I heard the rear 407's has had some cupping, never heard of dealer doing anything about the rear 407.. That is great for the dealer to do it... I got over 25,000 miles on my 2010 Limited rear tire.. I now have the American Elite on both wheels.. So far I'm happy. Dunlop claims big mileage for these also... Time will tell...

 

You got 25K out of your rear 407?

 

Yes, I keep close tabs on tire pressure.. I got 32,000 on front 408.. It's mind boggleing to get that much on rear tire on a Dressor.. If I hadn't seen it it would be hard to believe...

 

Thats excellent! Ive heard of similar stories here on the forums but have never witnessed it first hand. Maybe I ride more aggressively... It seems I need to replace mine about every 10- 12 thousand. A friend I ride with gets about 15k out of a rear 407. We ride in the twisties a lot on rough chip and seal highways. I think one member here had over 50k on a 407. That might be possible on a straight, smooth highway I guess...

 

Here in Florida alot of highway miles, some twisties. I'm a more relaxed 59 yr. old rider. Love to ride to the Mountains in Tennessee.. 10 - 12 thousand on the 407 - 408 would expect more, or like you say you are a aggressive rider... 50k on the 407 ? I might have to see that one..

 

Here are the mileages I attained on my '09 Road Glide using the Factory Dunlop 407R.
15,000 miles on the first.
18,000 miles on the second.
10,000 miles so far on the third. I have much tread left.
I am getting much better mileage out of these Factory tires than any ones I have had on earlier models.

I have a new one stored away in the shed with a new front for when I need them. I paid under $100 each after searches. So the $75 is a bargain.
Go for it.

 

I would say by what the OP said "Gateway HD in St. Louis had 9 of these in a rack a couple of days ago.". they are being offered to their local customers.

 

I am surprised to here all the trouble with the Dunlop D407 180/65B16 tire. I have a 2009 ultra classic and have had great success with D407 180/65B16. I have put 25,000 miles on two sets of tires. My H-D dealer could not believe it. I had no cupping and had even wear.

 

American Elite by Dunlop now makes a 16" WW and I just ordered a set. Same load as the original factory ones but has a different thread design.

Jerry

 

I took my stock 407 (front) and turned it backwards and ran it for 30k.
Basically all Harley did with the 408.

407 Rears, never had a problem with. Run those for around 19K.

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