Dunlop 407 tread splitting
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Dunlop 407 tread splitting
Dunlop 407 180/55 B18 M/C 30H
I've noticed an issue with my rear tire over the past few weeks. At first I thought I had bottomed out the tire on the fender or something. But looking at it again today after washing the bike, I don't think that's the problem at all. The tire is showing what I would say are cracks around the entire circumference on both the left and right sides. I say that these appear to be cracks and not cuts as they do not line up exactly with each other from top to bottom. I am guessing that perhaps I am seeing the tread separating between the hard and soft compound? Has anyone seen this exact same thing previous? Overall, The tire is wearing as it should (In my opinion) with aprox 9600 miles (15,500 Km). The tires and wheels were installed at the dealer before I took delivery (2015) so in theory, I still have warranty (I hope).
Thanks for any input
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Follow up:
Harley Davidson did cover the tire under my warranty although they did try and to wiggle out of it after dismounting the tire and discovering that the tire had a "plug/patch". At or about 3000kms, I picked up a nail and could find only one shop locally (that I trust) to make the repair due to "liability" issues.
According to Dunlop (see above), the tire can be repaired if it follows their guidelines and will not negate the warranty. Once I brought that to the attention of the dealer, they honored the warranty without any further hassle. The other thing they told me, but not till after it was all said and done was that mine was the second tire in a week with the exact same problem. The service manger made a note of the tire build date and was going to check it against the other defective tire to see if it was from the same batch. I believe he said the date of mfg. was Dec 2014.
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Dunlop 407 180/55 B18 M/C 30H
I've noticed an issue with my rear tire over the past few weeks. At first I thought I had bottomed out the tire on the fender or something. But looking at it again today after washing the bike, I don't think that's the problem at all. The tire is showing what I would say are cracks around the entire circumference on both the left and right sides. I say that these appear to be cracks and not cuts as they do not line up exactly with each other from top to bottom. I am guessing that perhaps I am seeing the tread separating between the hard and soft compound? Has anyone seen this exact same thing previous? Overall, The tire is wearing as it should (In my opinion) with aprox 9600 miles (15,500 Km). The tires and wheels were installed at the dealer before I took delivery (2015) so in theory, I still have warranty (I hope).
Thanks for any input
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