Has anyone tried out the Dunlop K180 flat track tire?

[W800]

Turns out they started making them in 18s as well as standard 19 inch flat track size. Also DOT rated. My stock tires on my W800 were not so great, so got these. Took a chance. Glad I did!!! They are LOUD (like driving in a 4-wheeler with mud tires), and they are soft - so I don't expect them to last super long. Also only rated for 94 MPH, but with a fairly amazing 660# load capacity in the size I got.

But interestingly, handle really well on the street. Super predictable. It's not like you lean em over and bike starts to get funny like on the stock tires on this bike. Front tire shows chicken strip, but back tire almost out to edge. Just stays planted. They also have a strange outer rib that I think it actually for flat tracking, but since I have never tried that - no sure what it does.

Anyway - if folks want a different look on something like a bobber or brat, or cafe or whatever - these actually perform pretty good IMHO.

 

[iamdavid01]

Hi, W800,
Thanks for the recommendation my cousin was looking forward to this set, this has helped him a lot.
For new viewers some great advantages of the Dunlop K180 according to me are-
Inspired by American Flat Track racing, the Dunlop K180 is a street-legal tire with a dirt track look.
Flat-track riders on off-road 450s can fit the K180 3.00-21 size to their stock wheel.
Also popular for riders building custom bikes with a street-legal flat track look.
The classic, aggressive look is great for street trackers, scramblers, vintage flat track bikes, and custom bike build.
The K180 is P speed rated for speeds up to 93 MPH.
The K180 is also the original equipment tire on the newly popular Suzuki VanVan 200.