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Dunlop D208 ZR Sport Radial

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Description:

Combines the best of Dunlop's street and track technology to set a new standard among sport radials More grip, better handling and exceptional tire compliance for all-day performance riding New cosecant-wave tread pattern for superior grip in wet and dry conditions Tire compound enhances grip and provides quick tire warm-up Tire profile gives better feel and a more progressive steering response Front tire features cut-angle breaker and rear tire features Jointless Band (JLB) construction for improved stability, handling, grip and comfort Lightweight tire carcass for reduced unsprung weight and better handling Blackwall ZR-rated to 149 mph

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Author

Kensher
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Registered: February 2005
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 10

Review Date:

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $230.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	They are the best tire that i have ever had they take very little time to heat up and they have great rain traction and they make you think that oyu are a better rider than you really are I will buy nothing else after these
Cons:	none

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dennisred69
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Registered: June 2004
Location: Koppel Pa.
Posts: 5673

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Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: $160.00 | Rating: 3

Pros:	nothing
Cons:	They cup very easy. They break lose very often

They cup on me all the time. They seem to break lose very often. There are better tires out there for the price. I get less millaghe out of them than any other tire I have used. The back tire seems to wear in an odd pattern.

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Ghost GTO
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Registered: August 2004
Location: Seattle WA +Denver Co + Iowa City IA
Posts: 1609

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Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: Not Indicated | Rating: 4

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Cons:

I noticed the weird wear signs too. I almost think that they made the center too soft or something because no matter how I ride, I couldnt get rid of this chicken strip in the middle. It wasn\'t obvious but still noticeable. I bought Pilot Powers and the wear is even and I am about .2 inches from wall to wall.

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t_dub
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Registered: June 2006
Location: muskego wi
Posts: 2

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Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: Not Indicated | Rating: 0

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Cons:

steer clear of these tires! I don't know how many times I had to corner like a motard rider on the these pieces of crap because they slide out like crazy. I have about 1500 miles on mine and can't wait to get some pilots instead. Avoid these tires at all costs!!! just my $.02

Kaiser Soze
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Registered: September 2004
Location: Australia
Posts: 680

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Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: Not Indicated | Rating: 0

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Cons:

They do seem to break traction easily I am not very happy with them. An instructor at the superbike school commented how my rear was all over the place in the wet and he couldnt explain why. Where I thought that was normal in the wet he said they shouldve gripped alot better than that.

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hozhead
Pronounced "Hose Head"

Registered: April 2005
Location: Boise, ID
Posts: 3892

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Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: Not Indicated | Rating: 4

Pros:
Cons:	Very poor tread life, unpredictable give.

Last season, I ran the Dunlop D208 ZR series tires.
That will be the last time I ever run them.

The tires did great for the first 1/3 of the tread and really went to hell after that. They wore out quickly despite the fact that I was a new rider trying to be conservative with the throttle.
60% of my riding was commuting and 15% was fun rides in mellow twisties and 25% was riding on agressive twisties. I didn't do any track days on the tires at all.
At about 3000 miles, there were cords showing in the back tire. That is absolutely rediculous considering that I did over 3500 miles plus two track days on a set of Michelin Pilot Power tire and wasn't even to the wear bars yet!
Shorter tread life would be acceptable if they offered some sort of super grip but they just don't. Worse than that, they give without much warning and they don't just give a little, they go out completely (I watched a friend go down right in front of me when that happened).

The Qualifier is supposed to be Dunlops fantastic replacement for the 208 ZR but several people I ride with got them OEM on their new bikes this year and barely got 2500 miles.

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