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flhx best tires
i have an 09 flhx and i currently have stock tires on it.i live in the desert sw and am wondering what are the best tires to run on my bike.i do go long rides and i dont want any real soft tires i want something that grips but also lasts.can anyone give me some feedback on this.
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From: Chugiak AK
Well all I can say is I love my stocker dual compouond tires. Now I done live in a hot greasy road country you do but I do belive that our roads are just as bad due to frost heaves, repairs, tar snakes and sub standard materiels due to our location as yours. Have your run your tires down enough to judge thier wear, and felt thier performance in your enviroment?
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do you have enough miles on the new dunlops to judge fairly. i think the new dunlop rear is great not crazy about the wear on the front only got 11k before changing because of cupping, but will see what happens with the new 408. on the rear i have 15k and still have 5/32nds tread life left. good performance on all road surfaces wet or dry. i will be sticking with dunlops on my 09.
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i have an 09 flhx and i currently have stock tires on it.i live in the desert sw and am wondering what are the best tires to run on my bike.i do go long rides and i dont want any real soft tires i want something that grips but also lasts.can anyone give me some feedback on this.
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do you have enough miles on the new dunlops to judge fairly. i think the new dunlop rear is great not crazy about the wear on the front only got 11k before changing because of cupping, but will see what happens with the new 408. on the rear i have 15k and still have 5/32nds tread life left. good performance on all road surfaces wet or dry. i will be sticking with dunlops on my 09.
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From: Springfield, MO
Charlie Mosteller an old flat track racer from the 50's & 60's turned me on to Continental Milestones. They are a bit softer compound. I will never go back to Dunlops. Of course we actually have curves in south Missouri and northern Arkansas.
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We have 'em here too. When you get into the mountains, we have a lot of decreasing radius curves, 500 ft drops and no guard rails. That'll pucker you up.
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