Motorcycle Tires - Euromina - Made In Vietnam

    A lot is down to the type of riding. Fast needs softer compound tyres that stick to the road like glue.
For slow, steady, local jaunts, a harder rubber will do very nicely and last longer.
   
    -@Fred

Well, I finally got both tires on the bike. Putting the new Euromina tires on was a lot easier than getting the Dunlop D404 tires off, let me tell you!

My impression so far? Happy to report that the Euromina tires are much softer than the Dunlops. Though I certainly don't need tires like the big, fat sticky tires these guys use, I feel much more confident if (when!) a panic-stop situation occurs. A couple of times with the Dunlop tires I had to hit the brakes hard, only to find myself sliding as though the tires were made of plastic, not rubber. One time while hard braking I slid, up-hill! Spooky, and had me hesitant to apply the front brake.

Bigger rear tire helps. I sized up from the stock 110/90-17 to 130/80-17.

So for now I'll give a thumbs-up to Vietnam's Euromina tires. Time will tell whether my impression changes.