New Dunlop E3's

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Jul 4, 2011 | 07:00 PM

#11

PDDGM

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From: Open Road, USA

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Originally Posted by Punjabi HD

Not very impressed with E3's when you want to make a extremely tight turn and at slowest speed possible compare to stock 402 and really bad when compare to Pirelli Night Dragons.Long life but that's not the only thing to consider when buying performance tire.

I am on my second set and have never had a slow turn problem, I ride a lot of funeral escorts and that is always low speed, etc. To me they handle as good as any tire I had on before and I tried several different brands. First time I ever heard anyone talk about the slow handling issue.

Joe

Jul 5, 2011 | 11:42 AM

#12

Road Hawg

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From: Draper, Utah

Has anyone tried radials over the bias ply tire???????

Jul 5, 2011 | 12:43 PM

#13

SugsPa

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From: Where The Bluegrass Grows

I put E3s on the front and back of my 07 Ultra about 200 miles ago and am very pleased with them so far. Twisties are great with them and no problems with slow speed handling. Ran a CT on the rear of my last ride but gave up looking for one for the Ultra, so of all the reviews I've read the E3s always seemed to be the best choice for handling and milage. Maybe I'll only have to change out rear tires just twice a year now, instead of the 3 or 4. Also, I put a MU90 on the rear. Didn't think a 160 would fit, but, if someone else has done it, I'll try it the next time.

Sugspa

Jul 5, 2011 | 09:40 PM

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gli.der

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From: Queen Creek Az.

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Originally Posted by Puttnutt24

I'm I the only one with clearance problems with the 160?
I rub every time I hit a good size bump. I've had the bike up on the lift twice trying to determine where it's rubbing without any luck. I'm going to remove the 160 and go back to the MU90HB16.

Sorry to hear about the rubbing...with the SG being lower than the RK, I hope there arent issues down the road. Time will tell. What pressure are you running in your shocks?

Jul 5, 2011 | 09:54 PM

#15

eazyduzzit

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From: Knoxville, TN

I'm on my 3rd set of E3s. They are the best handling and riding tires on touring bikes in my opinion. I had had the D402s on this bike before the change and they were terrible.