Have to change the original tires Dunlop with 10,000 miles any suggestions for new tires or still go with the Dunlops???
TKS

 

Nice to know what you ride but the general consensus is Dunlop American Elites or Elite III, Mettzeler 888 or Michelin Commander II

 

Loving my Commander IIs.

 

Forgot to post I have a 2012 Softail Heritage Classic Firefighter Edition.

 

Search this forum for each of those tires.

But, if memory serves me correctly most people are very happy with the Michelin Commander IIs...as am I.

 

Commander II's or nothing IMO.

With my bike, my brother's, and my dads in the garage and I do all the tire changes and have driven them all; I can tell you between the 6 different brands of tires and a few different models under each brand that we have used were slowly switching all over to Michelin commander II's as sizes allow. Two of the three bikes currently ride on Michelin tires, one being a set of commander II's and one set being my scorcher 31's. third bike being my little brothers rides on a shinko rear and Kenda front. The commander II's handle the best on all conditions. Excellent dry grip over other tires, and wet grip that is on par with any other tire (we don't ride rain much, and when I do I'm a very conservative and cautious rider). The ride quality is very smooth and consistent handling through all temperatures I've riden in. They don't get a little squirlley in 45* and lower temps like some tires, and they wear better than any other tire we've used. And with that kind of good wear they're actually cheaper to run over the life of the tire. I'm sticking the MCII's on my street bob as soon as the stockers wear out.

Sure there are lots of other tires out there, and they'll get you from point A to B just fine, but they aren't the best value if you ask me. I ride the ***** off my street bob, commute every day I can with it and joy ride on the weekends. So a tire that has great grip, handling, and wear is my best choice. Usually with most tires you get to pick two of those traits.

 

All the major tyre brands sell suitable tyres and have their champions in HDF. There really is no simple answer. As you have a Softail you could take a look in that section, to see what fellow owners think.

 

I have pirelli night dragons on my FatBoy and had them on my Dyna when I had that bike. I love them. They handle well, Don't follow road snakes and are great over metal bridges....That being said They won't last as long as the Dunlops because they use a softer compound....I have also been hearing good things about Shinko tires

 

I have the Michelins on my 09 e glide and i hate them i live in canada B.C. these tires are the worst rain performing tires i have ever had ..I talked to Michelin they have no rep in canada .I have 3500 miles on these and still once I roll off the center strip around a corner the *** end starts to slip out,that will put a wet spot on the seat,,,Michelin customer support is nonexistent they offered me 50% off a new set of the exact same tire .I said if I'm the only one one that's having these problems send me a new set these might kill me ,,or if this is a common problem get these tires off the road. With 6000 kilometers on them have less than one mil of wear these are hard tires .These might be better suited for hot dry parts of the U.S. not the wet coast of Canada or U.S gotta get these off the bike I love to ride all year even in the rain but not this year on these banana peels

 

the best tires I've used on all my bikes, Shinko SR 777. Almost the same tread pattern as the Dunlop Elites and half cheaper. I order from Motorcycle Tires Maniac.com. Just got my rear tire in the mail for my 09 ultra, 180/65 16 WWW for $122