Tire prices?
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Road Warrior
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Tire prices?
Where are you guys getting tires these days? I have a 2010 RG with 16,200 miles on the stock tires and they are getting low on tread. Dealership wants $275 for the rear and $178 to install the front and rear. Didn't bother getting a price on the front tire after hearing $275 for the front. I am happy with the stocks being that I got 16,200 out of them so far but I am open to suggestions.
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Jake Wilson seems to be a favorite here. But I would take a serious look at rhe Michelin Commander IIs. They are supposed to be very good with about double the mileage of the stock tires.
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Since you've got a 10 RG the only exact match would be the stock D407 & D408, 18" front & 16" rear. New Castle HD in PA has them for $160.32 frt & $218.72 rr + shipping. Dunlop has released the American Elite that some above are referring to, but as of yet they haven't released it in the 130/70-18 needed on the RG & SG. You can go with the rear AE & run the Dunlop Elite3 130/70-18 front, same manufacturer & construction. There are good reports on both the Am Elite & Elite3 & it should be a very close match. AmericanMotoTire has them for $145.88 frt & $182.72 rr with free shipping, they seem to be beating everbody else's price this Spring. Probably $75-100 difference between the 2 when you add in shipping, that's probably your best 2 choices.
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My problem so far has been finding front and rear to match. Is it as important on a bike as it is on a car/truck to have matching tread patterns? The only tread design that was matching so far for front and rear was the stocks and I am not sure I want to go that way now after reading some reviews
