Dunlop's New Sportmax Q3


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Anthony

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Dunlop's New Sportmax Q3 is the topic of this thread....



I currently run on Q2's & it seems that I may soon be looking to get a new set. I love my Q2's. They inspire a lot of confidence especially in the turns. I ran the dragon in the rain & on dry pavement with Q2's no problem. Now I see that Q3's are out & you now have a choice. I am considering making the switch to Q3's this rotation to see how they are for me..



Comments?


Thoughts?


Anyone try Q3's yet?
 
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bmw675

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The fronts weren't available yet, atleast not last week, so I stuck with the PP3. With the q3's having an msrp the same as the q2's, I wouldn't be surprised if you would be able to pick up some q2 cheap here soon.

You'll probably be hard to come up with a first hand experience with the q3's for a while.
 
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JonKerr

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I can't wait to try these tires. A friend of mine just put a set on for a track day this weekend. Ill post up his findings .

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mdgreene2001

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I just purchased the Michlin M3s and will put them on soon, probably next week sometime. Great reviews on them, I know its no Q2 or Q3, and i got them at a decent price $250 for a set mounted and balanced
 
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Anthony said:
Dunlop's New Sportmax Q3 is the topic of this thread....



I currently run on Q2's & it seems that I may soon be looking to get a new set. I love my Q2's. They inspire a lot of confidence especially in the turns. I ran the dragon in the rain & on dry pavement with Q2's no problem. Now I see that Q3's are out & you now have a choice. I am considering making the switch to Q3's this rotation to see how they are for me..



Comments?


Thoughts?


Anyone try Q3's yet?
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do you also want advice on what oil to use??? LMFAO j/k
 
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JonKerr

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I ordered a set of Q3's today. The 160's are on back order but should be into the shop on Monday. I've got another ride or two left in my Q2 rear. The front's OK but I don't like replacing just a rear tire and especially not if I'm changing the type of tires. Once I get them on I'll post up a review.
 
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Kayo7

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JonKerr said:
I ordered a set of Q3's today. The 160's are on back order but should be into the shop on Monday. I've got another ride or two left in my Q2 rear. The front's OK but I don't like replacing just a rear tire and especially not if I'm changing the type of tires. Once I get them on I'll post up a review.
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I've been holding off as well trying to get the Q3's as well, so its good news to me to hear that they are finally starting to come off of back order.
 
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JonKerr

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Kayo7 said:
I've been holding off as well trying to get the Q3's as well, so its good news to me to hear that they are finally starting to come off of back order.
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Id at least get them ordered now. If you wait they may be all sold out to pre orders and end up on back order again.

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Detrich

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Am at the shop right now, and the $40 rebate for Q3's just ended 8/31... :( The price on the Q3's, $375 installed, is $52 more than Q2's, $323...

Didn't feel like spending almost $400 on tires, so am going to stay with Q2's. I only get around 3K miles per set anyways, which is about a new set every 8 months or so.

Hopefully the price on Q3's will come down a bit eventually. The marketing hoopla that they cost the same as Q2's doesn't seem to be true this far. To me at least, $50 is $50. :/

What pricing has everyone else been seeing?
 
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xleeb0y13x

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Lets hope they go down a bit. Have only 1400 miles on the stock tires but wouldn't mind the upgrade.


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DevlDog

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Sorry to necro this old thread, but thought it would be better than starting a new one. I have the Q3 on my front right now, and will soon have one on my rear. The front is much more stable than the stock front I had on my bike, and it feels like it handles a whole lot better. I don't really push the bike a whole lot, but when I do lean over I never feel my front tire slipping at all.
 
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Pointman1776

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Just put Q3 front and rear the other day.

Breaking them in now to the 100-150.

Will go for a spirited canyon ride this Saturday, and will report back.

For reference, I've ridden the previous tires:
- stock Roadsmart (1, not 2) for ~4600
- Q2 for ~2300.
Changed tires because I got flats.
 
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b_who

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I'll chime in on this
I'll start off by saying these are down right better then the earlier Q2 model. Warm up just as fast, grip is better all around and have a better feel and from what i can see wear better too.
My experience with the Q3's is strictly on track so please that in mind.
You need to run your psi lower then the q2s for sure. On the q2s i was running 28 rear and 30 front cold. the Q3s i got good results with 25 rear and 27 front cold with about 5 to 6 psi gains (30 rear and 32/33 hot)







 
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Anthony

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I also "hear" that the Q3's are better in the rain than the Q2's...
 
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Pointman1776

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b_who said:
I'll chime in on this
I'll start off by saying these are down right better then the earlier Q2 model. Warm up just as fast, grip is better all around and have a better feel and from what i can see wear better too.
My experience with the Q3's is strictly on track so please that in mind.
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+1

Exactly right on.

I've been riding Mulholland to work and back today.

Better feel, more confidence, and able to put the bike much more easily exactly where I want in the corner than I experienced with the Q2, and nevermind the Roadsmart Gen 1.

Only have 200 miles on them; not sure about wear yet (too early).

Also not sure about tire pressure for street vs. track. (I run mine close to factory settings for 2-up riding since I ride with passengers frequently.)

I don't know how they compare to PP3 (haven't ridden PP3).
 
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nismos14

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How many miles are you folks getting out of the q2's and q3's?
 

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DevlDog

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My Q2rear came on the bike when I bought it. It had 7.5k miles. It now has 9.3k miles and the only reason I replaced the rear is because I locked the rear tire trying to stop too quickly and car-breaking it. Otherwise I probably would have gotten another 500-1000 miles out of it, maybe more.
 

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