Shinko tyres?

[NordieBoy]

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I think it was a 777 or something like that, has really put me off the brand because there was not ever anything in the holes the leaks were coming from 1 was a hole and the other 2 were slits like the rubber had just split. S'pose you get what ya pays for. I just dont need that hassle when I am commuting 600k a week

Yeah, I had a Honda once. Gutless thing. Never again.


I paid less than $200 for my pair of Shinko 705's, got 9,000km from the rear, 25,000km so far from the front and am doing 460km per week on average.

[FatHead]

SOunds like a bad run for that rear, I recon I would have had 30k out of the rear had it not been run flat so often. The tread was wearing really funny and was pumping them up before each trip there for a bit so they got a bit chewed out (which in the end I was doing on purpose so I could replace the useless things. Loving the new Conti Milestone that I replaced it with far more stable from the get go and a lot better in the wet that the Shinko ever was.

[NordieBoy]

Never had any problems in the wet myself...

[Morcs]

I loved the Shinko E705's I put on my KLR. Good on road and gravel too. and they cost me like $140 a set so couldnt complain. cranked right to the edge on the gas they earn they nickname of deathslides though

[Pete88]

Hi Morcs did you ever try Shinko's on your 636. I've been offered some for mine (05) at $500 fitted. I'm told by the dealer they're great value and excellent in the wet.

Not sure but struggling to find good tyres in Christchurch. Any help would be gratefully received.

Pete

[racefactory]

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Hi Morcs did you ever try Shinko's on your 636. I've been offered some for mine (05) at $500 fitted. I'm told by the dealer they're great value and excellent in the wet.

Not sure but struggling to find good tyres in Christchurch. Any help would be gratefully received.

Pete

All depends on what type of Shinkos. 006 is a lot different to the 003 and what not.

I think the salesman is taking you for a ride regarding wet performance. I had a 006 rear and 005 front on the motard at the track in pouring rain and couldn't believe how shit they were compared to sticky supersport dry oriented bridgestone tyres that have barely any tread at all. One would think the heavily grooved 006 and 005's would be good on rain but the rubber compound is really a lot more relevant for performance, wet or dry. It was just constantly being in state of slide with both the front and rear, enough that onlookers thought there was something wrong with the tyres. Was brilliant for slide control though... one thing I along with other users have acknowledged is that you really can feel them slide well... it's very predictable, enough to let you power slide the rear wheel out of corners with confidence. Having said all this though, the Shinkos I used were probably extremely old and that most likely has a lot to do with the large difference in wet grip.

Granted with a heavily treaded tyre the risk of aquaplaning diminishes significantly but you are going to have to hit some serious speed in decent standing water to ever test that!

[george formby]

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I loved the Shinko E705's I put on my KLR. Good on road and gravel too. and they cost me like $140 a set so couldnt complain. cranked right to the edge on the gas they earn they nickname of deathslides though

That is a pertinent heads up. New 705 rear going on the TDM any day now. MT 90 a/t on the front.
Ahhhh, finally, the gravel beckons.

[NordieBoy]

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That is a pertinent heads up. New 705 rear going on the TDM any day now. MT 90 a/t on the front.
Ahhhh, finally, the gravel beckons.

Did you get the radial or bias?

[george formby]

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Did you get the radial or bias?

Radial I believe.

[george formby]

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Did you get the radial or bias?

Don't keep me in suspenders Nordie, I'm waiting for a pearl of wisdom... Is their much difference?

[NordieBoy]

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Don't keep me in suspenders Nordie, I'm waiting for a pearl of wisdom... Is their much difference?

The radial won't de-laminate like the bias could.

The radial says so on the side, the bias says nothing.

[Pete88]

I think I'll pay the extra and get some reliable rubber. Dunlop roadsmarts seem like a good investment for a sporty road tyre. Anyone have any experience with them?

Pete

[Beren]

I have a Shinko Apex on the back of the Bandit now - for what it's worth it seems like a pretty good tyre... but I am only on a 250 so not exactly doing a lot of high speed on it. It certainly handles better than the old rear that was on the bike when I bought it.