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<blockquote data-quote="Bounce" data-source="post: 1401792" data-attributes="member: 257"><p>Ford's contract with Firestone bit Firestone in the butt on that one. Instead of re-engineering the Ford truck frame to get car-like ride quality that some of its competitors had, they spec'd lower PSI for the tires than before. The added flex gave a softer ride. When they had so many catastrophic failures that they couldn't dodge a recall, Firestone ate a bullet to keep the lucrative Ford contract.</p><p></p><p>Dunlop used to have a booth at all the big Wing rallies. Free PSI check. I don't think I ever saw so many over loaded bikes with under inflated tires in my life. When people started bitching about the most-excellent Micheline Exedras (steel belted) failing, Mich pulled the tire out of the US market rather than fight it in court or try and educate lazy ass riders. The Exedra continued to be sold in the rest of the world. Where the Dunlop made the 1500 feel like there was a hinge right in the middle of the frame (about the arch of your toe if you keep was on the pedal and your heel on the peg), the Exedra made the bike feel like it was on rails, What it turned out to be was that, when pushed, the Dunlop was slipping in an alternating way between the front and rear tires and the Exedra didn't.</p><p></p><p>Never used Dunlop since.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bounce, post: 1401792, member: 257"] Ford's contract with Firestone bit Firestone in the butt on that one. Instead of re-engineering the Ford truck frame to get car-like ride quality that some of its competitors had, they spec'd lower PSI for the tires than before. The added flex gave a softer ride. When they had so many catastrophic failures that they couldn't dodge a recall, Firestone ate a bullet to keep the lucrative Ford contract. Dunlop used to have a booth at all the big Wing rallies. Free PSI check. I don't think I ever saw so many over loaded bikes with under inflated tires in my life. When people started bitching about the most-excellent Micheline Exedras (steel belted) failing, Mich pulled the tire out of the US market rather than fight it in court or try and educate lazy ass riders. The Exedra continued to be sold in the rest of the world. Where the Dunlop made the 1500 feel like there was a hinge right in the middle of the frame (about the arch of your toe if you keep was on the pedal and your heel on the peg), the Exedra made the bike feel like it was on rails, What it turned out to be was that, when pushed, the Dunlop was slipping in an alternating way between the front and rear tires and the Exedra didn't. Never used Dunlop since. [/QUOTE]
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