Dunlop Geomax MX71 for 2010

When Dunlop announced it would be stopping production of the tried-and-true D739, D745 and D756 tires I was blown away. I've used those tires before and love them. I found a brand new D756 Race Replica rear tire on Ebay a few months ago just so I could have one on hand.

I haven't needed to replace my tires yet, considering the weather hasn't permitted me to even ride my bike. However, the time will soon come (though not soon enough) that I'll be wearing down my D756 Race Replica rear tire as I tear up the hillsides of eastern Idaho.

Dunlop recently made a "blue groove" tire, labelled the Geomax MX71 (not listed yet on Dunlop's Web site), hoping to replace the D739 and D745. This new addition to the Geomax series tires makes me wonder if Dunlop realized its error in putting the D739, D745 and D756 under the guillotine.

Dunlop replaced the terrain-specific D739 and D745 (hard-to-intermediate) and D756 (intermediate-to-soft) tires with the Geomax MX51 (intermediate), hoping to combine the three terrain-specific tires into one "do-it-all" tire. Despite the quality, the Geomax tires didn't seem to reach the desires of Motocross Action Magazine testers in the varied terrain as well as the terrain-specific D745 and D756 tires. They didn't include the D739 in their test.

Now, Dunlop introduces the Geomax MX71. According to Dunlop's 2010 motorcycle tires catalog, Dunlop states that the "new Geomax MX71 [tire] for hard-packed terrain joins the much-praised Geomax MX51 and Geomax MX31. . . . For pro riders, amateur racers and those in search of competition-level motocross tires, the Geomax series delivers exemplary performance in a variety of specific types of terrain."

Let's pray the new Geomax MX71 tire can perform like the trusty D745. More will come as Dunlop adds the MX71 to their Web site.