Best Tire?
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From: Frozelandia, Minnysota
Yes, good advice. Avon has a page on their website with recommended tire pressures, usually higher than Harly Dunlops. Good idea to check manufacturer's websites, they're not all the same, and even if you don't feel it in handling, it makes a difference in mileage to get the right pressure.
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Best Tire?
Ones that ain't flat..., bald..., out of round..., unbalanced..., too expensive - or lack grip..., wear too quickly..., are easy to mount
Other than that - it a crap shoot..., and finding a happy balance (no pun intended)
Ghost
Ones that ain't flat..., bald..., out of round..., unbalanced..., too expensive - or lack grip..., wear too quickly..., are easy to mount
Other than that - it a crap shoot..., and finding a happy balance (no pun intended)
Ghost
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I really like running the Dunlop Elite 3s on my FLHRS. Been to Alaska and back and all over the Rockies and the west and southeast with them. They do handle better than the stock Dunlops and also get better mileage. Do well on wet pavement, steel bridge grates, tar snakes and wet wooden bridges in the Yukon and no problems on wet gravel to the Arctic circle. Just my personal experience. 
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From: usa
Continental TKC 70 rear tire
My Deuce will need a new rear tire next spring. And I'm going to experiment with the Continental TKC 70 Dual Sport rear tire . This tire is new and has the best tread depth for a rear tire .
It will be replacing a matzler 880 that will have 15,000 miles on it .
Motorcycle superstore sells them and it has no bad reviews !
It will be replacing a matzler 880 that will have 15,000 miles on it .
Motorcycle superstore sells them and it has no bad reviews !
Last edited by Iron lHorse; Dec 8, 2016 at 09:11 PM.
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I don't think there is a "best" tire, you go for grip or mileage or a compromise of the two.On my Road King I prefer Dunlop (American Elite at the moment). On my shovelhead I like Avon and on the sporty I run some el cheap-o-s with a good grip but lousy mileage.
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Longer life and better traction don't go hand in hand - the harder the tire compound the longer the life but the worse the road traction.
I run the Commander 11's, great road grip and ride - will they last as long as the stock Dunlop's - probably not but I'm okay with that
I run the Commander 11's, great road grip and ride - will they last as long as the stock Dunlop's - probably not but I'm okay with that
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IMO there is no BEST tires... just one's that we like... I know I'll never buy another set of Michelin Commander II's... the mileage I got on the front tire was about 1/2 of what the OMG lops got, it was worn out at 12k, the same time the rear tire was and they both started cupping at 8k..
I went with some American Elites this last time I change fall of 15, didn't get to ride much this past summer due to health issues, but so far I am happy with them.
I went with some American Elites this last time I change fall of 15, didn't get to ride much this past summer due to health issues, but so far I am happy with them.