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1984GL1200Ais the tire on the same way, ie. does the rotation arrow point in the direction of actual tire rotation? That could affect the handling. As for the noise how about trying some heavier bodied oil like Delo 400? I really doubt that flushing will do much to eliminate noises. 44 ft/lbs is nothing for a thread that size. Gear whine is the nature of the beast, my bike is especially whiney in 4th around 35-40. One simple cure is to turn the radio up a bit.

 

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The brochure that came with my new Dunlops did mention taking it easy for the first 100 miles to wear off the mold release from the tire. It can make it slip more easily.

 

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1984GL1200A wrote:

that it feels so much different now. I will be taking it easy until I get used to the new set up. It is like riding a new bike.

For the first day or so after I had the new tires on it felt like the rear was skidding when I went around corners such as at an intersection. The rear end just felt like it was running on grease. I don't think it was from the mold release, don't think the tire was actually slipping, it's just because the bike was handling like it should, after a day or two it felt really good. I suspect a lot of it was the rear, and front, to someextent, had a wide flat spot worndown the center of the treadand now with a properly rounded cross section the bike would lean into the turns with much less effort. That might be what you are feeling, the bike running like it's supposed to.