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Reviews for Dunlop D220

Avg. Customer Review (3.9 Stars)

Number of Reviews: 18
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D220's I agree

- Dave from Springfield, MO
I agree with Jake, these are good tires for the milage and for sport touring. My riding buddies swear by the pilot powers from Mitch. I am thinking about switching as it's time for another set.
- Jul 22, 2008

Yes - 1
No - 1

Very ordinary.

- fredo gauvino from canada
Had a pair on a SV650S 2006.
They were good for the first 3000 km and so, then the bike developped head shake and rear tire was often spinning when attempting a wheelie.
Not very reasuring in rain either.
The rear lasted 9000 km...

Now beeing replace with BT-014 which are much better, at least brand new...

- Jul 19, 2008

Yes - 0
No - 4

D220

- luv_2_wheels from western, PA
Have a set on my bandit GSF 1200. Had them almost a year and rear is almost wore down in center stip. Been riding in a very tame fashion on them and probably won't get more than 3500 miles on the rear. Front might make 4500. Just about any dunlop hasn't lasted on the bike (D207). The bandit does seem to eat tires like jake d. said but i was expecting a bit more wear. The traction is about or slightly above average. For daily to slighly aggressive driving these would be ok it terms of grip if you don't mind short life.
- May 29, 2008

Yes - 2
No - 0

Not a Fan

- Brian from Mobile, AL
I had a pair of 220s on a VFR750. The dry-grip was not very confidence inspiring. On the road they were so-so, on the track even less so. The front has parallel grooves which cause the front to move around a lot over grooved pavement. Once worn, the front caused my vfr to develop a head shake between 45 and 65 (not uncommon for VFRs, though, but the tires made it worse).

On the good side, the rear lasted 6k miles and the front almost 10k miles before I was finally rid of it.
- May 27, 2008

Yes - 7
No - 0

No Grip

- Jake from Daytona Beach FL
These were the stock tires on my 2006 SV650s. I got about 5,500mi out of the rear and never had it all the way over. Tire didn't feel very assuring, but tread life was pretty good for Florida riding (i.e. lots of straights) Probably better for less sporty bikes.
- May 22, 2008

Yes - 4
No - 0

Bandit 1200 makes short work of rear tire

- J Anderson from Mankato, MN USA
I've put two pair of D220s on my 98 GSF 1200 and and have only averaged 3750 miles a piece on the rear tire... I do a good deal of engine breaking which may contribute to the short life span of these tires. The handling however does not disappoint.
- May 05, 2008

Yes - 4
No - 0

D220's on a torque monster

- Jake D. from Chicago, IL
Had a Bandit 1200 for four years. For those not familiar with it, that's a very big and powerful bike with tons of torque-ie. a tire-eating machine! I tried several tires during that time, and would say that the Dunlop 220's performed exactly as advertised. They provided excellent grip for a "sport-touring" tire and VERY good mileage. They easily lasted 3 times as long as Michelin Pilot Sports, although they were a tad less sticky. I rode my Bandit like a complete lunatic, testing the tires as much as any street rider ever will, at ludicrous speeds and lean angles. Unless you are made of money and/or need the stickiest tires made, you can't go wrong with these.
- Jun 05, 2007

Yes - 36
No - 13

Dunlop D220

- mccuts from South Portland, Maine USA
I have a set of these on a Suzuki Bandit 1200.
Only 4000 miles on them so far and the rear tire looks like it is wearing really quick - I don't think I will get 8000 out of the rear. ( the original tires for the bike - Macadam 90X went 10,400 )
- Apr 05, 2007

Yes - 20
No - 5

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