Anyone running E's or american elites? Anyone think one is better than the other or running 1 of each on their bike. I have a E3 that came on the 21'' wheel that I bought, was told American elites was a nice tire, but then was told by JP cycles not to run different tires. Anyways, anyone have experiance wuth these tires

 

i have e-3 on the front, elite on the rear. Elite will go on the front when the e-3 wears out. i like em. good tires

 

american elites front and back. second rear, first front

 

I have an E3 on the front of my heritage classic and an American Elite on the back. Don't have a lot of miles on it yet, but so far no problem. I ran an E3 and an Avon Venom on back for years and was a good combination. I still wish Avon still made the Venoms.

 

I was running E3s before I switched to the Am Elite this Summer on my RK. So far I like the Elites. Haven't wore them out yet so I can't speak for longevity but so far so good.

I can't see what it would hurt to run one of each. If I had linked brakes I would think twice about putting a radial in front and bias on the rear but that is only based on my experience trying it on an auto, it gets squirrely at sudden stops.

 

I've had a number of sets of the AE over the 70,000 miles I've put on my Ultra. Great tire and much better than the standard D408/407 that was OE. I get about 15k on the rear and about twice that on the front.

 

Right on. The jp cycle guy says I should get the E3 cause my front has it. I just want the best tire for the$

 

I've run with both and you can't go wrong either way. I'm getting better mileage on the rear for sure with the American Elite. I've heard the E3 is being replaced. I don't know that as fact. Good Luck. JR

 

not to hijack, but how do these dunlops compare to michelin commander 2's? Im looking at a set of the commander 2's, i have heard they last twice as long as other tires?

 

Had to replace the factory Dunlop's after 9k and got the AE's (front and back) on, they seem to be a better ride, and handled fine in the Black Hills in August.