slyxdevil Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 last sunday was out and whent down to jersey shore traffic was crazy on garden state parkway on way home despite the fact i tell everyone stay off shoulder thats where all the nails and shit are i decided to ride the shoulder instead of sitting in stand still traffic like 15 bikes followed me but i was one to get flat on brand new dunlop d205 i was towed home next day went to dealer and they only had a dunlop d 208 so my rear is a 208 and front 205 however both tires are recommended for blackbird 205 being o.e.m replacement 208 as alternitive im not big on mixing tires and never did however compound is same rear just has diff tread design bike feels great though i guess i will change the front to 208 next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northman Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 The 208 is definitely a softer compound than the 205, so ridden hard enough, your front end is likely to let go before the rear will. The 208 will also have a significantly shorter lifespan than the 205 did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaSilverBird Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 last sunday was out and whent down to jersey shore traffic was crazy on garden state parkway on way home despite the fact i tell everyone stay off shoulder thats where all the nails and shit are i decided to ride the shoulder instead of sitting in stand still traffic like 15 bikes followed me but i was one to get flat on brand new dunlop d205 i was towed home next day went to dealer and they only had a dunlop d 208 so my rear is a 208 and front 205 however both tires are recommended for blackbird 205 being o.e.m replacement 208 as alternitive im not big on mixing tires and never did however compound is same rear just has diff tread design bike feels great though i guess i will change the front to 208 next That is the longest sentence i have ever read in my life :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demon Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Don't worry, you won't like the 205 after a few thousand miles anyway. I'd put the 208 on front pronto. Like northman said, the 208 is a softer compound and you'll loose traction on the front before the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 The 208 will also have a significantly shorter lifespan than the 205 did. North, you don't know what you are talking about. I got 2500 out of my 208 rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyxdevil Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 according to dunlop the 208 is same .just updated version just the 208 warms up a tad quicker ..not really notice able to me ..anyway i will just change front too as its cheaper than rear.. and just run two 208s as i love them way better than the battle axes that were on there stock.. 208 is full sport tire 205 is sport touring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 I went from the 208 to the Bridgestone 014. I like the 014 a LOT better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyxdevil Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 MY ORIGINALS WERE BATTLE AXES BT 57 AND I LIKE 208 WAY BETTER THEY DONT HAVE THE LOOSE NESS THE BATTLE AXE HAS IN THE REAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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