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Reviews for Dunlop 402 harley davidson tires

Avg. Customer Review (3.8 Stars)

Number of Reviews: 38
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Works for me...

- Ian from Dixon, CA
I own a 2005 Road King Custom. No chicken strips on the side, footboards ground down a bit. Replaced the rear tire at 18K, as well as the rear brake. Splitting lanes and heavy in-city traffic had me riding the rear brake.
Sitting on 28K miles on the front tire and 10K on the new rear and no sign of wear at all.
I run 36 psi front, 38 psi rear. I got a free nitrogen fill, so I haven't done anything to the tires since the 18K mark.
- Sep 29, 2009

Yes - 5
No - 0

Tire pressure very important.

- Jon Lepicier from Sulligent,Alabama
I have been on some kind of Harley since 1975 and have had most of all the different problems you always hear about. But after time Harley has developed a good cycle, tires are the same. Perventive maintance is the key to the life of your tire as well as most any other thing. I have run Dunlop series 401, 402 and have had good long life and very little problems. Touring bike I have 30k on front and 15k on the back.
- Sep 05, 2009

Yes - 12
No - 0

Dunlop Bad Service

- XRRider from South Africa
After reading a few other reviews on Dunlop tires, it seems that they are not the most reliable tires. I suffered a slow puncture on my Harley XR1200, and after chasing after Dunlop for a replacement, ended up replacing it with a Michelin.
No regrets.
- Sep 03, 2009

Yes - 2
No - 3

Don't use them

- Gav from UK
Had these on a sportster that cme my way.

Aside from the sidewall splitting on my rear Dunlop (potentially lethal), they were wooden and lost grip easily if pushed. These tyres also made braking a constant guess as to what point a wheel might lock or get out of shape. They also don't handle well at all.

What's the point in a tyre that lasts for ages, if all the time it's with you it's holding back your rides.

Changed out for a pair of Avon's, and it's like night and day. The bike turned and tracked better, braking improved too.

Fine, Avons don't have a Harley logo on them, but who cares if they're that good.
- Aug 24, 2009

Yes - 10
No - 3

Less than 7,000 miles on Dunlop tires

- J. Dutton from Erie, PA USA
The stock tires on my 2008 Softail Custom started to go bald around 7,000 miles. I check the pressure about twice a week. During my 5,000 mile check-up I was told by a tech. that I will need to replace my back tire soon. I WAS SHOCKED TO SAY THE LEAST! At 7,000 miles the rear tire wear marks had vanished and the front tire was cupping. I now have two tires to replace. Thanks for nothing Dunlop!

I would never tell any Harley owner to get a replacement set of Dunlops!

I just can't beleave a 10,000 to 12,000 mile motorcycle tires is to much to ask for when car tires run 50,000 plus.

I'm shopping for Metzler 880's or Avon Venoms after reading alot of reviews.
- Aug 13, 2009

Yes - 14
No - 2

HIGH MILAGE TIRES

- Wild Man from Ca
I have a 2002 fxdxt and have currently just over 70,000 miles on it. Have only had to replace the rear tire twice. I had a 2001 fxdxt that I put 39.000 mile on it the 1st year and replaced the rear tire at 22,000 miles ( due to a nail in it )
I ride year round ( rain and snow included) and these tires are the only one I will ever put on my Harley
- Jul 01, 2009

Yes - 5
No - 6

Good luck with Dunlops

- Dave from Covington, WA
I don't understand all the variations in mileage in these reviews. I had a 92 FXR that I put over 17k on the first set and they still had decent amount of tread. sold it with about 15k on 2nd set and they still looked good. Bought a new 06 Road King std and replaced the tires at 18k. Front coulda gone 30k but rear was basically bald. I don't watch wear bars, just tread. I'll stick with Dunlops.
- Jun 08, 2009

Yes - 6
No - 3

Very sorry tires

- CHRIS from NEWPORT NEWS VA
I own a 2007 sporster 1200. I purchased the bike in 2006 when it hit the show room floor. It is the first harley I have owned. I am use to riding street bikes. I have almost 13000 miles on theses tires and they are almost bald. Most of my ride is back and forth to work about 13 miles each way. I have asked fellow harley riders in my area and they tell me they got between 10k and 12k on their stock harley tires. After reading the reviews it seems that bike tires definetly aren't designed to last. However these are just total crap. Can't believe harley would opt to put such junk on their bikes. I think pirelli has the best reviews on here so I might try those. I don't recall going through tires so quick on my ninja.
- May 26, 2009

Yes - 3
No - 10

Confused

- Frank Ondrovik DVM from Utopia,TX
I have been riding Harleys since 1972 and have never run into this; 3/09 I traded in for an '09 Heritage. I love to ride so I put quite a few miles on. 5/12/09 I ride with a friend to get his 5000 mi service work done on his '09 Deluxe. When the service guy comes out to check his rear tire I notice that mine looks worn and so I ask to have mine checked too. He has 2/32 and has a new Dunlop put on. I have 2/32 in the center and 4/32 on the edges. He has 5,500 on his bike and I have 3,550 on mine. We are both diligent about running proper pressure (his checked 38, mine 37). We do ride in the hill country of Texas, mostly on blacktop, curvey roads, but the center is worn not the edges! What the heck is going on? I can't buy a new rear tire every 2-3 months!
- May 19, 2009

Yes - 10
No - 2

Low Milage Dunlops

- K Capps from West, Tn USA
I had a '99 Road King (70,000 miles on it when I sold it), around 5500 miles on the 402 Rear tire before I became nervous in the rain. I tried a Maxxis, big mistake! Bad handling after a few miles and where difficult to break down. I did get 6000 miles on that tire. I now have an '04 Road King, I admit, I don't ride this one as hard as I did the '99. Both bikes daily commuters and at least one road trip a summer. The '04 has just over 8000mi and it is bald. Also, I put nitrogen in the tires on the '04. Never had a quality or handling issue, just low millage on rear tire.
- May 18, 2009

Yes - 8
No - 0

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