Appears to be time to replace the poorly made Dunlops with Metzlers or Avons........

Touring Motorcycle Tire Deflations Require Investigation, Attorney Says

Harley-Davidson, Honda and Goodyear Dunlop should investigate a number
of motorcycle crashes involving sudden deflation of Goodyear Dunlop
D402 and other tires, attorney Billy Edwards said today. The tires,
installed as original equipment or sold as replacement tires on
touring and cruiser motorcycles, may need to be recalled, he added.

Austin, TX (PRWEB) June 30, 2009 -- Harley-Davidson, Honda and
Goodyear Dunlop should investigate a number of motorcycle crashes
involving sudden deflation of Goodyear Dunlop D402 and other tires,
attorney Billy Edwards said today. The tires, installed as original
equipment or sold as replacement tires on touring and cruiser
motorcycles, may need to be recalled, he added.

Five more instances of sudden deflation of the Dunlop D402 tire have
been reported to the safety website, UnsafeMotorcycles. com, he noted.
Four of the incidents involved Harley-Davidson classic touring
motorcycles and one involved a Honda GL 1800. All occurred in the last
13 months, he said. The latest incident occurred in Marino Valley, CA,
he said. Others have been reported in Massachusetts, Texas and
Georgia, he said.

We believe this is the tip of the iceberg. The defect in these tires
appears to be worsening as the tires age, leading to more instances of
sudden deflation and serious injury
"We believe this is the tip of the iceberg. The defect in these tires
appears to be worsening as the tires age, leading to more instances of
sudden deflation and serious injury," Edwards said.

These reports join at least two lawsuits filed recently involving
allegations of Goodyear Dunlop tire deflations, one in Butte, MT, the
other in Atlanta, GA.

According to the allegations described in a lawsuit in the Butte, MT
crash, a defect in the bead seat area of the tire allowed excessive
leakage of air leading to a "sudden and catastrophic deflation" of the
tire. Stephen Gageby, Butte, MT, was killed, and his wife was
seriously injured in the resulting crash, the suit says.

The Georgia suit was filed in U.S. District Court, Middle District of
Georgia, Athens Division,(Case no. 3:09-cv-74 ), and involved the
death of a passenger Patricia Morris. Among other things, the suit
alleges Harley-Davidson knew it was "false and misleading" to
represent that its 2007 FLHTCU and its tires were safe for carrying up
to two riders weighing more than 250 pounds each, plus their cargo and
motorcycle accessories.

The Montana suit (Cause No. DV-08- 480) was filed Nov. 10, 2008, in
the Second Judicial District Court, Butte Silver-Bow County. Attorneys
representing the Gageby estate are Michael McKeon, with the law firm
of McKeon and Anderson, PC, Butte, MT, and Billy Edwards, with the
Edwards Law Firm, Corpus Christi, TX.

 

Interesting...

I'm sure a bulletin will be forthcoming stating that the max rider weight is 100 lbs.

 

Ever wonder how many blow outs occur of every other tire type, model and bike series their installed on? Plenty! I have 9K on a set right now and no issues. Am I gonna go run out and change them out...hell no.

 

I wonder if it will lead up to a Class action lawsuit similar to what Ford went thru with the Explorer and we will get new tires!

 

If we get new tires can I get Elite 3's?

 

well my opinion.. Dunlops suck.. they are too hard to begin with and dont stick to the road like my metzlers do.. I wont have another one on my bike period.. Dont matter about the air loss issue for me cause i already switched with 3 k on the clock on my 06

 

The Elite 3's don't suck---great tire! However, they aren't available for the 09 touring.

 

I just replaced my rear Dunlop D402 tire after 13,600 miles with another Dunlop D402.

 

thats old news. and its from some attorney trying to drum up business for a class action suit so he can retire young.... i don't think that its anything to get worked up over.

by the same token, don't be lachadaisical, check your tire pressure regularly, and also look at the condition of the rubber.

 

Yeah, let's believe a self serving statement put out by a lawyer trying to win a case.

I have 31k miles on my original Dunlop 402 front tire and around 16k on my second Dunlop 402 rear tire. First rear went to 15k. I also have 80k on my original Dunlop tires on my truck and they still look good.