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Puddle Jumper
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| Was looking at my front tire and notice the center is raised what can cause this? Have about 8000 miles on it
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Cruiser
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elgin mn | different compounds of rubber middle of tire is harder than the sides,fairly normal wear. |
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Cruiser
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New Brunswick , Canada | Normal for the E3...... |
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Tourer
Posts: 494
Akron Ohio area | Here is your answer as to the front tire wear.
Dunlop Tire Contact Form Submission, Comments :
Are the D250 and Elite 3 tires for the GL 1800 a 2CT (dual compound) tire
having a harder compound in the center of the tire and a softer compound
for better grip on either side, or are they a single compound tire?
Thank you for taking the time to contact us with your Dunlop motorcycle
tire questions. Neither of the two tire models referenced are
multi-compound tires.
"Dunlop Tire"
<website@dunlopmotorcycle.com>
awittmeyer@dunloptire.com
RECENTLY, Dunlop released a new dual compound REAR E3 tire for our bikes.
The front tire still is a single compound per their website.
Tire builders can mimic the increased wear advantages of a dual compound tire with only a single compound used.
From this site;
http://www.motorcycle.com/rider-safety/motorcycle-tires-101-91339.h...
Some tire makers are currently bucking the dual-compound trend, and instead using a proprietary construction that allows the tire to use a single compound but mimics the performance of a dual-compound tire.
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Tourer
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Akron Ohio area | Photo of what you're talking about, I think.
http://gl1800riders.com/forums/showthread.php?293442-Is-this-the-wa... |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 45
| Bigfoot that is exactly what my tire looks like nice to know it is normal wear for the e3 |
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Cruiser
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elgin mn | I learned something today was under the impression E3 was a dual compound. Thanks for the info. |
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Tourer
Posts: 499
Chattanooga, TN | The Bridgestone G709 doesn't seem to do this, and it is a single compound tire like Dunlop claims theirs to be. That's the only reason I tried them out and have been happy so far. I had to change out tires when handling became affected. When making a gentle turn, the bike would dip and I had to fight to maintain it's course in a turn. Going straight was never a problem though. |
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