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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 06:26 AM
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I changed out the Dunlop K491 this spring on the rear of my bike and had a D401 installed. Noticed quite a difference in handling especially over the "road snakes". The D401 feels alot more squirly if you know what I mean at highway speeds. Fortunately most of my riding is on backroads in the country under 55 mph. Twelve-miles of my commute to work on the highway is no fun with this tire. I was surprised at what a difference there was. The 401 is the O.E. tire for my bike, you'd think it would handle better than it does. Has anyone else experienced this same issue?
 
Old Jun 20, 2010 | 06:44 AM
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I also had a 401 installed this spring & it feels very secure, but the old 401 was very used up.
 
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