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I recently took a trip to Utah from Phoenix. When I left Phoenix, the tire already had 10,000 miles of 70% highway miles and 30% street miles. Early part of my trip, I did a couple of 170mph for about 5 minutes each time. When I arrived in Blanding, Utah, I noticed that the rear tire was starting to show wear through to the next layer of the tire in a small area about 10 inches. Since there weren't any motorcycle shops anywhere in south eastern part of Utah, I was terrified that I was going to have a flat. The next stop was Hanksville 90 plus miles. No motorcycle shop, let alone a 190/50ZR17. Now I am heading to Richfield approximately 110 miles more. Motorcycle shop but no replacement tire. My tire seem to be still holding up without much difference in the wear. Arrived to Richfield late in the afternoon Saturday. The next day is Sunday. Keep in mind that we are in Mormon country. Nothing is opened on Sunday. Spent the night in Richfield Saturday and headed for Draper, Utah (180 miles away) Sunday morning as a tire was located at Cycle Gear. By the time I reached Draper and changed out my tire, the tire had 11,400 miles on it. The wear was not much different from when I first saw the wear at Blanding. To make a long story short, Dunlop RoadSmart tires are awesome. I believe I could have ridden the bike all the way home to Phoenix with the same tire. I think I could have gone at least another 1,000 miles on the same tire. I am a true believer now. I will never buy any other tire again.
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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