Hyo tyres; Should I be worried?

[TOTO]

Ahhh! Google is my friend. Turns out crash bungs are bobbin like appendages that you attach to the side of your bike so that if it falls over at slow speed the bung gets scraped while the rest of the bike doesn't. Pretty small and unobtrusive too. Nice!

where can you buy them or if they are easily made , what is the method of making them ? do you know ? also do they look ugly ? have you seen them ? are they removable once in place ?

[DingoZ]

Speaking with the mechanic I take my bike too....(Hyosung GT250R), the bungs are standard. They bolt into the frame. Would only entail a small barely noticable cut to the fairing on either side for the bung to be able to be positioned correctly, as there are already bolt holes drilled in the frame...
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I will be getting them done on my bike shortly. If you are interested I will post pics of the install and prices for you...


Also talking with a friend and fellow biker from Aus, who has a GT650R, and who races it...ON SHINKO Race tyres, he says also he has no dramas with the Shinko Tyres. Very reliable, he even puts them on his wife's bike. So either he don't care about his wife or he trusts the tyres.
Me thinks he trusts the tyres somehow....

[Weaver]

I'd be intrested in that Dingoz. Wish I had had some about a month ago though, lol

[TOTO]

Speaking with the mechanic I take my bike too....(Hyosung GT250R), the bungs are standard. They bolt into the frame. Would only entail a small barely noticable cut to the fairing on either side for the bung to be able to be positioned correctly, as there are already bolt holes drilled in the frame...
..
I will be getting them done on my bike shortly. If you are interested I will post pics of the install and prices for you...


Also talking with a friend and fellow biker from Aus, who has a GT650R, and who races it...ON SHINKO Race tyres, he says also he has no dramas with the Shinko Tyres. Very reliable, he even puts them on his wife's bike. So either he don't care about his wife or he trusts the tyres.
Me thinks he trusts the tyres somehow....

please sned pics , coz I want to put some on mine

[rwh]

Don't know about Wellington but it's been dry in Auckland for weeks.After todays rain the roads are mega slippery and if it's been dry in Wellington for a while then a fresh rain is going to bring all the recently deposited oil, diesel, coolant to the road surface. Chances are any bike or set of tyres would come unstuck in similar conditions. I try and practice emergency braking every-time I got out on a road. Often I forget to but try and make it a habit.

IIRC until yesterday, last time it rained here was Christmas Eve. A while, anyway.

Yesterday I was out in my car when the rain started. I was having a terrible time with wheelspin any time I wanted a slightly hurried departure from an intersection ... I want 4wd

Richard

[TOTO]

IIRC until yesterday, last time it rained here was Christmas Eve. A while, anyway.

Yesterday I was out in my car when the rain started. I was having a terrible time with wheelspin any time I wanted a slightly hurried departure from an intersection ... I want 4wd

Richard

I think 4wd do this too, rwh I'll tell you a story I read in the herald a couple of months back, the rest of you can read it too


There was a guy teaching his daughter (learner cager) to drive his manual Subaru Forester. She was on the roundabout, strugling to take off, stayed there for 2-3 minutes. Que built up behind her, she was waiting for the perfect spot but every time it came she stalled(I been there too). The father got nervous , got out of the passenger seat , switched places with his daughter. In the next available space screetching tyres he takes of in the roundabout and because he needs to turn - him spinning the wheel and pressing on the gas and releasing the clutch suddenly sends him drifting trough the rounabout.
Halfway trough the roundabout his 4wd kick in and his car from drifting sidewais engages all 4 wheels and sudenly the car is going not sideways in an arch but a straight line - into the middle of the rocks on the roundabout.

true story

The point - if you are rough in a 2wd chances are you will still have a rough ride in 4wd.



funniest real story I ever read in a newspaper

[disenfranchised]

Have not had any worries with them so far..
Everyday to work and back - no matter what the weather..Hills corners m-way - up hill and down on twisties. Not a problem
4000k's done on them..---

I'm the same.
Coming up to 8000k's and no mishaps so far.
Had my rear lock up and slide in a few emergency situations in the wet.
Had the rear step out a bit hitting slick patches, paint etc while cornering in the wet.
Just teaches you to ride a bit more gently!!

Otherwise they seem fine.
I wont be changing them till I have to.

[rwh]

I think 4wd do this too, rwh I'll tell you a story I read in the herald a couple of months back, the rest of you can read it too


There was a guy teaching his daughter (learner cager) to drive his manual Subaru Forester. She was on the roundabout, strugling to take off, stayed there for 2-3 minutes. Que built up behind her, she was waiting for the perfect spot but every time it came she stalled(I been there too). The father got nervous , got out of the passenger seat , switched places with his daughter. In the next available space screetching tyres he takes of in the roundabout and because he needs to turn - him spinning the wheel and pressing on the gas and releasing the clutch suddenly sends him drifting trough the rounabout.
Halfway trough the roundabout his 4wd kick in and his car from drifting sidewais engages all 4 wheels and sudenly the car is going not sideways in an arch but a straight line - into the middle of the rocks on the roundabout.

