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Reviews for Dunlop D404

Avg. Customer Review (3.1 Stars)

Number of Reviews: 47
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- Indian Rider from East of The Mississippi
Put a set of D404's on my '99 Indian Chief in April of '09....read tire blew out at 5,247 miles...front tire still had plenty of wear left...go figure...the Good Lord was surely riding with me that day...tire blew at 55 mph...got her down to about 20-25 mph before she threw me and hit the ditch...WORST TIRE I'VE EVER HAD...WILL NEVER USE DUNLOP TIRES AGAIN
- Dec 17, 2009

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Worst mileage I have ever got from a rear tire

- Bear Johnson from Vidalia, GA
I installed a new D404 Dunlop on the rear of my Yamaha Royal Star Midnight Venture in the spring of this year. At time of install I had 14004 miles on the bike. Mileage now at 19550 and wear bars are showing on tire. This is very poor mileage. I normally get 12-13000 miles on a rear tire. NO MORE DUNLOP FOR ME!
Bridgestone is my preferred brand. I have a new one here now to install.
- Sep 22, 2009

Yes - 6
No - 0

Not what I hoped for, but better than I expected

- Shawn from Southwest Michigan
I've spent about 7 months and 8,000 miles on a set of 404's. I'm running a 110/90-19 front and a 130/90-16 rear on an '82 Honda CB900C with a ready-to-ride weight of 650 lbs., and I weigh 190 lbs. Air pressures are a religious 42 psi front and rear, checked at least 3 times a week.

With there not being many choices available for a vintage bike like this, I had hoped that I might be able to wring a good 12,000 miles out of the rear. Sadly, it's not going to happen. At 7,000 miles, it was on the wear bars. I'll run it for the rest of the year and replace this winter.

Oddly enough, the front has lasted extremely well. I could probably get another 7-8,000 miles before needing to replace it, and the profile has stayed smooth with zero cupping.

I think the culprit is the weight rating (only 677 lbs. rear at 42 psi). My wife and I took a 3,000 mile trip this summer, and I think the weight of travel and two-up riding (which puts us at about 650 lbs. on the rear tire) just toasted the tire. After a day's worth of riding, the rear tire temp would be as hot as 170 degrees. It handled well enough, but it's squared-off like I trimmed it with a straight blade.

For medium-duty use (no heavy touring), it's a good tire, but if you come close to the maximum weight rating it gets veeery hot and the tread just disappears.

Next season I'll run the Elite 3 Bias and see if the mileage improves.
- Sep 14, 2009

Yes - 8
No - 0

Good trade-off

- James C. from Houston, TX
On a Yamaha Virago 1100, I got my first set of D404s because I wanted good, sticky handling. I was warned that they don't last as long, which makes sense. I'm at the end of my 2nd set, about 7-8000 miles per set. But for their superior stickiness, it's worth it to me. I use them for daily commute, mostly highway riding, rain or shine.
- Sep 11, 2009

Yes - 11
No - 0

D404

- Alan T. from Rutherfordton, NC
Second set of Dunlop D404s. Both sets lasted less than 4000 miles. Too expensive to keep this up. Looking for a better alternative. I have a Yamaha Vstar 1300.
- Aug 23, 2009

Yes - 7
No - 1

Worst tire made

- mark anderson from Palmdale Ca. U S A
I have a 02 elec glide run only bags no tour pack only ride single got less than 3000 miles on rear tire it is now bald. Buddy says its the weight but thats BS!! never again
- Aug 11, 2009

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No - 2

Not worth the money!

- FlyingKOW from Payne, OH
I have a Kawasaki Vulcan 750 that I very rarely ever thrash on it. Actually, I continually see if I can meet or beat my previous MPG.

Any way, I have had two of these tires now. The first tire barely made 7,000 miles of wear. I put another one on the rear this spring and the tread is nearly gone after less than 4,000 miles!

Don't waste your hard-earned cash!
- Aug 06, 2009

Yes - 9
No - 0

Nice ride short life

- Anonymous from alberta canada
I replaced the origingal BF Goodrich excedra on the back of my v-star 1100 at 12000 kms with a Dunlop D404. Initially i was very happy with the tire but it wore very fast, I bought this tire as i had a long trip coming up in a month I checked the tire just before i left and found the tire was 90% worn after 6000 kms and one month. Never again
- Aug 04, 2009

Yes - 4
No - 0

D404 Review

- Mike Gabriele from Richmond, Va.
I just completed a trip from Richmond, Va. to Yellowstone, Wy. and back on my V-Star 650 Custom. The rear tire now has 15,000 miles and it's time to replace it. Weather conditions ranged from monsoon rains between St.Louis and KC., 45 + winds on I-85 in Nebraska, thick fog in Yellowstone and 95+ temperatures in WY towards I-90. The D404's handled perfectly in whatever weather conditions nature threw at us, excellent tire for the money.
- Aug 04, 2009

Yes - 4
No - 0

Dulop 404 average?

- Dave R from Colchester Ct.
I have a 1300 VTX R with 11,000 miles on the original tires. They slip in the rain and I have excessive uneven wear on the left side of the front tire. Not sure why this happens but I now have to replace the front and rear tire. If the front tire didn't wear on one side it would still be OK.
- Aug 03, 2009

Yes - 8
No - 1

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