Rear Tyre Wanted CHEAP [Archive]

Blakamin

26th October 2004, 09:52

aff-man

26th October 2004, 09:59

how much you looking at spending for a set??

James Deuce

26th October 2004, 10:02

Wanted... a S/H rear that would be better than the scarey POS shinko thats on my bike at the moment.... was putting away money for one until my speedo cable died on the weekend... knowing how far I've gone is pretty important at the moment!
any tyre considered... havent got huge $$$$
at the mo its a 160/60 17 shinko.... will do a swap if someone wants to do mega burnouts!
Go - Back - To - Where - You - Bought - The Bike.

Let them know your current circumstances, and see if they can be reasonable about it. The lesson is of course, don't buy the shiney thing until it is exactly as you want it.

Blakamin

26th October 2004, 10:04

Go - Back - To - Where - You - Bought - The Bike.

Let them know your current circumstances, and see if they can be reasonable about it. The lesson is of course, don't buy the shiney thing until it is exactly as you want it.
yeah.... was a bit silly.... oh well :whistle: was for sale on consignment...sux

want to spend as little as possible, aff-man... just want to not feel like it's going to let go around every corner in the wet!!!

James Deuce

26th October 2004, 10:08

yeah.... was a bit silly.... oh well :whistle: was for sale on consignment...sux

want to spend as little as possible, aff-man... just want to not feel like it's going to let go around every corner in the wet!!!
What have you got on the front, and what profile and size is the rear?

Blakamin

26th October 2004, 10:10

What have you got on the front, and what profile and size is the rear?
Front is a pirelli (gts??) and the rear is 160/60 x 17

James Deuce

26th October 2004, 10:13

Front is a pirelli (gts??) and the rear is 160/60 x 17

Just checking with a mate who has some clearance specials hanging about. I'll let you know in 10 mins what he's got. He's also pricing up a rear Pirelli GTS for you as well.

aff-man

26th October 2004, 10:14

talk to WT see if he can sort you out

Blakamin

26th October 2004, 10:18

Cheers Jim2!

thanks aff... just want something reaaaaaaall cheap

Paul in NZ

26th October 2004, 10:52

Cheers Jim2!

thanks aff... just want something reaaaaaaall cheap

No you don't...

You have something real CHEAP... You don't like it. What you want is something real INEXPENSIVE...

Unless the tyre actually lets go, most of it's in the mind or down to tyre pressure. I know a lot of Guzzi people in the US have used the old stinkos and think they are OK. They do big miles too...

Paul

Blakamin

26th October 2004, 10:57

No you don't...

You have something real CHEAP... You don't like it. What you want is something real INEXPENSIVE...

Unless the tyre actually lets go, most of it's in the mind or down to tyre pressure. I know a lot of Guzzi people in the US have used the old stinkos and think they are OK. They do big miles too...

Paul
What sort of pressures are they running??? It gets real scarey in the wet.. just keeps letting go... shoulda seen the fun i had last monday coming over paekak in the wet!!!

congrats on your caption!

Hooks

26th October 2004, 11:20

Just checking with a mate who has some clearance specials hanging about. I'll let you know in 10 mins what he's got. He's also pricing up a rear Pirelli GTS for you as well.

Hey Jim ... :spudwave: while you are at it could you see if he has anything for a front tyre for mine as well .. I'm on a limited budget as well .. I am currently running a Bridgestone battlax 120/80-16 .... :sunny: Cheers ... Just thought that if he's doing run outs then he might have one for the dinosuar .....

sedge

26th October 2004, 11:56

I never had any problems with Shinkos on my old ZXR, I rode it pretty hard too... there are, like any brand, different types of Shinko, sporty and touring... You get what you pay for. I wouldn't run them down too much.

Oh, and having a different front from rear profile can cause dodgy handling, but the rear shouldn't be letting go...

Hmmm, you bought a Ducati, have you checked for oil leaks on to the tyre ?

Heh heh.

Sedge. (is a troll)

Paul in NZ

26th October 2004, 11:59

One of the Duke people would know but I'd think 38 psi or so?

Cheers

PS - It should not let go with the modest power you are giving it...

Blakamin

26th October 2004, 12:35

Hmmm, you bought a Ducati, have you checked for oil leaks on to the tyre ?

Heh heh.

Sedge. (is a troll)
hehehe :Playnice:

One of the Duke people would know but I'd think 38 psi or so?

Cheers

PS - It should not let go with the modest power you are giving it..

Thats what I thought... and what makes me think its a shite tyre... wasn't even going fast, not used to the bike and all... front sticks real well.. back doesn't like water or white lines... :spudwhat: Might have to play with pressures a bit and see what i can come up with!

