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No more American Elites

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Indenial:
My dealer just said that Dunlap is discontinuing all American Elites and they will no longer be available.  I have one on the rear and am going with an Avon Cobra on the front.  They mentioned that sometimes with a mismatch tire there can be a wobble caused by mismatched tires.  Have any of you experienced this?  Also, what tires are you using and are you happy with them?

Update:  I found an American Elite for the front from another dealership that I ordered.  So all is good.   But what tires are you guys happy with? (for the future).

KGB:
I heard that they were not manufacturing then in the US, but they were making them in some other country, can't remember which one?

I do have a set of Michelin's sitting in the garage and are going to give them a try again, last go around wasn't so good with the front tire, hopefully they have that straighten out.

FLSTFI Dave:
I have also heard the American Elite is being made overseas.  Cant remember where for sure, possibly France.

The replacement with be the AE2.  Its out in some sizes now.  It is suppose to be an improvement.

TN:
I just got a dunlop AE in this week from Dennis Kirk, made in USA 2124. AE was my goto tire, I’ll try the new AE2 when the time comes.

bigC:
I had some holiday cash from my dealer that I had to use up in Jan. So I order a AE back tire that came in last week. Last night I asked about ordering a front tire to match the back and was told that the AE for front in my size was gone. The system showed the new AE2 with availabity in mid March. Since I hadn't picked up the back AE yet, I think I just exchange it for the new AE2 when it becomes available.

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