Dunlop tires

nice......


i gotta do it...i dont wanna...but this will be the rider for while while i get it handling...any more anyone....


hey does a MKII have tubes....no right??? i guess my manual is downstairs....anyone know off the top of their heads????

ive heard good things about the avons, haven't used them personally though. I put a set of the dunlop gt501's (arrowmax) on about 1000 miles ago, fairly sticky, seem to be wearing well as of now, some around town sub 50mph riding in the wet with them and no problems there.

so i did not navigate all sites and i'm sure there are places that can put these same two Avons on my doorstep for a few bucks cheaper.....BUT!!!!!!

I was impressed enough with this deal to post the results....

i also noticed my account had NOT been debited yet so i called this morning and learned that they dont debit it until the order has been pulled and packed to ship....so that might be worth knowing if a guy thinks he still has extra bucks ...take into account they wait to final bill...i did get an order confirmation with billing tracking ect....

any how.....no sales tax unless ordered from S carolina...and 4.99 shipping and handling..:woohoo:

my order tallied out cheap imo...

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Order Summary:
Description
Qty Unit Price Total
Avon AM26 Roadrider Tires - Front
3.25-19 V-Rated (AV-F26-325X19) (IN STOCK - usually ships in 1 day)
1 $88.90 $88.90
Tape Adhesive Wheel Weights
(TW) (IN STOCK - usually ships in 1 day)
1 $3.99 $3.99
Avon AM26 Roadrider Tires - Rear
4.00-18 V-Rated (AV-R26R-400V18) (IN STOCK - usually ships in 1 day)
1 $105.87 $105.87
SubTotal:
$198.76
Shipping: (Includes a $2.99 Package Insurance fee)
$4.99
Total:
$203.75

Dennis Kirk always seems to have the best prices:

Those have a good look to them. I'm due for tires this winter...think those just might be the ones. Let us know how they ride, grip, etc. once you get some time on them.

i have em on my 900 and have 600-800 or so trouble free miles and they have been cool...look good on the bike and were super grippy once scrubbed....i did have one front end push but i am watching for more and truth be told i was cooking and might have caused it...it was coming onto a pavement change and coming onto a highway merge at about 80,the tire pushed and then settled....the rear has never slipped and never gave me the impression that it would behave badly if i had to change directions all of sudden when pushing hard.....

that is a 10 outta ten....the only tires i ever used that i liked this much were the 80's dunlop supersports with the 45* S patterns....

these also i'm noticing are pretty polular at the quail classic on full tilt era street bikes...the profile and edge detail is worth it imo....classic ,grippy.long life..cheap,name brand tires...

click pic to see closer tire profiles....the 100/90/19 v rate
and mt/90/16/v rate look to match the tires that fit these rims and this chassis set up imo...and have a modern tread and crisp raised edge side transition...

Got a set of Dunlop D404's from Motorcycle Superstore.$132 delivered to my door.No tax,no shipping.Got a local guy to install off bike for $23 each,and balanced.Stock sizes for my 750 and 1100.

havakaw wrote:

Got a set of Dunlop D404's from Motorcycle Superstore.$132 delivered to my door.No tax,no shipping.Got a local guy to install off bike for $23 each,and balanced.Stock sizes for my 750 and 1100.

Keep an eye on them. That's what I have on the front of mine and the tread blocks started splitting after less than 1000 miles. They gave me a new tire, hope that one was a fluke.

I am sold on the Avon.I will be buying a set tommorrow from Dennis Kirk.Thanks for all the info.

I've had the Avon Roadriders on the KZ650 for about 3000 miles. Nothing major to report. They are a fine tire, seem to be wearing very well too. I can't say they are any better than the Dunlop 501 but one thing for sure is Dunlop doesn't make inch size tires in either the 501 or 404 so they look stupid if you attempt to run a 110/90-18 on the rear and the 404 is better suited to a bicycle than a motorcycle. The Roadrider is a good tire, not terribly expensive and available as a 3.25-19 and 4.00-18 is the best part. I think that's a lot of the reason they are wearing very well. Previously I ran 120/90-18 on the rear which is too wide for the wheel so you get quick wear right in the center as the center is all that's contacting the road. Later I fell for the 404 and got the "stock replacement" 110/90-18. Junk and too narrow and low profile and a deathtrap after 5000 or so miles, but wore real good. Tire as hard as plastic generally do wear well, but plastic on wet roads is not my idea of a safe tire and that size is *NOT RIGHT". 120/90-18 is not right, 110/90-18 is not right X10. You'll get a great combo with the roadrider in 4.00-18 and 3.25-19.
OK rant over tires over. I'm getting worse on tires than repaints. I like stock as it looks and works best.

dunlops offer more excitement and create great slides at any lean angle...good for making passengers get to experience their first slide on a bike in sweepers too....


oh and they crack and appear dry within the year......and get really hot to the touch when ridden....


other than that they are worth 120 a pair any day

RonKZ650 wrote:

I've had the Avon Roadriders on the KZ650 for about 3000 miles. Nothing major to report. They are a fine tire, seem to be wearing very well too. I can't say they are any better than the Dunlop 501 but one thing for sure is Dunlop doesn't make inch size tires in either the 501 or 404 so they look stupid if you attempt to run a 110/90-18 on the rear and the 404 is better suited to a bicycle than a motorcycle. The Roadrider is a good tire, not terribly expensive and available as a 3.25-19 and 4.00-18 is the best part. I think that's a lot of the reason they are wearing very well. Previously I ran 120/90-18 on the rear which is too wide for the wheel so you get quick wear right in the center as the center is all that's contacting the road. Later I fell for the 404 and got the "stock replacement" 110/90-18. Junk and too narrow and low profile and a deathtrap after 5000 or so miles, but wore real good. Tire as hard as plastic generally do wear well, but plastic on wet roads is not my idea of a safe tire and that size is *NOT RIGHT". 120/90-18 is not right, 110/90-18 is not right X10. You'll get a great combo with the roadrider in 4.00-18 and 3.25-19.
OK rant over tires over. I'm getting worse on tires than repaints. I like stock as it looks and works best.

I didn't know anybody was still making true English size tires. The metric equivalents are not an exact replacement. I got some tires with BOTH sizes stamped on them (like 4.00-18 and 110-90-18) which means they were lying at least a little bit. I agree the 110-90-18 are a little small for the 4.00-18 bikes and the 120-90-18 seem to be a little too fat.