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Tire decision... what to do?


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Ok fellas and ladies, now I realize most of you ride sportbikes but I figure you all have to have an opinion... I am faced with a choice, I need tires on my ride, so I have narrowed it down to 3 choices.... 1st choice and most expensive is the metzlers... around 430.00 out the door on my bike, 2nd choice are dunlops d404's around 320.00 (also out the door), and 3rd are bridgestone s11 spitfires 300.00 done deal.... so obviously I have bit of a problem... I can afford the most expensive, but i could also use the extra money to maybe get some new gear (probably rain related)... so I thought I'd throw it out there and see what y'all thought.:cool:

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I'm making an assumption here that your not out dragging floorboard on the weekends, and that you just rack up crazy miles mainly on moderately curvy, or straight roads. That being said I'd go for the ones that seem to have the longest life. There are very few sport bikers on here that can out ride a set of tires, and given your equipment I'm not sure that it should be a concern to you. That's my $0.02, $0.025 CD

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I like Bridgestones... :dunno: This is going to be like asking what oil is best.. :lol:

yeah, I just want to get the best bang for my buck... i've heard good things about all three choices.. I'm planning on taking the bike to the pony and having them do the dismount/swap/balance/remount... and I know if they do it ya gotta buy the tires there...

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yeah, I just want to get the best bang for my buck... i've heard good things about all three choices.. I'm planning on taking the bike to the pony and having them do the dismount/swap/balance/remount... and I know if they do it ya gotta buy the tires there...

Understandable...have you checked out any of the cruiser forums to see what kind of mileage ppl are getting out of these tires? I'm with Gregg, get whichever tires lasts the longest.

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Tire reviews: http://motorcycletirereviews.com/

http://motorcycletirereviews.com/25-1-marathon880.html

http://motorcycletirereviews.com/33-1-metzlerlasertec.html

http://motorcycletirereviews.com/9-1-dunlopD404.html

http://motorcycletirereviews.com/10-1-spitfireS11.html

Summary:

The Metzler 880s reviews are scary. Blow outs and stuff.

The Metzler Lasertec wear fast, good in rain.

The Dunlops wear fast, and the front feels squeamish on a c50. (factory tire on c50?)

The Spitfires are the new dual compound. Everybody seems to like them. Better mileage.

Looks like the Spitfires win. I didn't expect that.

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Tire reviews: http://motorcycletirereviews.com/

http://motorcycletirereviews.com/25-1-marathon880.html

http://motorcycletirereviews.com/33-1-metzlerlasertec.html

http://motorcycletirereviews.com/9-1-dunlopD404.html

http://motorcycletirereviews.com/10-1-spitfireS11.html

Summary:

The Metzler 880s reviews are scary. Blow outs and stuff.

The Metzler Lasertec wear fast, good in rain.

The Dunlops wear fast, and the front feels squeamish on a c50. (factory tire on c50?)

The Spitfires are the new dual compound. Everybody seems to like them. Better mileage.

Looks like the Spitfires win. I didn't expect that.

Not suprised at all

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Apparently a lot of the Metzler 880s are not German, they are made in Brazil, and those appear to be the ones that fail. I like Dunlop Qualifiers, but they sure wear out fast. My bike is a bit different, it can trash a front tire fast. Next tire will be one of the dual compounds. Not sure which one yet. Waiting for a two tire change. I'm completely willing to try out the Spitfires.

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On the other hand, Michelin and Bridgestone are the two companies most likely to safety recall their motorcycle tires. And Bridgestone is on the short list of companies that may fail economically in the next year or two.

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Ok fellas and ladies, now I realize most of you ride sportbikes but I figure you all have to have an opinion... I am faced with a choice, I need tires on my ride, so I have narrowed it down to 3 choices.... 1st choice and most expensive is the metzlers... around 430.00 out the door on my bike, 2nd choice are dunlops d404's around 320.00 (also out the door), and 3rd are bridgestone s11 spitfires 300.00 done deal.... so obviously I have bit of a problem... I can afford the most expensive, but i could also use the extra money to maybe get some new gear (probably rain related)... so I thought I'd throw it out there and see what y'all thought.:cool:

Have you checked Shade Tree? http://www.shadetreepowersports.com/cgi-bin/6E5F780D/mac/template.mac/loadHtmlPage?htmlPage=moto/tiresbrakes.html

If I'm right with the rim size- Front 130/90/r16 and 170/80/r15 Rear

Metzler ME889HB= $284.98

Dunlop D404= $173.98

I don't know anything about cruiser tires but here are some prices of front and rear. I bought mine from them and took my rims off and had them mounted for $20 a rim. Just a thought!

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Tire reviews: http://motorcycletirereviews.com/

http://motorcycletirereviews.com/25-1-marathon880.html

http://motorcycletirereviews.com/33-1-metzlerlasertec.html

http://motorcycletirereviews.com/9-1-dunlopD404.html

http://motorcycletirereviews.com/10-1-spitfireS11.html

Summary:

The Metzler 880s reviews are scary. Blow outs and stuff.

The Metzler Lasertec wear fast, good in rain.

The Dunlops wear fast, and the front feels squeamish on a c50. (factory tire on c50?)

The Spitfires are the new dual compound. Everybody seems to like them. Better mileage.

Looks like the Spitfires win. I didn't expect that.

thanks man... i appreciate the info... I'm definitely leaning towards the spitfires....
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