Tyre choice for adventure riding? (Mixing road and off-road)

[Bluft]

I ran the e805 on a dr650 for the dusty butt this year. Had a penetrating puncture by 160km. Something went right through it. On looking close there were numerous little cracks and pierses all over the place. Took it easy till Alex. Had a big goudge to the canvis by then. Purchased a e09 from ther to carry around the rest of the way for a spare for fear of the e805 totally giving out. I was sure it was not going to make the distance and over the Awakino. It did however make it the rest if the way. Possibly very soft rubber?? I wasn't happy with durability and performance

[BMWGSER]

Hi Guys, just a quick question, has anybody tried the new Shinko E804/E805? I work for the importer of Shinko and was just wondering if anyone has tried them that can give me some real world feedback.

Thanks

Do they fall apart like E705 does? I will never buy a Shinko ever again, no back up after they start to Delaminate. Don't touch a Shinko

[Rhys]

Never had a problem with my e705 done about 7,500 on the first set and about 4,000 on the current set, I normally run higher tyre pressure thought, so heat shouldn't be a problem, and hp certainly won't be a problem

[_Shrek_]

Never had a problem with my e705 done about 7,500 on the first set and about 4,000 on the current set, I normally run higher tyre pressure thought, so heat shouldn't be a problem, and hp certainly won't be a problem

mostly big bikes Rhys they don't seem to carry the weight, but there are those running 650's have had the same probs, even running 40 & 37 made no difference

[NordieBoy]

Wonder if it's mainly 650's that are loaded up that have issues?
No issues on the 350 or 650 here and pressures from 16-24psi on the rear depending on conditions (120 width versions only).
At about 27,000km on the front now and still legal. Normally 12,000 or so km from a rear.

[Danger Dave]

tell your importer they're no good on big bikes, I've had 4 sets of shinko's & they've all delaminated, CT won't have a bar of it, they said to get hold of importers but wouldn't say who they were
not blaming or having a crack at you DD but as you work for them may be you can tell your boss

I'll pass it on for sure, what model tyres were they? interesting that the dealer didn't want to help as we can't do anything about it if they don't tell us.

[Bluft]

I'll pass it on for sure, what model tyres were they? interesting that the dealer didn't want to help as we can't do anything about it if they don't tell us.

Mine was the e805 running on an unloaded dr650. Brand new tyre that within a couple of hundred km of riding recieved its first puncture. On cLoser inspection had heaps of near penetrations through canvis. Another couple of hrs and there was some serious splits/ chuncks out right into the carcass. Just made it through the day on a brand new tyre. Brother was running an e09. Barely a scratch

[george formby]

In defence of Shinko after sales, I received a replacement 705 double quick when the <1000k rear showed a rip. Debatable if it was a tire or road surface issue but not a quibble.

[_Shrek_]

I'll pass it on for sure, what model tyres were they? interesting that the dealer didn't want to help as we can't do anything about it if they don't tell us.

the 705's 3 sets & full bore M40 (shinko with another name) 1 set

[_Shrek_]

In defence of Shinko after sales, I received a replacement 705 double quick when the <1000k rear showed a rip. Debatable if it was a tire or road surface issue but not a quibble.

as I did the 1st time it happened, but they (CT) wont even answer emails & if you call.... the person you need to speak to bla bla bla

[RMOTO]

Hi Guys, just a quick question, has anybody tried the new Shinko E804/E805? I work for the importer of Shinko and was just wondering if anyone has tried them that can give me some real world feedback.

Thanks

Hi Dave

I've never been inclined to run Shinko tyres firstly due to the lack of tread patterns in my preference for adventure riding and secondly due to the numerous reviews on the net similar to Shrek’s where tyres delaminate (albeit mainly on heavy or fully laden bikes). I would rather outlay more money for reputable tyres and avoid having a tyre fail in the middle of a trip (or the middle of nowhere).

Not that I take every bad review as gospel, as we all know with the variables involved in tyre manufacturing it is impossible to make every tyre that makes its way off the production line perfect, even highly reputable manufacturers on occasion produce a tyre (or a batch) that prematurely fails. What I took into consideration with my research on Shinko was the higher volume of fail rates associated with the Shinko brand plus the high number of underwhelming reviews from those who didn’t experience failures.

It was interesting to read about the release of the Shinko E804/E805, I thought Shinko may have stepped up to the plate and designed a more robust tyre considering it is angled at the adventure market. The block pattern design looks inviting to give it a try (I always enjoy trying new tyres) however Bluft’s review doesn't immediately install confidence to do so. If it can’t handle the DB1K terrain this is not promising for those adventure riding New Zealand as a good portion of NZ has similar terrain and tyre demands. Even with acknowledging that this is just one single review on the tyre, it would take a number of good reviews (from reputable riders) for me to consider putting one on my bike.

Apologies if that is not the feedback you would prefer to hear considering this is a brand you import however I'm sure as a salesman working for a large importer/distributor you will appreciate honest, constructive customer feedback from all angles.

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[Rhys]

Wonder if it's mainly 650's that are loaded up that have issues?
No issues on the 350 or 650 here and pressures from 16-24psi on the rear depending on conditions (120 width versions only).
At about 27,000km on the front now and still legal. Normally 12,000 or so km from a rear.

We recently had a look around the South Island 2 up on the f650. Wife had shoes/clothes for any occasion, summer wear winter wear etc probably 50-60 kg did 3,000 km
The 705 were brilliant I run about 35 psi in the rear, they were new on when we left, we did mainly sealed roads but some gravel and I've done a quite a few tracks / farm land since and minimal wear

[Woodman]

I have run a fullbore/shinko 705, a sr244 shinko and a couple of shinko 700s on the KLR and all lasted about the same as any other tyre I had on it.

After reading shreks reports though, I won't be sticking one on the BMW.

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