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stubbs34 said:
As for using two different Brands of tires on your bike. I wouldn't. If you look at the TREAD Design on the tires, they will be totally different and may make your bike ride alittle weird. I know a friend of mine that is a Engineer for a company that makes tires and that he always said not to MIX brands because of Tread Design. Just my two cents worth of knowledge on this subject.
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Thanks for the input. With that in mind, I guess I can just go with another Dunlop rear for now. Because I think the front will wear down by the time the new rear does. I guess it makes sence to do it that way.
 
I just purchased a CommanderII for the rear of my scoot on Amazon, on sale for $135 with free shipping, regular price $205.
 
I met a guy in Portugal riding an old Harley with a car tyre on the rear. He had travelled from London on it without a problem but it looked a bit square in profile for my liking!
 
Just wanted to add my 2 cents. I have an '07 Road King. I replaced the factory rear Dunlop (402) at 12,000 miles and just replaced both at 25,000. The front still had about 2-3,000 left on it. Another important item is tire pressure. I run 36 in the front and 40 in the rear.
 
I've just put the only tyre i could get on mine the HD ones again - front was a warranty replacement from an accident and the rear had to be ordered !!!!!
 
I was getting 10,000 out of my rear Dunlop if I was lucky..got 16,000 out of my Michelin Commander on the rear.... the front had probably half tread left too
 
Thanks for posting the article. I was in the process of trying to decide which tire would be best for my Heritage. I always liked the way Michelin's handled and held up, but was not sure what model tire to purchase. J&P had a great tire sale during Daytona. After reading the article, searching the internet and reading comments on the various tires I decided to order the Michelin Commander II's for my softail. Time will tell if I made the right choice. However, the switch did save me over $200 on the front and rear tires compared to the dealer and from my research I have a superior tire. Thanks to all the contributors on this board for providing the technical information to make riding safer and more affordable. :small3d018: and here's one for a job well done. :cheers
 
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