I have reported the good results I am having with the Dunlop winter sport 3D on my wing. Have about 7,500 miles now on this tire and still couldn't be happeier. I have read all the good reports on the Pirelli Eufori and am convinced that that also is a very good tire. So is it the run-flat that causes the great reviews of these tires or is it the profile of the tires. I decided to try a Dunlop winter Sport 3D on my valkyrie interstate.
I hve previously run a Toyo TPT (205-65-16) car tire on my Valk for 15,000 miles before I took it off due to a wheel bearing going out. I put the moto tire back on becuse it was still mounted on a spare wheel. I fixed the bearing but never got around to putting it back on. Anyway, I got to thinking about putting the same type tire on my valk that I am running on the goldwing. However, they don't make the Dunlop winter sport 3D in a 205-60-16 that is a run flat. So I got the same tire in the non run flat design. Installed it today and went for a short ride. Hmmmmmm, it might be the style of tire (profile) that does so good on a motorcycle and not just because it is a run flat design as I thought.
I can't feel any ridge fighting me as I lean the bike into a turn as I could with the Toyo. Comming out of a turn it doesn't try to "stand up" near like the Toyo did. In fact, you have to help it back to straight just like a moto tire. I have't gotten to ride it on a very cuppy road yet but from what I have seen so far I don't think it will try to "walk" near as bad as most of the car tires. I know the goldwing doesn't and my hope it that the valk tire won't either but that is for another day.
Below is a pictue of the Dunlop winter sport 3D 205-60-16 and the used Toyo tire. As you can see the Dunny has a much rouder profile. The corner lugs (the part outside of the radial groves) on the Dunlop don't even touch the straight edge where the Toyo does. Both were mounted and had 35 PSI of air.
The Dunlop winter sport 3D is heavily siped. This accounts for the good reports this tire gets in ice and snow. Don't know what it will mean for the valk but I know it feels very grippy, just like the Dunny 3D run-flat on the wing. I doubt it will be a very high milage tire, many car tires on the valk go about 30,000 miles. I have 7500 miles on the goldwing tire and it seems to be holding up very nicely. I am guessing maybe a 20,000+ mile tire on the back of the valk.
Conclusion: So far I think the Dunlop 3D tire, just like the Dunny 3D on the wing, is going to be a great valk tire. The positives of a car tire witout many of the negitives that people have experienced. More to come as I experiment with it. I would still rather have a run-flat tire but it is not available in the valk size. But, it seems to appear that the profile might be more important than the stiff sidewall for making a car tire run well manered on a scooter.
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I hve previously run a Toyo TPT (205-65-16) car tire on my Valk for 15,000 miles before I took it off due to a wheel bearing going out. I put the moto tire back on becuse it was still mounted on a spare wheel. I fixed the bearing but never got around to putting it back on. Anyway, I got to thinking about putting the same type tire on my valk that I am running on the goldwing. However, they don't make the Dunlop winter sport 3D in a 205-60-16 that is a run flat. So I got the same tire in the non run flat design. Installed it today and went for a short ride. Hmmmmmm, it might be the style of tire (profile) that does so good on a motorcycle and not just because it is a run flat design as I thought.
I can't feel any ridge fighting me as I lean the bike into a turn as I could with the Toyo. Comming out of a turn it doesn't try to "stand up" near like the Toyo did. In fact, you have to help it back to straight just like a moto tire. I have't gotten to ride it on a very cuppy road yet but from what I have seen so far I don't think it will try to "walk" near as bad as most of the car tires. I know the goldwing doesn't and my hope it that the valk tire won't either but that is for another day.
Below is a pictue of the Dunlop winter sport 3D 205-60-16 and the used Toyo tire. As you can see the Dunny has a much rouder profile. The corner lugs (the part outside of the radial groves) on the Dunlop don't even touch the straight edge where the Toyo does. Both were mounted and had 35 PSI of air.
The Dunlop winter sport 3D is heavily siped. This accounts for the good reports this tire gets in ice and snow. Don't know what it will mean for the valk but I know it feels very grippy, just like the Dunny 3D run-flat on the wing. I doubt it will be a very high milage tire, many car tires on the valk go about 30,000 miles. I have 7500 miles on the goldwing tire and it seems to be holding up very nicely. I am guessing maybe a 20,000+ mile tire on the back of the valk.
Conclusion: So far I think the Dunlop 3D tire, just like the Dunny 3D on the wing, is going to be a great valk tire. The positives of a car tire witout many of the negitives that people have experienced. More to come as I experiment with it. I would still rather have a run-flat tire but it is not available in the valk size. But, it seems to appear that the profile might be more important than the stiff sidewall for making a car tire run well manered on a scooter.