Hmm - I think I'd heard about that 'feature' of Subarus, though I thought it was only the automatics - I thought the manuals were full time. Oh well - will have to research more thoroughly if I ever get round to buying one.

Richard

[mowgli]

It appears that the majority of Hyosung GT250R owners are very happy with their stock Shinko tyres. If you're an aggressive rider and like to push it then you will see benefits in switching to better tyres (such as Pirelli Sport Demons) but for most riders this is probably unnecessary and money wasted.

The biggest tip is to get out and practise in a range of conditions. Get a feel for how your bike and tyres perform and ride within those limits. White paint and manhole covers are slippery no matter which tyres you have on. First rain after a dry spell is particularly bad on all surfaces. Be smooth on the throttle and brakes especially at intersections. If you do lock up, keep you head up, release the brake and look where you want to go.

Lastly, if you're worried about riding in the wet then the best thing you can do is more riding in the wet. Take it easy out there

[Weaver]

I think 4wd do this too, rwh I'll tell you a story I read in the herald a couple of months back, the rest of you can read it too


There was a guy teaching his daughter (learner cager) to drive his manual Subaru Forester. She was on the roundabout, strugling to take off, stayed there for 2-3 minutes. Que built up behind her, she was waiting for the perfect spot but every time it came she stalled(I been there too). The father got nervous , got out of the passenger seat , switched places with his daughter. In the next available space screetching tyres he takes of in the roundabout and because he needs to turn - him spinning the wheel and pressing on the gas and releasing the clutch suddenly sends him drifting trough the rounabout.
Halfway trough the roundabout his 4wd kick in and his car from drifting sidewais engages all 4 wheels and sudenly the car is going not sideways in an arch but a straight line - into the middle of the rocks on the roundabout.

true story

The point - if you are rough in a 2wd chances are you will still have a rough ride in 4wd.



funniest real story I ever read in a newspaper

4WD or AWD is the way. I used to have a RWD and it would step out all the time in the rain. Now I have a AWD and its far better. When I give it shit in the wet it acts more like a FWD than a RWD, front sledges in corners, but it never brakes traction

[TOTO]

I bought a new Hyosung GT250R a month ago and love it. Over 2000k ridden so tyres worn in. Today I went riding in the rain deliberately to gain experience. I got a little loose in the rear at a roundabout when I decided the muppet giving way to me might actually not have seen me at all. Basically I sort of stood it up and braked - a little aggressively it turns out. The rear locked and slid out alarmingly but recovered as soon as I released the pedal. Braking was completely ineffective really although I didn't end up on the ground and evidently the muppet did see me as I would have hit him otherwise.

Today I was reading this thead and now I'm wondering if I should be worried about the stock tyres on Hyosung? So far they haven't let me down but I have no idea how their performance compares with mainstream tyre brands.

Any and all advice welcome.

Update and Summary

It appears that the majority of Hyosung GT250R owners are very happy with their stock Shinko tyres. If you're an aggressive rider and like to push it then you will see benefits in switching to better tyres (such as Pirelli Sport Demons) but for most riders this is probably unnecessary and money wasted.

The biggest tip is to get out and practise in a range of conditions. Get a feel for how your bike and tyres perform and ride within those limits. White paint and manhole covers are slippery no matter which tyres you have on. First rain after a dry spell is particularly bad on all surfaces. Be smooth on the throttle and brakes especially at intersections. If you do lock up, keep you head up, release the brake and look where you want to go.

Lastly, if you're worried about riding in the wet then the best thing you can do is more riding in the wet. Take it easy out there

good summary.

+1

[ital916]

This has been an interesting thread to read...there has been a lot of mixed opinions on the shinkos. Haha try riding on a 110 vrubber on the rear, they're a good tyre but i still slide a bit in the wet aye, I keep it safe and ride like a snail in the wet. Leave the moto gp for the dry.

[Iain]

Speaking with the mechanic I take my bike too....(Hyosung GT250R), the bungs are standard. They bolt into the frame. Would only entail a small barely noticable cut to the fairing on either side for the bung to be able to be positioned correctly, as there are already bolt holes drilled in the frame...
..
I will be getting them done on my bike shortly. If you are interested I will post pics of the install and prices for you...


Also talking with a friend and fellow biker from Aus, who has a GT650R, and who races it...ON SHINKO Race tyres, he says also he has no dramas with the Shinko Tyres. Very reliable, he even puts them on his wife's bike. So either he don't care about his wife or he trusts the tyres.
Me thinks he trusts the tyres somehow....

Hey DingoZ

How did you get on installing crash knobs on your GT250R?

[Dodger]

I'll add my 2c
After 16000km's I replaced the rear tire on my Hyosung GT250.

In those 16000km's I had no real issues with the stock Shinko's except in the wet where they felt like ice (esp the rear).

[mowgli]

... and from the times I have had a rear wheel lock on my 2 210kg bikes ....

Wow! I didn't think bikes that big existed