I rode my bike, Saturday, in a pouring rain. I had Dunlop Elite3s installed last winter and wasn't sure how good they would do in the rain. I had to stop fast as a stop light changed on me at the last second. I always apply the rear brake a fraction of a second before the front brake to settle the bikes suspension. When I applied the rear brake, firmly, the ABS released the rear brake as the rear tire was about to skid and then re-applied the rear brake immediately. I applied the front brake just a fraction of a second after the rear and it, along with the rear brake, brought the bike to a halt RIGHT NOW! I was very impressed with the tires in the wet as it had just started raining after a long dry spell and the oil on the road had not completely washed off. I also thought, I'll never buy a new bike without ABS.

 

You are correct on the Elite 3's. For my 09 I will put on the American Elites. Basicly same tire with the name changed up.

This might start up the ABS debate again though!! LOL

 

Glad to hear the favorable report. I just ordered some Elite 3s yesterday.

 

I don't care about the ABS debate... it has saved my bacon a couple of times so debate away.

 

My EIII's handle beautiful in the rain.

 

Have E3 on rear on RK that has performed perfectly in heavy rain even without ABS!

 

They are great in the rain on my '05 - no ABS

 

Same here on my '07.

 

No ABS on my 06 Ultra & they perform beautifully!

 

I'm almost at 20k on my first E3 rear and it is still stable, wet or dry. It has about 2/32" remaining, which should take it another 2k or so, but I may change it out before that. No issues yet except one little shimmy one day in summer of '08 when I hit a painted lane-separator strip in a wet corner at low speed while accelerating (dumb), but that was brief and mostly a pucker-up experience. Last May in the Smokies my confidence grew when most of our rides on the Parkway were in the rain. How Dunlop can make a tire that performs better and last twice as long as another model in their own line-up (D402) is beyond me. It makes my wonder why they even make the D402 anymore.