Safety_Don Posted November 11, 2021 Share #1 Posted November 11, 2021 Anyone ran enough miles (Kms) to have an opinion? Front: Bridgestone 16K miles, replaced with Dunlop now has 11K and looks great with 6/32's Rear: Bridgestone 10K miles, replaced with Dunlop got 10K, replaced with Bridgestone, now has 6500 miles with 8/32's I like the Dunlops, but I had to buy a rear in Cody WY this summer, all they had was a Bridgestone. Bridgestone's are fine too. Anyone figured out which one is the "best". Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sldunker Posted November 11, 2021 Share #2 Posted November 11, 2021 For long rear tire life the Dunlop E4seems to be the ticket. I got 18,00 0 miles out of stock front but found a cheaper Bridgstone touring tire for 2 nd. round. Currently at 9,000 miles and still looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonstorm Posted November 12, 2021 Share #3 Posted November 12, 2021 I think I may have close to 10-12,000 on my Dunlop rear tire . . . still looks good, but I'm starting to hear the howling out of is like it's started cupping . . . I had that with the Bridgestone tires, at first I thought I was having an issue with transmission or something because of the noise, but once I changed the tires no issues . . . until now. I replaced the front tire around 16-18,000 I think so I only have about 6-8000 on it, still good too. So far I feel that I have gotten more out of my rear Dunlop than I did my Bridgestone, I replaced it at 12,000 and I'm at just over 24,000 and I believe I could pull another 5-8000 out of it, but that is all dependent upon the possible cupping issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpate4home Posted November 12, 2021 Share #4 Posted November 12, 2021 I was at 13K on the factory (Bridgestone) rear and replace it with another Bridgestone that will get about 13K on it. On my Gen 2 I was lucky to get 6 - 7 on any rear tire so I went Darkside. There is a good chance I will go Dark with the next Tire on the SVTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3FOL Posted November 12, 2021 Share #5 Posted November 12, 2021 I don't have any experience on Dunlops except, when I had my Kawasaki Vulcan almost 20 years ago. I almost went for a Shinko rear tire, but decided to stick with OEM Bridgestones since it was just $30 dollars more at the time of purchase. For my SVTC, I may stick with Bridgestones in years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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