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    Quote Originally Posted by WINJA
    IVE TWICE SEEN SHINKO REARS DELAMINATE ON A 600 IT WAS AT PUKE DURING A TRACK DAY , VERY SCARY. SHINKO BOUGHT ALL THE OLD YOKOHAMA MOLDS BUT THEY NEVER QUITE MADE THEM TO THE SAME STANDARD. BUT YA GET WHAT YA PAY FOR I SPOSE
    What speeds and where they within the limits specified on the tyre?

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    I've seen one do this too,on the road.It was almost new.....
    On the plus side,there's one model(I can't remember which one)the drag racers in the us swear by(not at...)
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    I was going to try them for the Sth Is trip. My brother fitted a rear 1st though. Generally they were OK, except in low grip situations like raised tar patches or road markings. They'd let go very easily and their wear rate was nothing great, 6000 km's compared to 8000 to 9000 for Z6's or Avon ST46.
    The low price doesn't compensate for the downsides really.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DEATH_INC.
    I've seen one do this too,on the road.It was almost new.....
    On the plus side,there's one model(I can't remember which one)the drag racers in the us swear by(not at...)
    They do smoke well.... SB will tell ya that too

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    Had a Cheng Shin on the front (and rear) of the CB125 (a little fftopic: but they are often lumped in with Shinkos and Kendas).

    The tyre was soft and wobbly due to the blocky tread compound, and made lots of noise on the road. Under hard braking, it lost feel as the tread was too busy squishing around to transfer the road feel. It ran fine and never let go, but it was on a CB125T (1980). The rear was never a problem, but it wore out relatively fast.

    Replaced them with an old (c.10yrs) race compound tyre similar tread to the Metzler Rille 12, and a Metzler ME33 (?) second hand. These tyres inspired much more confidence, and boot scraping and spirited riding was possible as the bike tracked straight, and there was much more communication with the road. You could tell what it was doing going into a corner, and you could now feel the flexy frame effect as the front wheel tipped in before the back.

    Summary? Commuting, they were fine, but for any sort of spirited cornering or braking, they certainly didn't inspire confidence, and they didnt transmit road surface feel very well....
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    Well one crap tire off (mag-mopus previously on a wreck cb250rs) and one crap tyre on. With a lowely 145536.3kms on the ol gal let the test begin.......................
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blakamin
    They do smoke well.... SB will tell ya that too
    I have no idea what your talking about.
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    Well after a wee tiki tour I've come to the conclusion that this tyre is totally adequate for the use I intend for the bike. Had the tyre from edge to edge. Went across whitelines, silt on the road, gravel, pee metal, change in surface from rough to smooth, uneven surfaces, the odd wet patch and railway crossings no dramas at all, total control.
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    Ummm... your profile says hardcore biker but you have fluffy toys stuck all over your bike...

    Heh heh... I'm guessing you don't wear leathers, Some kind of furry animal costume perhaps ?

    Ow... damn... someone just whacked me over the head with a fuzzy bunny wabbit...

    Sedge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sedge
    Ummm... your profile says hardcore biker but you have fluffy toys stuck all over your bike...

    Heh heh... I'm guessing you don't wear leathers, Some kind of furry animal costume perhaps ?

    Ow... damn... someone just whacked me over the head with a fuzzy bunny wabbit...

    Sedge.
    Beware of Buzzy the bumble bee. He can be lethal. Oh and I'm glad I can provide some enternainment to your obviously otherwise drary day. Get back to me when you get some time up.
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    Yeah... actually it IS frecking dreary here, I'm stuck at work... And my bike gear smells coz it's still wet from the commute home last night... Oh... and I smell coz I was wearing wet gear on the way in today (well, I think it's the gear)

    Ah well, you have a good one, might see you on the road sometime...

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    Sounds like my kinda tyre Bonez,I bet those sports bike riders who diss your tyre won't ride on half the surfaces you do,that's when you need an alrounder.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sedge
    Ah well, you have a good one, might see you on the road sometime...
    Sedge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Motu
    Sounds like my kinda tyre Bonez,I bet those sports bike riders who diss your tyre won't ride on half the surfaces you do,that's when you need an alrounder.
    They're too busy getting there knees down for the girlies I guess .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonez
    What speeds and where they within the limits specified on the tyre?
    IT WAS AT PUKE RACE TRACK AND I THINK IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT A 180 TYRE WILL ONLY FIT ON A BIKE THAT WILL DO 200 PLUS KMH.SO IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FELL APART

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