hmmm , I was made in Veitnam a few times .........still OK

 

Funny, everything he said is worse, I find better. My lean angle is getting further and further the more I ride this tire. I am sold for sure on them.

 

I had the commander II's installed and have 300 or so miles on them. I have no problem with grip or notice reduced ability to lean into a turn. Also as I have read the tar snakes in the road dont seem to make the bike wander as much with these tires vs the Dunlops. I'm running a 200mm rear and a 21" up front.

Also I checked the sidewalls and my commanders were made in Spain

 

Interesting, Made in Spain seems OK yet I have trouble.... I checked my '03 again and well they are Made in Thailand not Vietnam....Same region wrong country (thought they only made sticks in thailand) Anyway, how many countries are these things made in?

 

I had the "pleasure" of riding in the rain for about 40 miles Saturday...one of those slow, steady rains where you are soaked from the knees down and the windshield is a mess. Always check the rear brake first thing to see just how slick it is, and felt just like I was on dry pavement, so got up on the Interestate and pushed up to 80, no issues. Hydroplaned once, but VERY stable even while I eased off the throtle to sink back onto the road.

All in all, I'm happy with them, and after almost 4,000 miles, still no measureable wear.

 

Interesting, I was asking a couple of days ago about replacement tires for my Lo, 5500mi on the original rear, a Dunlop, not sure the model #, I liked the way the tire gripped and drove, but not too happy with the wear. Michelin is definitely one of the tires I am planning to look at, think I'll look a bit closer now. For jlasoftail, the roads on "the Island" are just about as good as they are in NS, so I can relate, my first Harley, and yup, they don't have much cornering clearance, my floorboards are down at least 3/8" from cornering, took a bit of getting used to. Cheers

 

Just got back from the 2k trip Saturday.

Totally happy with the Commandor's..

First day out, last Monday, we rode 6 hrs in the rain.. Never once did they feel loose.

During the trip we were on several roads that had the grinder grooves that goes down the road, getting ready for new BlackTop.. and these tire stayed straight and true.. The Lops 401's and 402's would really feel loose on that kind of road conditions.

Over all if U have the Lops with their thread like the 401's and/or 402's, these new Michelin's are worth looking at, U wont be sorry.

Also after riding about 500 miles they started giving a softer ride. like they flexed better on bumps. Really never noticed that on other tires, but I did on these tires.



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