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just make sure they are aired to 41 psi minimum.

 

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Thanks for the reminder, guys! :waving:

 

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Gotcha covered. :cheesygrin:

 

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Do you guys run 41 psi in the Dunlop E3's?... both front and rear? ...even though the GL1500 manual says 33 for the front?

 

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41 in my E-3s

 

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44 psi in my E3s front and rear.

The handling is much improved and no evidence of cupping.

Try it. Then go to a vacant parking lot and do those figure 8s and super slow speed turns. Feels like power steering.

and according to Dusty Boots and some others, 15k to 20k miles per tire can be expected.

Bonus, with the higher initial pressures, they will not heat up as much during hot day time rides.

 

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Well where I live with the heat waves coming up off the pavement, and the road surface most likely around 125 degrees on a 103 degree day. Tires get hot. As hot as 160 degrees. My front stone even gets sticky. You can feel the rubber compound soft and sticky.

The rear tire gets really hot, it is trapped up under the bike between the exhaust, has the heat from the road, the rear drive and all things combined it gets hot.


Just a real world observation for what it is worth.

Kit

 

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Yes, you get better handling and longer tire life by pumping them up aboveMother Honda's recommendation.Honda gives a lower front tire pressurerecommendation in order to achieve a softer, plush ride ..... I run my front E3 @ 41PSI and the rear @ 44 PSI.

I ride solo 99.9%, currently am riding in the rolling farmlands of Southern Ontario/NYand would classify myself as a medium aggressive rider(starting to slow down a bit :ssshh: ). I usually do quite a bit of touring, where I camp the whole time, so my bike is usually 'packed'.

I currently have 22,597km/14,042mi on the front and it appears to be2/3rds through it's service life with the amount of tread left, with no cupping/scalloping/'howling' present.


The rear has34,268km/21,324mi on it. Typical for a rear, it 'howls', has some cupping on it, but enough tread to probably last me throughto near the end of this riding season(6,200km/4,000mi), seeing as I'm 'tethered' to home, looking after my mother and am not putting on the miles I normally would ride in a season(25,000mi/season)

Here's a shot of the rear, when I had the rear panel off to install a trailer wiring harness/hitch, 1,600km/1,000mi ago.

Dusty

 

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Is that a bike tire on there? You must be one of them LightSiders.


You would think that since tires gain pressure when hot, that being under-inflated would take care of itself. Especially if the tire got hotter. Go figure.

 

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Rudy wrote:

Is that a bike tire on there? You must be one of them LightSiders.

Just for the time being, Rudy ..... just for the time being.