Quiet Ride

[Switchmonkey]

A question for the hive, or a poll of sorts.

What brand of rubber do you find to be the ‘quietest’?

I personally thought the original Stones were pretty good, but I went with E4s because of the better claimed life span, but boy, they are a noisy tire. And when they get older, they get louder. Holy moly.

What are your experiences?

[JackB]

I liked the Stones on my F6B no issues I now have E4's which have about 15,000 miles on them and I didn't notice any more noise. Both are good tires, The only differences I noticed is on tar strips the E4 seem slippery.
So I have not voted yet.

[Ghost Rider]

I run nothing but Bridgestones on front of mine. My opinion Dunlops are dangerous. They have little to no grip on tar snakes and on a wet road they are worst. As for the rear I am dark sider and prefer a Pirelli on the back.

[Cleaver1]

I found the Dunlops on my Valkyrie to be very slippery on the wet roads, I really preferred the Avons. On my B I have had such excellent mileage and traction from the Bridgestones that I find no reason to switch. Getting about 17 - 18 thousand out of the back and 22 thousand out of the front. Could probably get a 1000 or so more out of each, but I don't like to wear to low on the tread.

[opas ride]

My opinion is the same as Jack B...regards

[olegoat345]

Always had great service from AVON's, mileage, ride, handling, wet or dry. Been using them since 2006, great tire.