gak!!! head shake? wobbles? new tire issue!!!

[LDHunter]

OK... The final analysis... As some of you will remember, before Fred left and the political stuff nearly ruined this list I was complaining about head shake etc. after I replaced my front tire on my red (fastest color) 2007 KLR650 with a Mefo. Many speculated on the whys and many reported their successes and failures with many tires and tire combinations they'd tried on their KLR's. I listened and analyzed what I read and then made some decisions. I decided to order new tires and did so. They came in and I was on the fence which ones to actually put on my bike and which ones to hold in case I didn't like the first ones. I rode everyone else's dual sport bikes around here that would let me and watched them ride mine and was quite sure I wanted an aggressive tread design with huge knobs on it for our loose sand around here which is the bane of the Florida rider. Anyway... Long story short I ended up trying a Dunlop D606 on the front AND rear and am so incredibly pleased that I doubt I'll change them until they're fully worn out. First... On the roads. They're a bit noisy on the straight sections of asphalt but not nearly as loud as I thought they'd be. I'm running them currently with 35lbs pressure in the rear and 32lbs in the front and other than a slight high pitched whine at high speeds and a bit of vibration at low speeds they're almost as good as the OEM tires which I really liked a LOT on pavement. On turns they seem to be adequate but when I lean very far into the turns I imagine that I can feel the bike walking sideways on the knobs. I doubt that's what's really happening but the feeling won't go away so I'll just have to get used to it and be careful in the turns at high speeds. Now for the dirt/sand performance. I'll say that I'm extremely pleased. Even at the 35/32 inflation I can feel a huge difference over the factory OEM's. The inclination of the front tire to "wash out" isn't nearly as pronounced in sand, mud or other loose soils I encountered. Gravel is about the same as the OEM tires. Acceleration is very good and braking is pretty good. Turns inspire confidence which is saying a LOT for such a short wheelbase, tall, and ungainly a dual sport as the KLR. They track true and wander very little. I'm pleased as punch and am through looking for the perfect tire for my KLR. Next report will be at pressures around the 24/22 pound pressures. OH... And thanks for everybody's input. It was very valuable and most of it proved to be spot on. $bob$ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]