Wanted: Hyosung/Shinko rear tyre

**Pancakes** · 8th July 2007, 21:45

I am looking for a standard rear tyre for my Hyosung 250. Mine is as bald as I will be soon but I want another one with a bit of tread left to get me through winter. Would rather get a new set at the start of summer

**HDTboy** · 8th July 2007, 22:46

Ring 0800TREADS

The ones in my link won't fit your bike

**Sidewinder** · 9th July 2007, 00:26

if you had a real bike you wouldnt have a problem of geting a tyre and dont get crap

**Macktheknife** · 9th July 2007, 09:46

Dude, why would you want shinko's?????
Get some real tyres, anything is better than those things.
(except for cheng shin)

**gw555** · 9th July 2007, 11:43

I agree with Mactheknife, I just didnt realise it until I changed my Shinko, especially in the wet (Inever had any problem with mine in the dry but wet was a different story)

**Pancakes** · 9th July 2007, 21:02

Am getting Pilot Powers but wanted these to last till summer so I don't have a big fat commuter strip on the nice new ones. The front tyre is still fine so one with some tread should get me through the rainy season.

Keep giving me crap, go on. I'll read what you've written once I've finished having fun on my bike.

So if anyone isn't a hater and has a tyre for me a PM or post would be great thanks.

PS. I have only spun up the rear a few times (riding not burnouts) and most tyres wouldn't have stuck with the same grease etc. I know they're not great, hence getting the Michelins. The Shinko's are cheap tyres and don't have the compound and feel of better tyres. Saying that they rail ok and stay on in the corners so blah blah all you want. I ride every day and enjoy every second of it.

**moT** · 9th July 2007, 21:11

shinkos are good tyres for commuting they even hold up well on the track. i did vmcc round 1 on a rear shinko touring tyre and its not all bad i ride a vfr 400 and it only started slideing when i had knee on gorund really tipped over under full acceleration. so that can take a bit i was suprised on how good it was, i thought it wld be shit! on ur hyosung 250 you should have no problem with them, just let them heat up first run it at 30psi and there cheap. if u wanna get good milage run it at 36psi and you will get about 10000kms out of it

**Waylander** · 9th July 2007, 21:24

Originally Posted by Tom

Buy good tyres not Shinko crap. Even when commuting, do you really want to have to worry heaps about what is under your tyres if you have to do some sudden heavy braking?

Best advice I've ever heard from you mate.

**Pancakes** · 9th July 2007, 21:26

Thanks Tom, I'm dying to get the new ones and go for a fang but find the Shinko's like the rest of the bike. It never proclaims to be the baddest thing out but everything is there and predictable so thats good. Just struck me that there are some that buy one of the cheapest bikes you can get new and then spend tons of coin upgrading everything! Figured there must be a few tyres out there barely scrubbed in. I've done 19,000K's in the last 11 months in all weather and they've been fine so a few more months should be ok. In the ideal world I'd chuck on the best tyre's there are. But they'd be going on my MV Augusta or Buell!! not a Hyosung, yeah, thats the real world I live in.

**Waylander** · 9th July 2007, 21:32

Originally Posted by Pancakes

Thanks Tom, I'm dying to get the new ones and go for a fang but find the Shinko's like the rest of the bike. It never proclaims to be the baddest thing out but everything is there and predictable so thats good. Just struck me that there are some that buy one of the cheapest bikes you can get new and then spend tons of coin upgrading everything! Figured there must be a few tyres out there barely scrubbed in. I've done 19,000K's in the last 11 months in all weather and they've been fine so a few more months should be ok. In the ideal world I'd chuck on the best tyre's there are. But they'd be going on my MV Augusta or Buell!! not a Hyosung, yeah, thats the real world I live in.

Doesn't have to be the best out there mate, just better than Shinko or Cheng shin. Metzeler does a decent tyre for cruisers and should not be to highly priced for your bike.

**moT** · 9th July 2007, 21:40

if you really want some decent tyres for the best price get prelli sports demons there cheap and fucking good i highly recomend them

**moT** · 9th July 2007, 21:41

Originally Posted by Waylander

Best advice I've ever heard from you mate.

i may of said that somewhere before... my views have changed of shinkos there reasonable tyres the touring ones are very average thats all

**Pancakes** · 9th July 2007, 21:48

But it won't match the front one which is still ok. I know it's not ideal. If someone asked me I wouldn't recommend they do this but I don't think it's that bad. I know it's not great but if I can get one cheap it'll be better than the one thats on now. Bald as!

**Waylander** · 9th July 2007, 21:52

Originally Posted by Pancakes

But it won't match the front one which is still ok. I know it's not ideal. If someone asked me I wouldn't recommend they do this but I don't think it's that bad. I know it's not great but if I can get one cheap it'll be better than the one thats on now. Bald as!

Dude I've got bridgestone something or other on the back and Pirelli sport demon on the front of my bike. Who cares about matching? I'm more worried about traction.