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Cruiser
Posts: 56
| Anyone run this tire on the rear? How many miles did you get and thoughts....
Dealer offered this today as an alt to the Dunlop (wont go back with them due to cupping).
Thanks in advance...kpV
Edited by kpVision 2012-05-01 8:30 PM
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Iron Butt
Posts: 802
| I tried them once and ended up taking them off. The bike felt too unstable to me like it wanted to fall over in corners particularly when going slow. I find the E3s more stable even though they do cup easily and get noisy.
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Visionary
Posts: 1632
Jasper, MO | I've had a set of them on for about 6000 miles now. They seem to be wearing at least as good as the Dunlops I've had before. The handling is sharper than the Dunlops. Interestingly, The handling with a rear Bridgestone and a front Dunlop was unchanged from running both Dunlops. The sharper handling seems to come from the front Bridgestone. It does have a different profile than the front Dunlop. I changed to a rear Bridgestone first, keeping the front Dunlop, then a front Bridgestone later.
If you still have the Dunlop on the front with a Bridgestone on the rear, I don't think you'll notice any difference in handling from Dunlops front and rear.
I also used to always run 40 front and 42 rear air pressures on the Dunlops, since they handled and wore better at those pressures. With those pressures in the Bridgestones, the bike was too unstable at low speeds. Dropping back to 38 front and 40 rear cured that.
The Goldwingers report that they get 10000 to 12000 miles on a rear Bridgestone. From what I'm seeing so far, I expect the same on my Vision.
The Dunlops were always cupped and howled by the time I had 6000 miles on them. These Bridgestones aren't doing either so far.
I like them.
Ronnie
Edited by rdbudd 2012-05-02 11:07 AM
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Tourer
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Moravia, IA | I used the Bridgestone on the front and loved it.....thought it was smoother and handled better then the E3 by far. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 785
Mt. Vernon, WASH. | BRIDGESTONE, DUNLOP, FIRESTONE all owned and made by YOKAHAMA Tire Co. back to you Dick and Dan............................... |
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Tourer
Posts: 373
Lansing, MI |
Dunlops are made in the USA and I like that! |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | SYNSTR - 2012-05-03 10:47 AM BRIDGESTONE, DUNLOP, FIRESTONE all owned and made by YOKAHAMA Tire Co. back to you Dick and Dan............................... Why does the Dunlop website say that they are owned by Goodyear??? Dick.....? |
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Bridgestone Exedra...thoughts?