Here's the reality, it really really works on the road 6 tires and on the Dunlop Elite 4s. I had all the road versions on my ST1300 and these are the best in the wet so far. The Elite 4s on my wing were phenomenal even on sketchy mountain roads with it pissing rain on us.
But I remember back in the day (PS4s are ancient now) when I swapped from Dunlop SportMaxx RT2s to PS4s and two things stood out - how much mechanical grip they have, and how long they take to warm up.
On cold mornings, they genuinely felt like track slicks. The Dunlops would be "warmed up" and gripping fine by the time I reached the main road - maybe half a mile.
The PS4s, on the other hand, would still feel twitchy and unpredictable halfway to work (~18 miles). It took a good 8-9 miles before they came in. And before they warm up, they are very on/off - loads of mechanical grip, but almost no compound grip, so they can suddenly let go.
Kumho V730
i bought Kumho WI32 from erenkaat under 100 /pcs at 16\" size. i think its bargain remembering they are about good as nokians and other \"good\" known tires.
I have kumho WinterCraft ice Wi32 on my own Id.4. They were affordable compared to Nokia or Continental and performed excellently in Tekiikan Maailma\u2019s winter tire test (Nokia got 8,9 and Kumho 8,4).
Kumhos are decent tires for smooth town driving. Not the top notch, but pretty decent.
An easy performance mod is lighter wheels with track tires, the stock dunlops are alright but pretty underwhelming for being a 200treadwear tire. If you want better ride quality, switch to a high performance all season.
I think they’re too loud on the road. Also, they wear out very quickly
To add to other comments, I had a Dunlop catastrophically fail going 90 mph, it was my rear wheel and it was a wild ride for 10 secs, I came out fine but my bike took quite a beating
Another annoyance were the Fast wearing factory Dunlop tires I swapped out at 12k mi on the odo.
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