I sure don't get that mileage out of Duns or Mich. about 6500 for either one,I have a Metz 880 radial on the back now,Mich commander on the front,so far feels good time will tell now.

 

I have about 4500 miles on my commanders. They still look new and are a way better ride than stock.
The only thing I don't like it the width of the rear tire. It is narrower than stock so it's the look from the rear I don't like otherwise it performs great.

 

While I will not support a French company(Michelin ) I can say that I have had Metzeler 880s on my RG since last winter. 10,000 miles later I still have great amount of tread depth up front and the rear is still in good shape too. I do have a flat spot(No, that is not a chicken strip ) in the center, but that has happened on every bike I have owned. It's from a). Living in the plain states where the roads are straight and flat, and b). Engine braking. The Metz is a great tire, much better in the wet and dry than the stock Dunlop.

 

I have had the commanders on for about 3500 miles, I am going a bit against the grain here about the praise for them, they are good tires, handle & ride good, are quiet, seem to wear very good, but I will say that they do NOT eliminate the tar snake wobble, I paid particular attention to this by intentionally riding over them with my dunlops and then with the michelins on the same road, and I could tell only a very slight improvement, not enough to make a real difference, IMHO.

 

Tar snakes, are tar snakes. Doesn't matter what tire you have on, they will be squirrelly when they are hot and you ride over them. Some states are worse than others depending on the compund that state uses for crack sealer