200/55/17 tire $105
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I'd be interested to know if you can or not, just out of curiosity. Honestly I don't see why not if they are the same size. And based on what some Fatboy owners talk about on the Forums, I don't know why Harley doesn't just put the D401 on the Fatboy that they put on the Bonez. I say that because as I mentioned, I get over 12k out of my rear Dunlop D401 200/55R/17 while the Fatboy owners are getting as little as half of that from their stock tires which I think is crazy. I've put almost 5K miles on my Bonez in just over 2 months. I would hate to think that after a period like that I have to worry about changing a rear tire shortly after!
#13
Yes, I just put a set of their ME-880's on my Custom.
Haven't had a good chance to try them out for an extended time as the weather has sucked.
But in the little time I have on them I have noticed that they can handle higher throttle settings than the originals could when coming out of turns.
They did unfortunately cost a bunch more than $107 a tire.
Haven't had a good chance to try them out for an extended time as the weather has sucked.
But in the little time I have on them I have noticed that they can handle higher throttle settings than the originals could when coming out of turns.
They did unfortunately cost a bunch more than $107 a tire.
#14
Don't know about the D-401 on a Fatboy, but I have used a D-405 on mine. Never again. It looked just like the factory Harley tire minus the Harley logo. I later found out that it was a softer compound, and the sidewalls were very thin also. The guy who dismounted it could not believe what a shitty tire it was. It had cords showing at 6k miles. I've stuck with the D-407 factory tire since then. I get around 10k out of it. The D-401 at that price is tempting, but I'm a bit gun shy about switching again at this point.
#15
Yes, I just put a set of their ME-880's on my Custom.
Haven't had a good chance to try them out for an extended time as the weather has sucked.
But in the little time I have on them I have noticed that they can handle higher throttle settings than the originals could when coming out of turns.
They did unfortunately cost a bunch more than $107 a tire.
Haven't had a good chance to try them out for an extended time as the weather has sucked.
But in the little time I have on them I have noticed that they can handle higher throttle settings than the originals could when coming out of turns.
They did unfortunately cost a bunch more than $107 a tire.
Cool, where did you buy them?
Thanks
#16
I got them from a local indy shop that was having a sale.
Still cost me around $400 for both tires with mounting and balancing and I had to take the wheels off and reinstall them myself.
Would have cost another $50 to $75 each otherwise.
The dealer wanted a bunch more for the same tires the bike came with.
Still cost me around $400 for both tires with mounting and balancing and I had to take the wheels off and reinstall them myself.
Would have cost another $50 to $75 each otherwise.
The dealer wanted a bunch more for the same tires the bike came with.
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#18
I'd be interested to know if you can or not, just out of curiosity. Honestly I don't see why not if they are the same size. And based on what some Fatboy owners talk about on the Forums, I don't know why Harley doesn't just put the D401 on the Fatboy that they put on the Bonez. I say that because as I mentioned, I get over 12k out of my rear Dunlop D401 200/55R/17 while the Fatboy owners are getting as little as half of that from their stock tires which I think is crazy. I've put almost 5K miles on my Bonez in just over 2 months. I would hate to think that after a period like that I have to worry about changing a rear tire shortly after!
Also, maybe the rodes people are riding are makin a difference in tire wear..twistys vs flat land??
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