Well I got the bike out on Sunday and noticed the side walls of my tires are starting to crack. This is my first bike, a 02 883C. It has the org. dunlaps on it now. Some friends at work told me there are better brands that have better grip. Just looking for suggestions and a price idea. What do you all ride on?
Thanks for any help.

 

Metzler ME880's. They are way better than Duncraps. I have heard good things about the Avon's. I think the venom x series. I will probably try them next time. Did they get the search working on here yet?

 

Haven't tried to search today. Every other time i've tried it it wouldn't work so I kinda gave up on it.

 

yeah, it probably isn't working. When/If it ever does work, there are TONS and TONS of posts about this topic. You have my opinion for now though.

 

i have a fresh set of dunlaps available off my nightster for sale.

 

did you ever take care of them with armorall or anything? they will dry out fast without care. dont ride on cracked tires I noticed mine were starting to, i ignored it for a few weeks, and they grew and both tires started leaking air fast, had to replace both. now i clean and amorall them every week.

 

I have made more than 100 000miles with ME880.
That's the best stuff you'll be able to find.
But I'm so curious and I decided to try other tire brand.
I fit a rear D402 DUNLOP (previously for FLH) on my 98' sporty and a rear AVON Venon on my 97' sporty.
Well, the D402 is really better than the D401 which is for me a wonderful "crap"....[:-]

For the avon, I haven't riden enough for a real opinion but after having riding in the cold, on dry roads and under the rain, it seems to be a very good product.

In the past, AVON tires were also "wonderful crap".
In France, we used to add a "S" to AVON to make the word "SAVON", which means SOAP in french...

 

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I came across this site that seems to have pretty good prices on the ME880's.
http://www.parts411.com/acbasp/store...HON-C7627.aspx

 

You're right !!!
Here are some pics of my rear tires.

Here is a D402 after5000 miles :



AME880 after 20 000 miles (almost slick...); the one I've replaced by a Venom Avon :



And a Venom AVON after 3000 miles :