Mission accomplished! Never ran the Continetals, been wanting to but my local indy shop won't install anything but the HD Dunlops. They're a good tire but they cup something awful. Curious about Metzlers too.
outstanding. i really like not being at the mercy of the dealership, and being able to do it on your own schedule. i am not a fan, however, of having the manual changer kick my *** each time. lol...
be careful laying your wheel down on the brake rotor. some folks say they are made of 'sugar glass' and will warp if you look at them wrong. i've never had one warp, but i take care not to chance it just the same.
Many swear that tire pressure monitoring ( OCD ) will decrease the problem of cupping significantly
I run 2 up 90% of the time. Tried pressures couple pounds up on a set and couple pounds down a set. Just believe it's the design of the tire and compound.
Okay, I took Ginger for the first ride today. Man it is absolutely gorgeous weather here in the Carolina's.
My first observation was in the shop on my concrete floor. Man these are sticky noisy. I can turn the front tire on the Dunlops and not much resistance. These things sound like dragging you finger nails down a chalk board.
The second observation was all the gravel they were picking up as I rode out the driveway. Like someone throwing gravel at me on the underside of the fenders. I was not expecting this at all looking at the tread pattern.
Just another example of a new tire vs a well worn tire.
I did a 15 mile test ride that started out on two lanes with 55 mph speeds. First impressions were excellent. They are so sticky that it is clearly accelerating faster.
I took it easy just making sure everything felt right, and everything was operating correctly.
I'm very happy to report that the balance it spot on. I'm very proud of that. I circled back and jumped on I-40 and ran her up.to 75 mph and was at the next exit too quickly. Traffic is very heavy out today so I did not get crazy.
Making the turn back on I-40 for a couple of more miles I was able to run up to 80 mph and still just as smooth as glass. Before returning home I hit a parking lot and made a couple of circles.
I look forward to reporting back when I get a few thousand miles on these. I'm not trashing Dunlop in any way. I have ran nothing but Dunlop on 6 touring bikes now over 16 year and 160k miles. I have never had any complaints. But the question is whether they are the best, is there something better? For me I am just ready to experiment and see first hand how other brands stack up. Time will tell.
Remember new shoes are covered in a mold release coating that can be quite slick till it's scrubbed off. A gravel lane us probably the best thing to clean them up.
Okay, I took Ginger for the first ride today. Man it is absolutely gorgeous weather here in the Carolina's.
My first observation was in the shop on my concrete floor. Man these are sticky noisy. I can turn the front tire on the Dunlops and not much resistance. These things sound like dragging you finger nails down a chalk board.
The second observation was all the gravel they were picking up as I rode out the driveway. Like someone throwing gravel at me on the underside of the fenders. I was not expecting this at all looking at the tread pattern.
Just another example of a new tire vs a well worn tire.
I did a 15 mile test ride that started out on two lanes with 55 mph speeds. First impressions were excellent. They are so sticky that it is clearly accelerating faster.
I took it easy just making sure everything felt right, and everything was operating correctly.
I'm very happy to report that the balance it spot on. I'm very proud of that. I circled back and jumped on I-40 and ran her up.to 75 mph and was at the next exit too quickly. Traffic is very heavy out today so I did not get crazy.
Making the turn back on I-40 for a couple of more miles I was able to run up to 80 mph and still just as smooth as glass. Before returning home I hit a parking lot and made a couple of circles.
I look forward to reporting back when I get a few thousand miles on these. I'm not trashing Dunlop in any way. I have ran nothing but Dunlop on 6 touring bikes now over 16 year and 160k miles. I have never had any complaints. But the question is whether they are the best, is there something better? For me I am just ready to experiment and see first hand how other brands stack up. Time will tell.
That's great, I'm glad your first impressions are good considering you installed an "inferior" tire. I like mine, as they "wear in" they won't pick up as much debris.
NICE . . . . but kinda overkill. I have been changing tires on all 3 of our Harley's for years. Harbor Freight Tire Changer with the motorcycle wheel accessory. Set the base on the garage floor, marked and drilled 4 holes. Sunk concrete anchors in the holes. When needed, pull it out, bolt it down and about 30 minutes per tire. I am impressed, you bought tire lube AND a brush!!!!! Guess ya never thought of some dish soap in a spray bottle.
that's what I got, with the nomar bar. I bought a "duck head" im building a bar for.
09-07-2024, 10:04 PM
