F6Bster
07-15-2020, 12:55 PM
{PLEASE NOTE: YOUR RESULTS MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN MINE!}
I put new tires on my 2016 F6B today and the bike reminded me of just how nice and smooth it is, especially on the new asphalt coming up the pass from the Springs!!!! 20,500 miles on the stead now!
Well, I went back to the Bridgestones and my smile was from ear-to-ear. Very smooth and quiet, and absolutely no hint of the 40-50mph wobble. That's the way it was with the stock Bridgestones that came on it also. I got about 10k miles on the original tires. The rear was down to the wear bar and I almost always replace the front at the same time as the rear. (In 154k miles on my 2002 GL1800 I tried almost all the tires [really did not like the E-3s] and always went back to the Bridgestones. Best overall characteristics of all of the tires that I tried.
When I replaced the original Bridgestones I decided to go with the Dunlop E-4s since most people were raving about the handling and mileage. For me, they were okay but not as good as the Bridgestones. I had a 40-50mph wobble from day 1. Not bad. Not noticeable in the handlebars when you have hold of them, but if you loosen the grip it was there. It was better with tar snakes than the E-3s, but not as good as the Bridgestones. They all hate tar snakes however. It was bad on grooved pavement when the grooves run parallel with the tire/bike. It seemed to want to follow the grooves around too much. Handling was good on dry pavement, comparable with the Bridgestone. Can't speak much to wet riding as I fortunately have not done much of that on this bike. Mileage was comparable with the Bridgestone -- no better, no worse. I don't know how the folks who are getting upwards of 15k miles on the Dunlops, but 10k in my max on both the E-4s and the Bridgestones. I run 42R and 40F consistently and check that on every ride with my GARMIN TPMS (which I have calibrated to be accurate). Perhaps I twist the throttle a lot more than others, but it is a big difference from what some are getting. Also, in my 154k miles on my 2002 GL1800, my average miles for the rear tires was about 8,500, so I am doing better than that with the F6B. I do replace my tires when the wear indicator is even with the rest of the tread -- I do not run them until all of the tread is gone!!!
So, I'm happy and hopefully everyone else is also. Just thought I would share my current perspective.
I put new tires on my 2016 F6B today and the bike reminded me of just how nice and smooth it is, especially on the new asphalt coming up the pass from the Springs!!!! 20,500 miles on the stead now!
Well, I went back to the Bridgestones and my smile was from ear-to-ear. Very smooth and quiet, and absolutely no hint of the 40-50mph wobble. That's the way it was with the stock Bridgestones that came on it also. I got about 10k miles on the original tires. The rear was down to the wear bar and I almost always replace the front at the same time as the rear. (In 154k miles on my 2002 GL1800 I tried almost all the tires [really did not like the E-3s] and always went back to the Bridgestones. Best overall characteristics of all of the tires that I tried.
When I replaced the original Bridgestones I decided to go with the Dunlop E-4s since most people were raving about the handling and mileage. For me, they were okay but not as good as the Bridgestones. I had a 40-50mph wobble from day 1. Not bad. Not noticeable in the handlebars when you have hold of them, but if you loosen the grip it was there. It was better with tar snakes than the E-3s, but not as good as the Bridgestones. They all hate tar snakes however. It was bad on grooved pavement when the grooves run parallel with the tire/bike. It seemed to want to follow the grooves around too much. Handling was good on dry pavement, comparable with the Bridgestone. Can't speak much to wet riding as I fortunately have not done much of that on this bike. Mileage was comparable with the Bridgestone -- no better, no worse. I don't know how the folks who are getting upwards of 15k miles on the Dunlops, but 10k in my max on both the E-4s and the Bridgestones. I run 42R and 40F consistently and check that on every ride with my GARMIN TPMS (which I have calibrated to be accurate). Perhaps I twist the throttle a lot more than others, but it is a big difference from what some are getting. Also, in my 154k miles on my 2002 GL1800, my average miles for the rear tires was about 8,500, so I am doing better than that with the F6B. I do replace my tires when the wear indicator is even with the rest of the tread -- I do not run them until all of the tread is gone!!!
So, I'm happy and hopefully everyone else is also. Just thought I would share my current perspective.