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Hey Cthruu, What bags are those?

Quick update on the Dunlop Sportmax Q3's I switched over to from the Dunlop D222 stock tires. If you drive the twisties a lot you simply can't affort not to switch over to these or equivalent tires. The Q3's are simply just awesome. The way they carve into the corners, the lean angles of the bike (the bike just wants to fall into the lean on these tires), and the lines that these tires help you keep when aggressivley pushing through is quite amazing. You really have to try them out to really appreciate them. They inspire hella confidence. If you're an experienced rider you will get so much out of these tires. Even semi-eperienced riders will benefit a lot from them. But be carefull, these tires can inspire a little too much confidence at times. No matter how good your machine is it's still ultimately being controlled by YOU. I liked the D222's and think they are a great tire, but for aggressive carving and riding through the mountains and sweeping roads, they don't really match up at all to the Q3's. You're talking about two totally different tires for very different purposes. If you commute a lot or drive long distances as a regular rider then I wouldn't suggest these tires as you would really be wasting money on them. They are not designed for long mileage usage and you can certainly find a better tire out there suited for those needs. However, if you mainly ride hard through the cornering roads of the mountains then do yourself a favour and go buy a pair of these when you need to change out your tires. I hardly think you'll have any complaints. R

I'm moving to the Dunlop SportMax Q3's. I have not used these tires before which is why I'm switching to them. I want to test them out and see how I like them. They have great reviews and for the type of riding i'm doing I feel like these will be a great upgrade. They are 50/50 tires, meaning that you can use them on the road or on the track. I don't do track so I'm only going to be using them on the road, in the mountains. If you do a lot of commuting or long trips then I would not recommend these tires. I would definitely go with the Micheline PR 3's or 4's, which will be my next set if I don't end up diggin the Q3's.

I'm at about 4K Miles and changing out rear and front this weekend. The rear is at the wear bars but the front still has some decent wear on it as long as your not doing a lot of wet riding ( I live in Northern CA so I'm not too worried about the front). However, I'm switching tire brands and models so I'm mathing the tires. I manily ride the twisties pretty aggressively. Very little highway or city riding on them. However, I did purchase the bike used and it already had 1800 miles on it and I don't know how this rider rode.