Reviews for Dunlop D404

Avg. Customer Review (3.1 Stars)

Number of Reviews: 63
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Good tire but a compromise

- Orc from Alaska
If you ride aggressively and tour you'll both love and hate these tires. The good news, they handle well both on dry and wet pavement. They feel good in most circumstances. They are less expensive than many other name brand tires and models. The bad news? They do not put enough tread depth on them to begin with so they wear out pretty fast. I still prefer them over tires that last a long time but handle poorly and are bad in the rain. Better to replace tires often and enjoy the ride than to have to put up with a crappy tire for a long time.
- Sep 02, 2007

Yes - 22
No - 2

FLT d404's

- Ben Luna from T
I purchased a set o f Dunlop D-404's d
for my 1982 Harley Davidson FLt and boy do they ride good , not only do the make my hawg look good but she runs so smooth and corners so tight..main reason I bought them was referrals form other Harley riders.. The reviews really did not hurt the tire as I alreaday knew what I wanted ..Front tire was $54 raer was $51.00 instalation was 418 per wheel ...At Tejas motor sports .com, Total was $148.90. in Highlands Texas
Ben
- Aug 31, 2007

Yes - 12
No - 0

Dunlop 404 from Japan

- Dan DeCoteau from Montpelier, Vermont
Worst tire I've ever had on a bike. They make a humming noise up front. They started to wear off at 4,000 miles and now if I hit a bump the front wheel begins to wobble dangerously. I have been riding for 40 years and I have never seen a front tire wear so fast. These tires are junk. I will say that most of the wear is on the front tire and it has worn on one side. This is on a 3 year old Road Star. The original Bridgestone tires lasted 9,000 miles. Good by Dunlop! Can you imagine Harley riders are paying $160.00 apiece for these?
- Aug 22, 2007

Yes - 19
No - 5

Dunlop D404 130/90-16 front and D404 150/80-16 rear

- Rich from Independence, Mo. USA
I bought a 2005 Kaw-Vulcan 1500 clasic came with D404's front and rear. I now have over 13,500 miles on both. The front tire still has approx. 33% of it tread left and the rear is down to about 20%. I am a Very causious rider, I try very hard NOT to get caught out in the rain. However I have been on wet roads a couple of times. I have had NO problems with traction on wet roads. But have had slippage a couple of times on loose sand. I have NEVER been down. (Knock-on-wood) I have been VERY pleased with the traction and millage from these tires... I notice on a ride about a Month ago a serious viberation while cornering.... I stoped to check the tire pressure and fonund only 15psi in front and rear tires. Low press caused flat spots to wear on the tires.... I have aired them back up to proper air press. the cornering viberation is still there not as bad but I CERTAINLY CANT BLAME THE WEAR ON THE TIRES BUT RATHER MY OWN NEGLAGENCE FOR NOT CHECKING AND MAINTAINING PROPER TIRE AIR PRESSURE.. HOPE THIS HELPS SOME OF YOU OUT THERE
- Jul 30, 2007

Yes - 23
No - 4

Buy something else

- Tony B. from Detroit, MI
Had a set on my Road King and they lasted about 7k before they had to be replaced. Hummed like a band that doesn't know the words. I know why Harley puts them on their bikes...repeat business!
I went with a set of Bridgestone F11 Spitfires this time. Will update with mileage in the future. See my review from a recent trip.
- Jun 09, 2007

Yes - 21
No - 1

Harmonic Vibration

- Steve from Wausau, WI.
I just put D404s on my Harley FXST, while the load range is a bit less than the D402s Harley comes with, the price of the D404s is much less so I thought I would try them. Immediatly I noticed a harmonic vibration from the front tire at highway speed, yes both tires are balanced, I assume this is because of the aggressive tread pattern. The tires handle very well on wet pavement but the vibration is annoying. Dunlop is no help, their customer service stinks! Spend the money and purchase Metzeler ME 880s.
- May 31, 2007

Yes - 21
No - 0

In one word these tires suck!

- Gunner from Seattle, WA
I rode on these tires as OEM from Honda on a 1800/s. They handled poorly from day one. Now at only 7,400 miles I am having to shell out big money for a set of Metzeler 880's. My wife has the Harley version of the 404's on her bike and they are showing wear at only 1,400 miles. My advice is to spend the money and get anything other than these.
- May 17, 2007

Yes - 22
No - 1

Short Life Expectancy

- Vince from Irmo, SC US of A
Very disappointed with the D404. I bought the 2003 Honda Shadow VLX600 from a friend when it had ~4k miles on it. It needed a new rear (had a D404 on it). Replaced it with a D404. At 9000 miles, it is worn out.
Will find a different manufacturers tire now; can't be buying new tires every 5 thousand miles @ $100 a pop

- Apr 26, 2007

Yes - 20
No - 2

Not happy

- jeff miler from searcy ar
I bought a new set to go on my vulcan 1500 and they handle very well ride ok but they didnt last but about 5000 miles. Not worth butting them on.
- Apr 26, 2007

Yes - 13
No - 1

You can spend less money and get more tire

- mike from little rock, ar
I have gone through 2 and a half sets of these tires, and while they give good performance, its not great. some people claim they get low mileage from them, I think I get close to 8-9k miles out of a set. not bad tires, but bridgestone makes better tires slightly less expensive and with more technology built in.
- Apr 02, 2007

Yes - 14
No - 2

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