Michelin Commander II on a FatBoy Lo?
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I tried the Commander 11's on my 011 Fatboy Lo and like the rear better than the Lops, and Metz's. For whatever reason I didn't like the front so much. I'm just a cruiser but do put on quite a few miles each year and in the twisty's I didn't get a really fuzzy liking to the front feel. I've ended up with an American Elite Dunlop made for a Honda Winger on a 18" rim and like it best of all. The best I ever got from the Lops was 4800 miles before wear bars started disappearing and 3800 on some Metz's before cords appeared in the middle of nowhere. I've over 4k on the Commander now and it looks good for 2k more. I weigh in at a slender 270lbs so I'm sure that contributes to accelerated tire wearouts.
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I wish I could give you a fair comparison on that. While the wife took the tires and wheels over to to the dealer I installed a Shotgun shock. I can say that with both I have a better ride and had no problems pushing hard through the corners. I feel that the front tire did feel better then the Stock Dunlop. Just did not seem to want to washout as much as before. I know that I was leaning a bit harder then I used to but that was contributed to having the shotgun shock raised up to it's highest setting and I was not scraping the boards like I did when I was lowered 2". Wish I could give you more insight on the tires. But I feel that the Shotgun shock may also be contributing to the better handling.
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