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Hi all,
I have gone through my first set of tires 1600 GT. I will be heading to the dealership to have new shoes put on. They are telling me they have Dunlop or Michelin. Any advice on choice? Thank you in advance.
Hi all,
They are telling me they have Dunlop or Michelin. Any advice on choice? Thank you in advance.
10500 miles on tires great tires started out they didn’t seem to track that well. Left Minnesota to Colorado with 6900 miles on them. I pushed them very hard in the MTNS they were great both wet and dry.
Dunlop what and Michelin what?
I've run both the Dunlop and Michelin.
I like the way the Dunlops perform much better.
I will be buying another set before their $40 rebate expires end of this month.
As a side note: I run them at 44/44.
Joe
10500 miles on tires great tires started out they didn’t seem to track that well. Left Minnesota to Colorado with 6900 miles on them. I pushed them very hard in the MTNS they were great both wet and dry.
I’m currently Murdo SD with a fried battery awaiting my new one tomorrow, looked at the tires this mornin and they probably have another 1000 miles left on them b4 there to the wear marks.
I will probably replace wth ContiRoadAttack 3 GT JUST because I want to try them
That’s my 2 cents
Have a new 1600 grand america. First set were bridgstone battalax 3600 mi. So the next set are dunlop roadsmart 3 About$ 35.00 less than the Michlin. they work real well wet or dry. The C.H.P. use the dunlop now at my shop.I have about 3500 miles on my roadsmarts and think i can get 6-7ooo miles. Hope this helps Monte
I just installed a new Dunlop RoadSmart III on the front. I've been happy with this set's performance; rear still has a couple thousand to go. No cupping on the front; it just wore down. I do pull a camper at times, and I assume it requires more effort to control my get-up going up & down the hill country in my neck of the woods! Or is that my Giddy-Up!
I read the reviews on the Dunlop RoadSmart III and will give them a turn the next time I replace tires.
Thanks.
Good question - Having ridden a Harley for years, I was not familiar with either and could not quote a model/number. I wound up going with Michelin P4 because of dual compound. I was in Denver CO at the time, and on my way back to NYC.
Just a heads up, the "regular" PR4 tires aren't designed for the heavy K16, they make the GT version that will be the right fit. Hopefully the dealership didn't get you the wrong tire.
Tires for this machine are very specific and some installers don't understand that this bike is very heavy and has a TON of torque which is hard on tires. Put a regular sidewall tire on this bike and you'll have issues.
Michelin PR4 GT, Pirelli Angel GT (1 or 2) A spec, Dunlop RoadSmart III are the top performers for this machine.
As a side note: I run them at 44/44. Joe