Long life touring tire?
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Cruiser
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From: North Carolina
I really like how the commander II felt, really good tire.
Road Warrior
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From: coastal sc
I have a commander ll front tire it has 5000 miles on it and doesn't show any wear, rides great improved cornering over the dunlop that was on it. I am cleaning rim tonight and installing commander ll on rear tomorrow
Road Warrior
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From: Michigan
I have put 20K on the stock Dunlops and have never felt any slippage during cornering on both wet and dry pavement and I would consider some of the riding I have done bringing the bike to its cornering limits at least with my butt in the saddle.
Just wondering that's all
Road Warrior
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From: coastal sc
I grew up riding sport bikes so I lean a bike pretty hard, a little too hard sometimes, I normally realize this from metal scraping. Any ways what I am reffering to is when I put my electra glide into a hard corner the bike flicks over and leans with out wanting to stand up, the commander lls seem to allow the bike a smoother transition from up right to leaning over. I have not had an issue with traction on the front I will let you know if I experience any from the rear once the bike is back together, with the new rear commander ll
Road Warrior
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From: coastal sc
took it for a ride last night with the new rear commander ll. I didn't notice any difference than what I had from the dunlop. The bike didn't seem to change at all versus when I put the commander ll on the front the bike felt alot better, I will ride it a few weeks and repost if I find anything different
Cruiser
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From: Central Alabama
Wow you got 25K mi on your Commander II, I just replaced my front tire 120/70x21 Commander II with 14,116 miles &it was down to the wear bars. Now my rear tire is doing great so far. It has around 8K miles on it 150/70x18. I usually only get around 6500 miles on my rear tire & 19K on the front tire.
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Cruiser
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From: North Carolina
Wow you got 25K mi on your Commander II, I just replaced my front tire 120/70x21 Commander II with 14,116 miles &it was down to the wear bars. Now my rear tire is doing great so far. It has around 8K miles on it 150/70x18. I usually only get around 6500 miles on my rear tire & 19K on the front tire.
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Cruiser
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From: North Carolina
It's not like you can lean over an H-D touring bike very far, optimum grip is not a major consideration for me. I have pushed the Commander II's from foot board to foot board, riding the roads of the western NC, they never felt anything unsettling about them. On my touring machine I'm worried about wet weather handling and tire life. For my need for speed I have a sports bike that I ride, tire considerations are very different.