Tire Information

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I went the RSIV route last year hoping for higher mileage than the prior set of Michelin Road 5 and 5 GTs.  Sadly, I didn't see a change in mileage, touching the wear bars at ~6500 miles on the front with plenty of remaining tread on the rear tire.  The replacement front tire (RSIV) was delivered, and the price ($157) was a few dollars less than I paid a year ago.  We'll see how long the rear lasts.

At $157 for the front and $207 for the rear, the Dunlops are significantly cheaper than the Michelins.  My only complaint is a slight vibration (side-to-side) on the first front tire.  Was it an artifact of the tread pattern or a fabrication flaw, I don't know.  I'm hoping it was something specific that tire.

Wow. You must be one of the brake hard to go fast folks..., or it's a bad front tire. 

(I thought I was abusing the RSIV with some aggressive riding when I hit the wear bars front and rear about the same time following a ~7000 mile trip.)

I'm trying to think of anytime in the last 40 y that I've been riding heavier bikes, that I went through the front tire before the rear. Don't thinks so. Might be something to ask Dunlop about. It might be good for a free tire. 

In the days of lesser brakes (and proportionally more engine braking), I recall even on sport tires, I could very rarely get two rears for every front - like the rest of the riders who simply twisted throttles on relatively flat, straight roads, in the early era of safe triple digit travel.  (What a blast.)

It's a me thing.  Ever since my K75 days, I've toasted front tires faster than rears.  The front brake is my preferred tool.

As for the Dunlop front tire, there's a mold seam (flash) at the center of the tread.  On my worn tire, you can see a color change in the compound at that location.  Around the circumference, the location of that color change varies in a weave pattern.  On the new tire, there's a small bit of mold line flash at the center, but it's consistant around the tire.  Therefore, I'm hopeful for a better result.

However, after ordering the new tire, I'm kinda regretting not trying the Mutant.