Shinko tyres?

**Owl** · 21st April 2011, 12:10

I may have to try them out one day.......just as soon as I get through my supply of cheap proper tyres.

**ynot slow** · 21st April 2011, 20:23

Originally Posted by Owl

I may have to try them out one day.......just as soon as I get through my supply of cheap proper tyres.

Same old story,good value according to some,shit to others,and my 2c is that for another $100 set I can have PR2 over 005?.At moment prices for $499 set fitted for Pirelli is better value than Shinko.

**Drew** · 22nd April 2011, 00:10

Originally Posted by ynot slow

$499 set fitted for Pirelli is better value than Shinko.

Pirelli, but what model tyre?

If I had my choice of tyre it's supercorsas. They are the shit as far as I'm concerned. But I needed a tyre quick, and I was broke so the Shinko went on and I don't regret it at all.

Tyres are definitely cheaper than fairings, and the pain in ones wallet is nothing compared to that of falling off. But through total lack of options I discovered that the Shinko 010 is a GREAT tyre. Wears well, sticks well, and gives heaps of feed back when you're punting it through the turns.

So if you can't stretch the extra $50, (and most the time I know I can't), you are pretty safe with these.

Disclaimer, I haven't ridden on a rear Shinko yet. I know it'll be better than the BT016 I've got now, but the way I ride is hard on rear tyres so I'll have to let you know.

**R1madness** · 9th May 2011, 13:02

Hey Drew try the rears as well mate. They are fine. I have gone thru 3 sets of them on my GSXR1000. Last well, grip well wet or dry, good feel.

**NordieBoy** · 9th May 2011, 13:50

Rode the TT350 with the Shinko 705's in anger(ish) for the first time yesterday.
Clay, gravel, trialsing up rivers, tree crossings, shale slopes, sunny, pissing rain...

Similar to trials tyres*, if there's something to grip on, they'll find it.

They did it all. With bells on.

*But the trials tyres take grip to a whole new level of insanity of course.

**Drew** · 9th May 2011, 20:28

Originally Posted by R1madness

Hey Drew try the rears as well mate. They are fine. I have gone thru 3 sets of them on my GSXR1000. Last well, grip well wet or dry, good feel.

All going well, I'm racing the RF on them this weekend at round one of the winter series this weekend.

**R1madness** · 9th May 2011, 22:52

Go back and read my post from the early pages mate. They WILL NOT provide you with the outright grip of the super corsas but ride smooth and let them warm up well and you will be fine. Try 32psi front and 28 rear cold. Yea i know its much higher than the pirellis run at the rear but they dont behave like them in terms of flex and heat. I found them to be springy at 30f & 27R.

**Drew** · 10th May 2011, 17:13

Originally Posted by R1madness

Go back and read my post from the early pages mate. They WILL NOT provide you with the outright grip of the super corsas but ride smooth and let them warm up well and you will be fine. Try 32psi front and 28 rear cold. Yea i know its much higher than the pirellis run at the rear but they dont behave like them in terms of flex and heat. I found them to be springy at 30f & 27R.

I said exactly the same thing about grip levels, but I maintain that the feed back from them is so good they can be held closer to their limit in confidence. I know to run them higher in pressure too, they are a road tyre.

Should all go to plan, I will be racing on them purely to get word out that they are not shit. I know they are pretty good, but I'm having trouble convincing some others. So I'll take the whale out wearing a pair and see what happens at the track.

If it's dry and cold like most of the Vic club rounds are, then the harder road compound will work in my favour too. I'm not implying there's any chance I can win a superbike race on a Shinko shod RF900 (I couldn't manage that on a 190Hp gixxer built for Chris Haldane even), but I hope to surprise a few people.

**R1madness** · 10th May 2011, 17:40

Yep as a club level tire they are good as anything. Infact most people would prob benifit from them because they are VERY perdictable when they do push. So many people cant see past the brand name. Shinko used to be Yokohama before the Kobe (japan) quake in the early 90s which bestroyed their motorcycle tyre plant. Check out some of the tread patterns like 003s and 005s easly recognisable to us guys froom back then.... Yokos won 250 proddy and F3 as well as good finishes in 250GP and 600 prody. Some of the F1 (superbike now) guys even ran the yoko slicks here in NZ back then and the new stuff is VERY similar in its behaviour they just stick better.

**Kickaha** · 10th May 2011, 17:53

Originally Posted by R1madness

Shinko used to be Yokohama before the Kobe (japan) quake in the early 90s which destroyed their motorcycle tyre plant.

Shinko used to be Shinko, they bought the molds and technology off Yokohama but are a totally separate company

Wasn't that RSV4 Aprillia that got tossed away at Ruapuna a while back on them

**R1madness** · 10th May 2011, 18:12

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Shinko used to be Shinko, they bought the molds and technology off Yokohama but are a totally separate company

Wasn't that RSV4 Aprillia that got tossed away at Ruapuna a while back on them

Yea it was an RSV4factory. He was doing low 1.33s on them, not bad for a club racer when the lap record is 1.30 flat.... actually that time would have put him about 6th at the nationals... Problem was he was practising sliding wheelstands out of the dipper, (never recommended) and decided to use 2nd gear rather than first like he had been doing all day and went out without the warmers on beforehand (unlike the rest of the day). I talked to him a lot about the crash and he blaims being tired (last session of the day) and cocky for the crash. NOT the tires.

**Kickaha** · 10th May 2011, 19:41

Originally Posted by R1madness

Yea it was an RSV4factory. He was doing low 1.33s on them, not bad for a club racer when the lap record is 1.30 flat.... actually that time would have put him about 6th at the nationals..

Next time you talk to him can you ask where I can buy a stop watch like that

**hayd3n** · 10th May 2011, 19:59

i manage to pull stoppies on my shitco so ill buy it again

**Drew** · 10th May 2011, 20:00

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Next time you talk to him can you ask where I can buy a stop watch like that

They all work like that, you just have to adjust them. This is achieved by hitting the "stop" button before the rider reaches the same point on the track, at which you hit the "start" button.