Go to Dunlop's web site.... they've taken down the D-408F, and re-instated the D-407F..... sure glad I kept my 2005 RG, and I can put Elite 3's on my bike.... only the D407's come in the 2009-2010 sizes.... sucks the big one....

 

My local dealership is replacing my front and back 407 with the new 408 under warranty, they are back ordered three weeks on the 408s i guess they are getting this alot.

 

I've tried keeping up with this thread for several weeks now and am extremely confused (yes or no on replacement and what is cupping). Would someone who has personal info please give a refresh on everything that has been found out over the last few months?

 

My front 407 cupped at 8500 miles then it created a shimy when braking . Took it back to the dealer they replaced it under warranty no problem.

 

tuna1 get some metztlers they are good ....880's

 

tuna1 read your messages?

 

I was in Motor City HD in Farmington, Mi the other day looking at the pretty bikes. I noticed that a blue Ultra had the tread on backwards from all the other Ultras. I pointed that out to a salesman. He found the direction arrow was correct on the blue bike. How can that be? Maybe it's special for blue bikes.

 

this is my rant from a few weeks ago....


good luck on getting HD to replace it..
i tackled this as the "calm" HD owner 3 diff times... and it got me NOWHERE!
even with 2 case #"S. @ 4K miles.. 6k miles...and 8500miles
the 4th time i went in with another case# and an ATTITUDE.
warranty denied again.
now the attitude went through the roof.
and i let eveyone in the store know it.
the owner came out... $100 and i got a new tire installed right then.
HD is trying to sweep this under the rug and not fork out the $$ to replace ALL the screwed up tires..

on the FL models the tire changed from the 407 to the 408 mid production.
dubbed as a "design change" BS
the 2010 have the 408..

now get this...
go look at a 2009 rocker.
i know it is not the same model...but
the tire is marked D407F BUT it has the tread pattern of the D408F WTF gives. how screwed up??

now after i got my new tire installed (d408)i was told to run it at 40 PSI by the service manager.

HD is hoping riders are wanting to ride and will just fork over the $$ to get a new tire to do so. yea i was one of them.
by the time HD does a service bulletin or a recall ALL of the tires will have been replaced by at the oweners expence..they are banking on it.
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Interesting that I came accross this thread. I was sitting on an airplane this past Sunday next to a rep from Drag Specialties and he asked me what I rode so I told him an '09 Ultra. He said; "hope its a late build bike because the early touring bikes tires were manufactured with reverse tread" and according to him HD knew it and decided to go ahead anyway. He said that he hears tons of people complaining that the front tire is cupping and that HD is refusing warranty work period.

 

My 09 Ultra is cupped like a bad bear, took it to the dealer on monday, going to look into it.