Replacement tire
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From: NE Pennsylvania
RE: Replacement tire
I bought my bike used (in October '06) with about 1200 miles on the original tires. Dunlops. I also have the Custom with the 21" front wheel. I don't think I'm overly aggressive, but by August I replaced both tires when I had my inspection done.I purchased a new rear tire and a used front tire (from cajun883custom) with a decent amount of rubber still on it. Well our season ended this year around Thanksgiving and I haven't put on more than maybe 500 miles since then. I'm not down to the wear bars yet, but I think I'll have to replace the front tire again before the summer season hits. BTW I have about 12300 miles now. Imay consider trying another brand to see if I canget more life from thetire. Any suggestions?If my memory is correct, a new Dunlop has only about 5/32 of tread to start with. Can anyone recommend a brand with deeper tread than this???
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From: PA.
RE: Replacement tire
I hit 7000 last week and got a new rear, but the front looks all but new yet. I'm not easy on mine at all. I replaced my rear with a dunlop with out the harley logo. I felt 7000 was good for the rear with how I ride.
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From: Gahanna, OH
RE: Replacement tire
I guess I can't complain then. My 21" stock Dunlop has just under 13k and though well worn, has no wear bars - I think I will get another 2k out of it. I'l prob out a ME880 onthen since that is what I out on the rear.
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From: A barrier island in NJ
RE: Replacement tire
ORIGINAL: dispatchokirt
Ive always been told, no such thing as a stupid question. So here I try.... What is the wear bar ?
Thanks Kirt
Ive always been told, no such thing as a stupid question. So here I try.... What is the wear bar ?
Thanks Kirt
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From: Boynton Beach, FloriDuh
RE: Replacement tire
ORIGINAL: WRAITH
I don't know why you guys are getting such low miles out of your stock tires.I just got 25,000 miles on my stock 21 inch.
I don't know why you guys are getting such low miles out of your stock tires.I just got 25,000 miles on my stock 21 inch.
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RE: Replacement tire
The Dunlops tires made in the usa are great tires, I have always gotten respectable milage and great proformance out of them.
My fat boy gets about 10,000 on a rear more on the front
RG gets about 12-14000 on a rear and more on the front Bagger is heavyer but I do not ride it as hard.
You can do all kind of jacking around with tire brands and never find a better street tire than Dunlops.
harder rubber tires will last longer but traction goes way down it is a blance between handeling and how many miles you get Dunlops has it right.
I have to ask what is this idea that everything HD use is some how not good and firstthing we must do is chnage it to an after market brand?
I have been ridng a long time and HD products all meet or pass any standard out there.
There some times better products avabile at a price.
Those that I know that ride their bikes and except for making it look a bit different leave it the heck alone seem to never have any problems.
Dunlops made by good hard working Americans great product. maybe if you keep a Dunlops worker on the job he may buy the products your company makes and you'll stay on the job. Option B move to China for work
My fat boy gets about 10,000 on a rear more on the front
RG gets about 12-14000 on a rear and more on the front Bagger is heavyer but I do not ride it as hard.
You can do all kind of jacking around with tire brands and never find a better street tire than Dunlops.
harder rubber tires will last longer but traction goes way down it is a blance between handeling and how many miles you get Dunlops has it right.
I have to ask what is this idea that everything HD use is some how not good and firstthing we must do is chnage it to an after market brand?
I have been ridng a long time and HD products all meet or pass any standard out there.
There some times better products avabile at a price.
Those that I know that ride their bikes and except for making it look a bit different leave it the heck alone seem to never have any problems.
Dunlops made by good hard working Americans great product. maybe if you keep a Dunlops worker on the job he may buy the products your company makes and you'll stay on the job. Option B move to China for work
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From: Boynton Beach, FloriDuh
RE: Replacement tire
ORIGINAL: smitty901
The Dunlops tires made in the usa are great tires, I have always gotten respectable milage and great proformance out of them.
My fat boy gets about 10,000 on a rear more on the front
RG gets about 12-14000 on a rear and more on the front Bagger is heavyer but I do not ride it as hard.
You can do all kind of jacking around with tire brands and never find a better street tire than Dunlops.
The Dunlops tires made in the usa are great tires, I have always gotten respectable milage and great proformance out of them.
My fat boy gets about 10,000 on a rear more on the front
RG gets about 12-14000 on a rear and more on the front Bagger is heavyer but I do not ride it as hard.
You can do all kind of jacking around with tire brands and never find a better street tire than Dunlops.
Last time I checked, the Fat Boy and RG didn't run a skinny MH90 21" front tire either. The point of the OP was low mileage from the 21" bicycle tire.
Depending on your point of view, Metzler got a great shot in the arm last year when the Dunlop workers went on strike and sent Harley riders elsewhere in search of tires. As a result, many riders have discovered a Better Tire.
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While I am not a fan of the stock 21" Dunlop. I got over 17k on the tire. Both front and rear. I swapped the rear for the Avon (love it) and now want to swap for a wider front.It seems like that might be a problem as I dont want to change rims. I will go with the Avon 21".
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From: Graham, NC
I got 8K on the factory Dunlop. It had tred left, but I was replacing the worn out rear so I did both at the same time. So far 3.5K on the 90/90 Avon and it's got a ton of life left in it. Handles better than the stocker and is about 1/2 inch wider too.