Sorry about beating a dead horse,
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I say b s on this one i have been riding harleys for over 35 years and never had a rear tire last 15,ooo miles that was safe to ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: Windham,Maine
Geezer tires? whats next a compound for wheel chairs Invalid tires? How about Young Buck tires a new sport tire compound.Better yet a tire with 2 compounds a long wearing center rib with soft sides for the sport rider,call it a Geezer Buck tire! Maybe that is the way to please all riders.
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From: Georgia
sounds like an alignment issue and abuse.By abuse I don't mean smoking the tire every light just riding harder than most riders do.I could get 8-10k out of the rear when I used Dunlaps.Went to Metzlers a couple of years ago and won't ever use anything else.Still about the same mileage but a much more controlled ride.Got a 200 Avon on the Sportster I just built as part of a pkg deal on the wheel.It grips pretty good but I don't think it's gonna last long though,it's real soft.G.
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From: MA
Yeah, I really only got 5k on my rear but I thought it would be really impressive to just lie and say I got 15k. Good grief. Do your homework and read some threads before calling people out and you'll see others with similar mileage.
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From: Southern Ohio
My Train runs the 200 Dunlop on the rear, and I replaced the original at just over 16K...I first threw my leg over a bike in 1967 and I don't ride on unsafe tires...I've got almost 6K on the current one, and it looks great...
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Road Master
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From: Vermont
HEY GUYS!!!! ......Before we get a war started here,I'm talking about a DUNLOP 200/55/R17tire that HD puts on the 07 softail custom / standard/nitetrain.That's all,just the 200/55/R17,nothing more,I really don't care if you get a million miles on your flh's tires or 2 billion on your dyna-low.Hey,Ok,I'm glad you do ,fine.
I JUST WANT DUNLOP TO FIX THIS POS 200/55/R frickin' 17 TIRE !!!!!!!!
I been using Dunlops for years and like them.Just this one SUCKS!!!!!!!
GOT IT!!!!!!!AGGGGHHHHHH
I JUST WANT DUNLOP TO FIX THIS POS 200/55/R frickin' 17 TIRE !!!!!!!!
I been using Dunlops for years and like them.Just this one SUCKS!!!!!!!
GOT IT!!!!!!!AGGGGHHHHHH
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From: DUNDALK,MARYLAND
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From: Wheeling, WV
I just saw this with my buddies '08 Heritage Classic a week or two ago with his stock tire. He only got 4500 out of his rear tire, but I don't know what size it was. 
The front still looks new.
The front still looks new.
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Road Master
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From: Vermont
Was it a Sportmax touring d205?