Radial vs Bias Ply

dougl said:
Did you say you use the Dunlop Elite 3? What do you have on the rear?
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currently I have Dark Side (Federal 595 in size 245/50/16) on rear but I have also ran it with a Bridgestone Exedra Max which was very good all round, thinking of trying it with a 225 DS next
 
HansO said:
Dunlop Elite 3 for me thanks good wear best feed back Tyre I have had my bike yet except the Smaller Michelin Commander 2 which was a sweet handling tyre with below average wear and no good if towing a trailer or Camper gave me serious understeer
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I found out today that the store is replacing the D404 that went bad with an Elite 3....they still say that my R3 HAS to have radial tires, I'm happy they are replacing the bad tire at no charge
 
idk said:
Probably because they have a contract to supply OEM tyre for HD, and those tyres have "Harley Davidson" written in to them - probably so that they can charge more to replace as they all want HD tyres. or maybe I am just getting too cynical in my old age.
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YOU might be right about that
 
dougl said:
Do you need to remove the brake assembly or rotors to change the tires?
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dougl, if taking a wheel/tire off & bringing it to a m/c shop or tire store to have the tire swapped on the wheel most of the shops will have tire machines that will require the rotors to also be off the wheel as the "holding arms" will need that room:

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Also hang the calipers as Jag said, I use zip ties..............
 

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