddy is running venoms in the sizes you're looking at on a street tracker sporty and he loves them. He rides it hard too.
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From: Coromandel Peninsula New Zealand
Venoms are good but lose traction when over 2/3rds worn, the general rule of thumb is the better they grip, the faster they wear....which makes Night Dragons the clear winner.
My Lowrider has the Dunlop Cop tyres on and although everybody hates on them, they have been the best tyres in the wet that I have ever fitted to a Harley....great feedback and heaps of grip but then our roads are made from volcanic rocks so we get more grip than many other countries.
My Lowrider has the Dunlop Cop tyres on and although everybody hates on them, they have been the best tyres in the wet that I have ever fitted to a Harley....great feedback and heaps of grip but then our roads are made from volcanic rocks so we get more grip than many other countries.
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A nice looking bike built to ride! Nice work! It's nice to see a bike that isn't like all the rest!
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From: Alberta, Canada
Is you still lowered? If so I can see why you won't run out of tread.
Thanks for the tip on the night dragons. Their tread pattern looks good. Tho' maybe not much further wrap than what I have.
As for condeming all dulflops bcuz stock tires were not up to par, well you know they make diff tires right?
Thanks for the tip on the night dragons. Their tread pattern looks good. Tho' maybe not much further wrap than what I have.
As for condeming all dulflops bcuz stock tires were not up to par, well you know they make diff tires right?
Yes, it is still lowered, but it was with the Dunflops. There was no way I could scrape the pipes with the Dunflops on. I have scraped them several times with the Pirelli's. When I scraped the pipes the last time, I had a 1/4" of tire left (road wear on the rear). I ran out of tire with the Dunflops and lost the backend. I was able to get the bike back up before laying it down. Didn't even scrape the pipes when that happened.
Yes, I know that Dunflop makes other tires, I was looking at the 501, but I bought a front and rear Pirelli for less than I would have paid for the rear 501. I will order a new set of Night Dragons when these wear out. I ride it hard, so yes I will replace front and rear at the same time.
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