American Elite tires
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American Elite tires
Not sure I like my new tires, switched out my OEM tires and wheels with the Elite's. Bike feels nervous on the interstate now. I have always run a ribbed front tire, this is my 1st non ribbed tire. Anyone else switch from 402's to the Elite? Did they change how your bike tracked?
Last edited by sixguns; Feb 11, 2015 at 07:17 PM.
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I am on my second set. I really like them. They seem more responsive especially to the old worn out tires. If you compare new to new I bet they would be very close to the stock tires. Although I would give the nod to the Elites for better turning.
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'08 FLHT Elite 3 on front, American Elite on rear. Absolutely love them.About 6k on front, looks new. only about 5-6 hundred on rear, but really good. Bike feels much more planted when I get throttle happy in the curves.The responsiveness does take a little getting used to at first, but give them a little time, and you will wonder why you didn't try these sooner!
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Once you get about 100 miles on them they will feel fine. I put an American Elite on the front last year and it did the same thing the first few times I rode.
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Just a few hundred miles on mine (American Elites) before winter, but noticed big change in ease of cornering. Kinda like it was on rails. My old 402s had tread left, so it was not as if I went from bald to new. Wish they offered a WWW.