My new E3s came in today with born on dates of 4-4-14 and 4-14-14. Best price I could find was $334 @ Motorcycle Superstore. lol I'm sure they'll go on sale tomorrow. The Metzelers were in close contention coming in at $331 but after hours of reading reviews I chose the Dunlops. I really was open to others too Metzelers, Avon, Michelin and even Bridgestone but the reviews and my experience with the E3s tipped the balance.
My current E3s are nowhere near the end of their service life in my opinion. Here's the deal, I know the rear stem a chrome/rubber mix is failing so why not replace? The front seams to be losing air too so I think it's a stem problem too(same as rear) plus George commented on the tiny cracks near the rim, they didn't really bother me, I'm not sure there is tire in Nevada that's a year old that doesn't have them. I've seen bad cracking here and know the difference.
Anyway, along with all that I'm replacing because we are doing a sort of 140K reconditioning including the tires(with Tyerbeads), head bearings, belts/tensioners and all metal valve stems.
~O~
My current E3s are nowhere near the end of their service life in my opinion. Here's the deal, I know the rear stem a chrome/rubber mix is failing so why not replace? The front seams to be losing air too so I think it's a stem problem too(same as rear) plus George commented on the tiny cracks near the rim, they didn't really bother me, I'm not sure there is tire in Nevada that's a year old that doesn't have them. I've seen bad cracking here and know the difference.
Anyway, along with all that I'm replacing because we are doing a sort of 140K reconditioning including the tires(with Tyerbeads), head bearings, belts/tensioners and all metal valve stems.
~O~