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The following is not necessarily my opinion, just gleaned (or stolen) information

Dunlop                                                              

Model   Life expectancy Traction Front Cupping
K105 OEM up to '93 12k rear 14k front Good wet & dry  
K701 OEM '94 and latter 12k rear 14k front Good wet & dry  
D205 Popular replacement 10k rear 14k front moderate wet grip (?) Slight
K491 Long Distance tire of choice 16k rear 20k front Adequate  
K591 "Crap" 6k front & rear   Badly
K177 OEM on Honda Gold Wing 1500 18k  Adequate  

Metzeler

Model   Life expectancy Traction Front Cupping
MEZ1        
MEZ2 Rear Only 6k - 8k Excellent wet & dry N/A
MEZ3   12k rear 16k front Adequate  
MEZ4 Front only. Very nice, no noise.   Excellent wet & dry None !
ME33 Long distance front 19k front Good  

Michelin

Model   Life expectancy Traction Front Cupping
90 X   6k rear 8k front Excellent wet & dry Slight
50   10k rear 12k front Very good wet & dry Slight

The following information was blatantly stolen from the postings of George Garratt. 
I've yet to meet a Concours rider I didn't like... I've not met him.

R= Radial B= Bias Belted (No R or B means Crossply) Z= over 150Mph V= over 130Mph
AVON;
AV27 110/80 ZR18 ST23 150/80 ZR16
AM22 110/80 VB18 (No matching rear)
AV35 110/80 ZR18 (No matching rear)
(No matching front) AM18 150/80 V16
BRIDGESTONE;
BT54 110/80 ZR18 (No matching rear)
BT54 120/70 ZR18 (No matching rear)
BT17 110/80 V18 BT17 150/80 V16
G547 110/80 V18 G702 150/80 V16
G601 120/70 V18 G702 150/80 V16
DUNLOP;
K701 120/70 VR18 K700 150/80 VR16
K105 110/80 VR18 K700 150/80 VR16
D205 120/70 ZR18 D205 150/80 ZR16
D205 110/80 ZR18 D205 150/80 ZR16
D103 110/80 V18 (No matching rear)
D103 120/70 V18 (No matching rear)
D202 120/70 VR18 (No matching rear)
(No matching front) K275 150/80 V16
METZELER;
MEZ2 110/80 ZR18 MEZ2 150/80 ZR16
MEZ2 120/70 ZR18 MEZ2 150/80 ZR16
MEZ4 110/80 ZR18 (No matching rear)
ME33 110/80V18 ME99 150/80 V16
(No matching front) ME55 150/80 VB16
(No matching front) ME99 150/80 VB16
MICHELIN;
90X 110/80 ZR18 90X 150/80 ZR16
50 110/80 V18 50 150/80 V16
TX11 110/80 ZR18 (No matching rear)
PIRELLI;
MTR03 110/80 ZR18 MTR04 150/80 ZR16
MTR03 120/70 ZR18 MTR04 150/80 ZR16
MT09 110/80 VB18 MT08 150/80 VB16
CONTINENTAL;
TKV11 110/80 V18 TK12/11 150/80 V16
 




 

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