- Posts: 353
- Thank you received: 0
I just bought a set of Dunlop D404's ...
- 2M4Dale
- Topic Author
- Offline
- User
To clarify I suppose I need to describe my ride style .... I mostly putter around town and on country roads with the occational 50-100 mile jaunt on the highway .... I rarely exceed the speed limit with the exception of a hard throttle blast down a strait, smooth, lonely county road. two-up riding happens but only rarely and usually just to give one of my kids a ride around a big country block.
My bike currently has a Cheng Shin Marquise on the rear ... it was/is fairly new and seems to track OK ... the front tire is another story however !!!! When I bought the bike it had the original Dunlop Qualifier on it and it was weather checked real bad ... so I bought a used (in pretty good condition) Kenda Challenger. The Kenda seems to be skiterish on dry pavement ... don't track very well going straight or in turns. Sunday I rode my KZ for the first time in the rain !!!! The Kenda was just plain scary !!!!
So after asking around a bit and comparing pricing I bought a set of Dunlops ... new, matched set. I hope I made a good choice !!!!
Hello from Sunny Mansfield, Ohio
1980 KZ750H1 LTD
1981 KZ750H2 LTD
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Sandy
- Offline
- User
- Fly High,Tony
- Posts: 2452
- Thank you received: 13
I'm Still looking for a rear RWL.My friends out here run a bike shop,and they want to thank me for doing some stuff for them,by getting a new rear tire for me,but none of their suppliers carry any RWL in my size(130/90-18)
1977 KZ1000 A-1
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- RonKZ650
- Offline
- User
- Posts: 3703
- Thank you received: 240
You did OK, Not all that bad of a tire. I think it is really comparable to the Cheng Shins. It's not a $150 tire, you get a decent tire for a decent price.
321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- 2M4Dale
- Topic Author
- Offline
- User
- Posts: 353
- Thank you received: 0
Ron .... thanks for the review ! I'll run these tires this season and maybe over next winter, if they don't suit me, I'll get something better. Overall price and the immediate need to remove the Kenda drove my decision at this time.
And, like I said, I'm really not a very aggressive rider anymore soooooooo .......
Hello from Sunny Mansfield, Ohio
1980 KZ750H1 LTD
1981 KZ750H2 LTD
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Sandy
- Offline
- User
- Fly High,Tony
- Posts: 2452
- Thank you received: 13
I like RWL too ... all I could find were Bridgestone Spitfires in RWL ...
Is that a typo Dale,or do you actually know where a person CAN get a RWL spitfire?:huh:
1977 KZ1000 A-1
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- 2M4Dale
- Topic Author
- Offline
- User
- Posts: 353
- Thank you received: 0
Hello from Sunny Mansfield, Ohio
1980 KZ750H1 LTD
1981 KZ750H2 LTD
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- cmmman
- Offline
- User
- Posts: 85
- Thank you received: 0
1977 KZ650B, modified.
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- kneedragger80
- Offline
- User
- Posts: 42
- Thank you received: 0
80 KZ750E
84 GPZ1100
NY US
. . . I used to do a little but a little wouldn t do it so a little got more and more . . .
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- 2M4Dale
- Topic Author
- Offline
- User
- Posts: 353
- Thank you received: 0
Hello from Sunny Mansfield, Ohio
1980 KZ750H1 LTD
1981 KZ750H2 LTD
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- Vter Bob
- Offline
- User
- Posts: 493
- Thank you received: 4
I replaced both with a set of Dunlop D-404's. It's been about 2,000 miles and I'm very happy with them. My riding style is very similar to yours. I use the 550 mostly as a commuter.
Georgia, Vermont
1981 KZ550 LTD
1982 KZ1000 LTD
1999 ZG1000 Concours
Greetings from the Peoples Republic of Vermont, home of Ethan Allen, 2 American Presidents, a socialist US Senator and.....Homer & Bart Simpson
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- 2M4Dale
- Topic Author
- Offline
- User
- Posts: 353
- Thank you received: 0
Like 'em or not I'm putting them on this weekend ! Anything would be better than the junk Kenda !!!
Hello from Sunny Mansfield, Ohio
1980 KZ750H1 LTD
1981 KZ750H2 LTD
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- KZ_Rage
- Offline
- User
- Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale
- Posts: 891
- Thank you received: 19
1979 KZ1000E1 SOLD!
1984 KZ550F2 SOLD!
2006 ZG1000A6F (Totaled)
2001 ZRX1200R (Sold)
2001 Sprint 955i ST (daily rider)
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.