Got over 12K on my E III's so far. I too know of some one who had a blowout of the rear tire. He was running D 402's and was a new replacement. He survived the crash and the bike was repaired.

 

I have 11,000 miles on my stock Dunlops and they both still look great. I just rode 2800 miles with a lot of it in the rain and had no problems. I'll probably stick with Dunlops when I replace them.

I heard a deadly blow out story also, only it was with a Metzler.

 

I love Metzlers, but your mileage is fantastic! If Dunlaps can keep giving you that kind of mileage I would stay with then. However, I think it is you who is getting that great mileage, so any time will work for you!

 

If you got 20k on your rear tire that tells me you're a fairly conservative rider - that's phenomenal milage for a rear tire. I get 16k-17k on a rear and close to 30k on a front on my long distance commute.

Dunlops should continue to serve you just fine as they obviously already have. The Metzelers only gave me 9k on the rear which at 30,000+ miles a year I need better mileage at $230 each.

Unless you are out carving up the twisty roads alot then Dunlops are just fine. Yes the Metzelers give great handling and performance if you ride aggressively, but it sounds like you do more cruising than racing around.

 

Let me start out by saying that I don't care what brand of tire anyone chooses to use, but basing a decision on one alleged "blow out" incident involving one tire out of the tens of thousands (millions?) of the identical tire type that never had a problem is nonsensical. Equally absurd would be to attempt to draw any kind of conclusion based on this kind of occurrence without having all the facts regarding it. I would buy and use the tire brand you have the most confidence in. The odds are that whichever one you choose will serve you well.

 

Have done well with Dulop and Metzler Both Found Dunlop gives longer Mileage and Metz gives better handling and grip on the road with less mileage .. Whatever your Priority is..

 

Nicely put but, you can't go injecting fact and common sense into a motorcycle Internet thread.

 

LOL My bad!

 

Very nice, and true!

Good post XTrooper.

 

i had a major failure with a metzler i'm lucky to be alive a hunk or tire rubber the size of my fist peeled off the casing while i was riding around 70 mph went to metzler rep (this was during Myrle Beach) he said nothing he could do maybe i should call the factory they lost a customer that day
if you buy metzler remember they are no longer a German made tire they come from Brazil now