Elite 3 help
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D402's are bias-ply, as are all E3's that will fit Harleys. I know of no radial tire made in a size that will fit our bikes.
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They are both bias tires, that the issue. I agree that mixing tread patterns on bikes is not recommended, but i would like to get a few more miles out of the rear tire before changing it. Guess i have no choice. I'm going to change out the rear to match the front. At highway speeds this thing wags like a dogs tail. I do like the feel of the steering, very light and responsive, kinda like a sport bike.
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My mistake. I thought the tire in question was the E3 radial....
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They are both bias tires, that the issue. I agree that mixing tread patterns on bikes is not recommended, but i would like to get a few more miles out of the rear tire before changing it. Guess i have no choice. I'm going to change out the rear to match the front. At highway speeds this thing wags like a dogs tail. I do like the feel of the steering, very light and responsive, kinda like a sport bike.
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I have not ridden a Dunlop tire on a Harley yet, but I used to ride BMWs and various Dunlop tires were stock on those bikes. Almost without execption the best upgrade you could make to a BMW was to remove the Dunlop tires. I personally like Metzler and Michelin tires for bikes.
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My new rear Elite 3 came in today, I will be mounting and balancing tomorrow. I will update everyone on the results. Just be careful mixing tread patterns, even if ther the same bias tires. Wrote dunlop and they gave me the legal answer "don't mix tires" after a few e-mails back and forth they stated "its possible that my new E3 fnt tire could be bad".
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If your previous front tire was cupping and now Dunlop says you could have a bad new front tire, is it possible that you have a bad front wheel?
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I had been running Michelin Commanders and recently changed the front to an E3. Since the Michelin has a similar tread pattern to the 402, I found they rode about the same - and thats why I wanted to try the E3. With the E3 on the front, it has been a great improvement over what I had before - handling much better. Seems to be no problems mixing the 2.
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I had been running Michelin Commanders and recently changed the front to an E3. Since the Michelin has a similar tread pattern to the 402, I found they rode about the same - and thats why I wanted to try the E3. With the E3 on the front, it has been a great improvement over what I had before - handling much better. Seems to be no problems mixing the 2.