Dunlop Elite 4 or Avon Cobras

[Jimmytee]

Jimmie,
The review could have been mine. I definately have a pronounced front end wobble 35 to 40 mph. The oem stones had a very slight wobble, same speed.
I of course, have checked neck bearing, pinch bolt and brace bolt, torque
The tire and rim were mounted and installed by someone I trust, so.
I'm going to throw some dynabeads in the front to see what that does for the wobble.

Jim

This was a review I read on Wing Stuff's site. He described a more pronounced wobble than that. I have had the 35 to 40 wobble with the Stones. I had it with the first set new, oddly the wobble was completely gone with the second set of stones and came back with the current third set. Go figure. I am thinking about painting my bike this winter, and if that carries out, I think I'll try changing out the steering head bearings to tapered bearings. The wobble I experience is very subtle though. Really only notice it at thhe 35-40 mph band with both hands removed from the handlebars.

[Jimmytee]

Jimmie,
The review could have been mine. I definately have a pronounced front end wobble 35 to 40 mph. The oem stones had a very slight wobble, same speed.
I of course, have checked neck bearing, pinch bolt and brace bolt, torque
The tire and rim were mounted and installed by someone I trust, so.
I'm going to throw some dynabeads in the front to see what that does for the wobble.

Jim

So I was told one of the reasons Dunlop redesigned the Elite, was because of road noise. You're saying they're louder than the stones? The stones don't bother me too much, they really only make noise in corners, can't hear it if the stereo is on.

[Dirtstiff's F6B]

Yes, they are louder than oem stones.
I noticed from the start, then even a F6B group rider told me he thought my rear tire was louder while he was along side..

I too usually have my tunes high enough to not notice.
The E4 is definately noisier than the stones.

[Kolsch]

I got 17,500 miles out of the original stones, still have around 2k left on the rear. Bought a set of elite 4, getting them installed Saturday. Hope they give me high mileage?

[seadog]

More noise usually means that they are gripping the roads better than the OEM tires although I never had any trouble with the stones sticking to the road, my new elite 4 is on the way and will probably be on the bike by the 25th or 26th this month. I have the stock stone on the front yet. But will change that out when it wears out. Like I said before I love running curves and the 7000 mile tire replacement on the rear I am hoping the Dunlop will give me a little more mileage.

[opas ride]

I have noticed a small amount of increased tire noise when riding with the E-4's, but until someone brought it up on the board, I had not paid any attention to it at all.....Ride safe

[Jimmytee]

Thanks everone for your input. I'm leaning towards giving the Dunlops a try, if I don't like them, the next set will be Avons.

[SPGrenier]

Gonna keep an eye on this thread. At 14,500 miles; the rear has to go. I was considering the E-4 Dunnies but am mildly considering any noise issues.

I've always had good luck with the Metzlers on my VTX and have no experience with Avons. Time to do more reading.

[CoCoKola]

I'm in the market for new tread - I've been reading first impressions and I'm still not clear on how long the e4s are supposed to last?

Also, they are $60 more than the Bridgestones currently at wingstuff. 320 vs 380, is that what folks are paying?

Finally, are they unadvertised run flats, similar to the e3's?

Thanx all!

[Jimmytee]

The marketing for the E4s aya 6 times coast to coast . They actually had a someone ride on a Gold WIng six times coast to coast. He probably doesn't ride like I do. I'm going to give them a try. There isn't a lot of anectdotal reviews for them yet because they only just came out in May.