Original Dunlop Tire Changed today

[garbal]

Crazy but...
I recently bought a 1988 Voyager 1200 from the Original Owner. Odometer showed 20,000 kms (Canada). Roughtly 12400 miles.

Did some work on the carbs, changed the speakers... cleaned / tweaked / messed around with...

Now I turned my attention to the tires. Back tire was getting a little bald (turns out this was the second tire... EVER)

Front tire looked good... Checked the Date code on it... 3 digit date code. Turns out it was the original Tire!

WTF... Changed both tires... at 23,011 kms...

This tire was long past due for a change... Go Dunlop!!! That's pretty crazy!

[Nails]

I bet some of the fluids are original, too. Especially shock/forks and brakes/clutch. Some of my fluids came out looking like pus. I might've had the original front tire -- didn't even look at the date code.

[cushman eagle]

I would stay with Dunlops if they still made the E-4s but they do not offer it anymore, so I am thinking of going with Michelin Commander IIIs

[dsmmrm]

I bought e4s for my XII on Amazon in June 2020. I think they are still available, at least the front is.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073Q ... UTF8&psc=1


Here's the page for the rear, currently unavailable but you never know...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FY ... UTF8&psc=1

[GrandpaDenny]

Yes, the fronts are still available. The rears are no longer being manufactured in our size, and are all gone. Transmuted from rubber, carbon black, nylon and other fibers metallic and non-metallic, all transmogrified into that most mysterious of elements, Unobtainium.