Rear tire change

[XV1100SE]

I recently had my stock Bridgestone rear tire changed to a Dunlop E3 due to wear (17k km) but left the stock Bridgestone on the front since it still has about 1/2 the tread left.

 

In this configuration I'm finding a big improvement in slow speed handling. I know someone recently mentioned Avon front/Dunlop rear but even with Bridgestone front/Dunlop rear I'm feeling the improvement. If it gets better when I replace the front with a Dunlop E3 in about 10k km... great !

[RandyR]

I recently had my stock Bridgestone rear tire changed to a Dunlop E3 due to wear (17k km) but left the stock Bridgestone on the front since it still has about 1/2 the tread left.

 

In this configuration I'm finding a big improvement in slow speed handling. I know someone recently mentioned Avon front/Dunlop rear but even with Bridgestone front/Dunlop rear I'm feeling the improvement. If it gets better when I replace the front with a Dunlop E3 in about 10k km... great !

 

I replaced the Bridgestones on my RSTD with Avons in a staggered fashion. It got better handling replacing the rear, and better still with both replaced.

[V7Goose]

I recently had my stock Bridgestone rear tire changed to a Dunlop E3 due to wear (17k km) but left the stock Bridgestone on the front since it still has about 1/2 the tread left.

 

In this configuration I'm finding a big improvement in slow speed handling. I know someone recently mentioned Avon front/Dunlop rear but even with Bridgestone front/Dunlop rear I'm feeling the improvement. If it gets better when I replace the front with a Dunlop E3 in about 10k km... great !

That horrible front tire you have on there is the biggest reason the bike feels heavy in slow speed turns. You should get rid of it.

 

ANY other tires made in the stock size will absolutely handle better than the Brickstones.

 

The reason the bike felt so much better when you took off the old Brickstone rear tire is that the Brickstone wears into a square profile much worse than other tires. By the time you took it off, it was flat on the bottom and had sharp corners on the edge of the tread, just like a car tire, so it handled just as bad as a car tire does.

Goose

[BradT]

I removed the stock ones when I got my bike. I kept them in case someone needs a tire in a hurry. Front and rear with 4,700 miles on them.

 

Went with the Dunlope white walls. Have had good luck with them

 

Brad