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Road Warrior
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From: North West Ohio
RE: tires
I have only had my Street Glide about a year & 8,000 miles but the 1993 Gold Wing I had I ran Metzler ME 880`s on and loved them. I could get 23,000 to 26,000 miles a set. I ran through 3 sets on that bike. They handled better than the stock Dunlops both wet and dry. I will be thinking very serious about them when these wear out.
Ride Safe,
Mike
Ride Safe,
Mike
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RE: tires
I did't even get 6000 miles out of the only ME880 I tried. Didn't notice anything better about the ride, but the mileage sure sucked! I have a Dunlop Elite 3 with almost 11000 miles on it with a lot of tread left to go. If you can still find a Dunlop 491, I have gotten over 14000 from these on my 02 RG. I only ride solo and don't hot rod it, usually 60 to 70 mph most of the time depending on speed limit.
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From: Arizona
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RE: tires
No complaints. Nothing is perfect on milled asphalt. The E3 doesn't have a center treadgroove.
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From: Windham,Maine
RE: tires
My Hot Rod bagger now has a Conti on back,cornering on the steel a lot,no concern at all about slippage,and they say it is a milage tire.Other Hot Rod bagger has Metzler880's will see what happens when all the snow melts around here.