I'll have to bring it around and show you one day :2thumbsup

vifferman

26th October 2004, 12:56

Unless the tyre actually lets go, most of it's in the mind or down to tyre pressure. I know a lot of Guzzi people in the US have used the old stinkos and think they are OK. They do big miles too...I had Shinko Podiums (or was that "Poodiums"?) on my VFR, and while they never really let go, they didn't feel very good either, so I never pushed them hard enough to see what their limits were.
In fact, I was thinking about it after riding to work in the water, and I've never had ANY 'moments' in the wet, apart from braking on a big white direction arrow on my Elsinore, with knobblies on, and that was Fun! rather than Fark!
I have had a few spin-ups in the wet or damp though, but that's been on all sorts of tyres, and due to the road surface more than the tyre.

Paul in NZ

26th October 2004, 13:01

hehehe :Playnice:

Thats what I thought... and what makes me think its a shite tyre... wasn't even going fast, not used to the bike and all... front sticks real well.. back doesn't like water or white lines... :spudwhat: Might have to play with pressures a bit and see what i can come up with!

I'll have to bring it around and show you one day :2thumbsup

I'd like to see it...

Vicki is away this weekend so i will be mowing lawns and washing the Guzzi after it's big trip (plus fixin the oil leaks )

Try lowering the pressure, perhaps it's not heating up enough...

Whats more of a worry.. Who the $%^k would put a Stinko on a Ducati? If so, what else did they skimp on??

Cheers

James Deuce

26th October 2004, 13:03

Hey Jim ... :spudwave: while you are at it could you see if he has anything for a front tyre for mine as well .. I'm on a limited budget as well .. I am currently running a Bridgestone battlax 120/80-16 .... :sunny: Cheers ... Just thought that if he's doing run outs then he might have one for the dinosuar .....
Not a single 16" front available - sorry dude.

Cheers

Jim

James Deuce

26th October 2004, 13:03

I'd like to see it...

Vicki is away this weekend so i will be mowing lawns and washing the Guzzi after it's big trip (plus fixin the oil leaks )

Try lowering the pressure, perhaps it's not heating up enough...

Whats more of a worry.. Who the $%^k would put a Stinko on a Ducati? If so, what else did they skimp on??

Cheers

I might pop up too.

Will bring beer.

Hooks

26th October 2004, 13:09

Not a single 16" front available - sorry dude.

Cheers

Jim

Figures !! .. thanks anyway Jim .... have a good one .. :niceone:

Blakamin

26th October 2004, 13:23

Whats more of a worry.. Who the $%^k would put a Stinko on a Ducati? If so, what else did they skimp on??

Cheers
Will call around!....
yeah... um... the speedo cable that broke on the weekend....
other that that it's running beautifully... went up to fielding on the weekend :niceone:
I shall see you this weekend then!

FROSTY

26th October 2004, 21:46

Um dude 38psi sounds pretty darn high-especially on a bike with light weight and not much power. Try backing the cold pressure off to 34 psi

gav

26th October 2004, 21:49

What did you have on your CBR400RR? Maybe swap it over from that? Geez $9500 for a 600SS and its got mis matched tyres, and a Shinko at that! Tell me, was it just the name on the tank you were buying???
PS, that tyre is the same size as a rear for a SV650 so you maybe able to pick up a S/H race tyre.

aff-man

26th October 2004, 21:54

Um dude 38psi sounds pretty darn high-especially on a bike with light weight and not much power. Try backing the cold pressure off to 34 psi

yeh man the zxr is probably putting out as much if not more power than your duc and has the same rear tyre size and i'm running 34 at the rear and 32 in the front

Racey Rider

27th October 2004, 07:22

congrats on your caption!

I SAW THAT BLAKAMIN!!

Raumati again!! Typical :moon:

Blakamin

27th October 2004, 07:26

I SAW THAT BLAKAMIN!!

Raumati again!! Typical :moon:
hehehehehe... I had no voting rights!!!

F5 Dave

27th October 2004, 17:10

Blakamin

27th October 2004, 17:50

Just having a quick gawk on local wreckers site. Only 160x17 is a Metz ME55. It is cheap & they are ok in the wet, but more a touring tyre. depends how long yo want to put it off.

preloved tyres click here (http://www.motorcyclesnz.co.nz/tyres1.html#Road%20Tyres,%20Rear,%2017")
Cheers F5, playing with my pressures a bit and the shinko isnt tooo bad today... just gotta get my living arrangements sorted and then "new rear" here i come!

Teflon

27th October 2004, 19:53

I've had a Shinko on the rear, great in dry conditions (once hot), dodgy in the wet tho. Would never put one on the front, just not enough confidence in the tyre.

I have a Avon Azaro on the back at the moment, real scary, nearly highsided myself a couple of times comming back from Rotorua.

Probaly take the twin out to Raglan for a thrash this weekend, try and get some heat into the Avon, see if it sticks.