Met an owner at SVC who had put SDs on his FZ. But he stated he preferred stock as SD made his bike feel a lot more heavy and sluggish!

Hi guys,

I bought a Dunlop Tuff Grip 140/70 17 for my FZ today. I had my doubts about the grip and overall performance of the tyre. However, after the first ride, I came to the conclusion that the tyre is in fact very good. Good dry grip, better than Revz. No fishtailing and skidding upon hitting sudden brake. Not bad at corners either. Another point is that the ride is not that bumpy on rough roads and it goes over potholes without much of a bounce. Revz would go in hard in potholes. I cannot comment on wet grip now as it has not rained in Trivandrum. Revz have always felt under inflated even at 33 psi air pressure.
I bought the tyre from Tyre Plaza, Kazhakootam, TVM. Price Rs 3100. Almost the same in a few other stores that I checked.
I wanted Pirelli SD, but the price has gone up beyond Rs 4000. The guy at Safi Tyre Palace, Kollam said that Pirelli SD does not have the ISI mark, and hence, it won't be available any longer. Don't know if that is true or not. There is a rule that all tyres sold in India must have the ISI.
Tuff Grip is made in India and has the ISI mark.
The store guy said its soft compound. But I really don't think so, should be medium.
I would give Tuff Grip a score of 4 out of 5. It is clean and is a good fit for FZ.

Check out the pics.

@Danny
Thanks,pls do comment on the grip when it rains too.
Ive been waiting for some feedback on this to change my front.

Yes it is,Thats why Michelin stopped selling M45 in India.

Finally, I got the chance to ride on wet roads. Wet grip seems to be good. But I really couldn't lean too much at turns because of rush hour traffic.
As with most tyres, Dunlop TG also tend to slip on gravel.
The tyre is soft compound and not medium as I had mentioned in my previous post.

@danny king
thx, after reading your post i went and checked out Dunlop Tuff Grip 140/70 17 (aryashala opp to the petrol pump dont know the name). It looked nice ,they quoted a price of 3200. I did went to new barath also but they didnt had dunlop. Only option their was pirelli and mrf (above 4000 and 2700 respectively).

Before switching to new one now after a fair amount of usage what is your final word.

My prioritis are: good wet grip ,i drive for my work every early moring near seaside for 25km. Once i even had a minor accident cause one sleepy guy stepped on the road on wet condition. I @ around 70kmph slammed my rear breaks,rear tyre started fishtailing and got out of control. My handle's side hit the guy, me and the byke fell on the road (to my & byke's right side) with right side of my head slamming on the road and thanks to my helmet i escaped with some scraches on my arm.....This was one of the several times my byke's rear has fishtailed and skidded thats why i decided to say adios to MRF.

Plus comfortable ride and good handling as you said would go great.

So what would your opnion which is the best option Dunlop, Pirelli or mrf (price is no concern)

i bought Continental COntiGo yesterday , ridden only 50kms ,will write a review by weekend

Hi there,
I have no regrets in buying the Dunlop TG. Certainly, there are changes to the bikes handling. The rear would be slightly higher and would feel heavier owing to the larger size and weight when compared to the stock MRF. And no stability issues as well.
As mentioned in my previous post both the dry and wet grip are better than Revz.
Pirelli is not a bad choice at all and offers good dry and wet grip. But Pirelli SD doesnot have the ISI mark.
I'm quite certain that you will not be disappointed by Dunlop TG.
3200 is the price quoted in almost all the shops I have inquired. Not a bad price. I got my Dunlop from Tyre Plaza, Kazhakootam, for 3100.
You can also search the universal thread for tyres to check out the views of other users.

repalaced my mrf stock tyres to continental but no change in mileage or anything,feels a little low in handling and grip than the stock tyres but the tyre life is good.ridden it for more than 5 months not even a single puncture.

Do the same thing, but use only your front brake and ensure the bike remains in gear (don't down shift) bet you won't fishtail.

Ya you are right. I now do that. (now this is funny) Just before that accident i had another accident. I was turing from road to my home at quite high speed, But ofter the turn i hit front breaks and you know what happened, after that i got mighty scared to pull the front breaks so the second one happened.

To Sum it up from above posts, Correct me if anything is wrong here. Also if users can mention if Pirelli and Dunlop fare better in Puncture department compared to stock, as all 3 are soft compound ?

Stock MRF 140/60- Soft Compound - Good Handling and stability - Too many punctures - Good on wet and dry surface- Priced around Rs 2900

Dunlop Tuff grip 140/70 - Soft Compound - Good Handling and Stability - Puncture ? - Good on Wet and Dry Surface - Priced around Rs 3200

Pirelli SD 140/70 - Soft Compound - Good Handling and stability - Puncture ? - Good on Wet and Dry Surface - Priced around Rs 4000

Continental COntiGo -Medium Compound ? - Bad Handling and Stability - Very less puncture - Not good on Wet surface - Long Life - Priced around Rs 3000

@shamanthnv
You should also add comfort.. as per Danny, Dunlop is more comfortable than MRF.

Yes Dunlop looks to be more VFM.

But if we don't wont to take any chance on handling and stability, MRF + anti puncture liquid is best option.

Rear Tyre Bulge

I have bad bulge in my rear tyre - result of driving with a bent rim, bought a new rim but when I took it to the tyre shop to fit it, the guy refused to fit, stating the tire wont sit properly in the rim since its bulged and best option is to change the tire too.

I have done 8.5k on the odo and have one puncture in rear till, what should I do guys just now spent 2.5k on the rims. I dont want to spend on tyres if its not necessary.