Tires

Tire Safety Information

1.      Follow Tire Mounting Safety Precautions as specified by the tire manufacturer.

2.      Checking of tire pressures is the most important tire-maintenance function you may perform.  NOTE: For high-speed, fully loaded or dual-riding touring motorcycle applications, inflate front tires to maximum recommended by vehicle manufacturer for Dunlop fitment and rear tires to maximum load inflation pressure on sidewall.  Rear touring tires must be inflated to a minimum of 36 psi for light to medium loads and 40 psi for dual riding and other loads.  Never exceed maximum load indicated on tire sidewall, or vehicle capacity load found in owner’s manual.

3.      Replacements for worn, differently patterned or constructed tires will not react the same.  When new tires are fitted, they should not be subjected to maximum power, abrupt lean-over or hard cornering until a reasonable run-in distance of approximately 100 miles has been covered.  This will permit the rider to become accustomed to the feel of the new tires or tire combination, find the edge, and achieve optimum road grip for a range of speed, acceleration and handling use.   Check and adjust to recommended inflation pressure after tire cools for at least three (3) hours following run in.  Remember: New tires will have a very different contact patch and lean-over edge.  New tires, new with older, as well as different pattern combinations require careful ride evaluation.

4.      The letters S, H, V and Z included in the size markings of some of our street tires are speed ratings recognized by the European Tire and Rim Organization and Japanese Industry Standards.  The ratings are assigned based upon controlled indoor wheel testing.  Dunlop does not recommend the use of any of its products in excess of legal speed limits.

5.      For purposes of assessing clearance, inflated section width is not the tread width.  Section width is the width of the tire measured from sidewall to sidewall at the widest point in the case of most tires.  The exceptions are in some of the knobby tires where the knobs on the sidewall protrude farther than the section width.

6.      Metric-sized sport tires do not have the same load capacity as alpha-numeric (i.e., MT90H16) touring tires and should not be used for the same service.

 

Tire manufacturers do not recommend the use of their products in excess of legal speed limits!

R = 106 mph

S = 112 mph

T = 118 mph

H = 130 mph

V = 150 mph

W = 168 mph

Z = 150+ (contact Manufacturer)

 

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