Shinko tyres?

[avgas]

Last free advice i got was spam ha.
No what shop did ya get the shinko's from?

[Littleman]

Com'on Noel, stop being obtuse.

Even a wiseman can learn from a fool.

Put him out of his misery.

[The Stranger:Me]

Com'on Noel, stop being obtuse.

Even a wiseman can learn from a fool.

Put him out of his misery.

Sorry Greg.

Got em from Motohaus.
See, you learned something from a fool today.

[Resto lad]

yup my suzuki sv .came with shinko zr's
been messin with pressure & suspenion settings
still not the best feeling tippin low into corners
and BLOODY horrible in rain

[Benk]

Anyone out there use the slicks with any sucess? I wont be able to ride on pirelli superbikes all the time (using second hand ones at the moment, and have a couple more sets coming). But I was thinking about a good cheap set of slicks that I could just use for a while and adapt to. Looking at getting into racing for the summer series and cant justify 600-700 bucks every few races.

Ideas? Thoughts? Model numbers?

[avgas]

Just to update here - 2,000K's and the shinko on the rear is going well.
She sticks like shit to a blanket when warm, but cold she is stubborn and refuses to grip.
Likewise cold and in the rain = bad.
But it suits my riding as i wanted to restrain myself a little when the tyres are cold. But warm you can almost cook off the rubber. Feckin way better than the Pirelli's and Avons i have had in the past. Comparable to the BT101's
005 is doing me well.

[rogson]

I've used a Shinko rear on one of my VX800s.
I found it comparable with a BT45 in the dry, but not as good in the wet.
It also seemed to wear faster than the BT45 - but it was only about half the price of the BT45.

In this case (most cases?) it seems to me I got what I paid for.

[mark247]

Anyone out there use the slicks with any sucess? I wont be able to ride on pirelli superbikes all the time (using second hand ones at the moment, and have a couple more sets coming). But I was thinking about a good cheap set of slicks that I could just use for a while and adapt to. Looking at getting into racing for the summer series and cant justify 600-700 bucks every few races.

Ideas? Thoughts? Model numbers?

When Tom had that bike a set of slicks lasted him ages.

[Benk]

Im over 30kg heavier though, which will no doubt chew them out faster. I could notice the wear from the last track day.

[carver]

i have 003's on my DRZ....
they are all good, not great, but nowhere near bad either

[nico]

We have run Shinko's on our 600's and have had no problem at all, in fact the 006's were probably the best wet weather tyre we have used and for those of you know us we are not that slow in the wet. If Shinko still made the 006 we would most likely still be running them.
I know of several people who run Shinko 009,s and these people have no problems with them and while they are not the greatest sports/ race tyre they are great value for most road riders.
When I bought my 600 it had Pirelli's fitted so I have been using them ever since, now wearing Diablos and so is Viv's 636.
I run Shinko's on my trail bike and have no problem, they slide a bit but that is when pushing hard.

Most riders get caught up in all the hype about having the stickiest sports tyres available when their riding really only needs an average sports touring tyre. I cannot get my head around people who spend big bucks on tyres that last 3 to 4000kms if that and rarely use the edges of their tyres, have these people got more money than sense or just buy these tyres so they can wank on to their mates??? I know there are riders out there who use all their tyres and will probably need a sports tyre but believe me you are a minority.

Now if someone would like to shout me a pair of the latest Shinko 005's I could evaluate them and give some real feedback instead of all the hype over what people think tyres are like.

well i brought my bike with the 005's on and did a modest 16000km on them ok may not be able to drop the bike over quite as far as the others round corners but for the daily comuter/ odd weekend thrash there brillant just fitted a new set the other day. but each to ya own i guess some guys i know fit a super duper flash bling bling and only get 3-5 thou out of a set buger that i still get to the top of the hill at the same time notsed it does say on case max speed 260km yeap safe to say i wont be hiting that on my way to work

[grego]

looks to me, after reading through the whole thread, that towards the end of the thread "speculation" has been replaced with facts.
More and more riders are actually giving input that comes from "Riding on Shinko" rather then
"having heard"...........

As a Nana rider who only goes out on a sunny loverly day (like today) with no chance of rain and just cruises the back roads , swinging around the bends rather than attacking every corner at maximum speed and lean angle, I reckon the Advanced 005 might be the """perfect Tyre""".

PLEASE talk me out of this stupid idea and make me purchase another 600 bucks worths of top brand rubber. PLEASE>>>>>>>>>>
grego

[rphenix]

Depends on where/how you ride I guess but in the middle of winter crossing the harbour bridge when its damn near hailing and the wind is high and theres plenty of surface water the shinkos dont fill one with confidence and its not as if cars behind you are happy if you drop a few k's off your speed. We got rid of the Shinko's on my wifes GT honestly transformed the bike and her confidence riding in the wet.

I'm still on shinkos had two winters already on the one set and am hoping I can wear the tyres down enough this autumn to justify replacing them for winter.

Grego since your only riding on nice weather days in the Hawkes Bay I wouldnt be in a rush to replace them.

[cheshirecat]

I relaced the front Pirelli with a Shinko on my VFR. Its ridden daily in all weather and have just returned from a 3500k trip round from the South Island. If anything i slightly prefer it in city traffic wet and had no issues on tour in torential wet or dry. I should add my safety wedge is quite high and don't ride on my brakes. (my london despatch riding brake pads lasted for ages unlike the clutch!) Also I'm far more concerned with road surfaces - gravel. oil, manhole covers, hedgehogs, molten tar etc than ultimate tyre grip.
I've yet to try Mich/bridge/dun etc so comments should be taken in context, every bike is different ie rhenix above, and of course plus/minus 1 psi tyre presures and wear profiles change handling enormously.

[R1madness]

Anyone out there use the slicks with any sucess? I wont be able to ride on pirelli superbikes all the time (using second hand ones at the moment, and have a couple more sets coming). But I was thinking about a good cheap set of slicks that I could just use for a while and adapt to. Looking at getting into racing for the summer series and cant justify 600-700 bucks every few races.

Ideas? Thoughts? Model numbers?

They will be fine. We had the yokohama equivilent of the shenko slicks and race tyres in the 90s and they won F3 and 250 proddy.
Ahh the good old days....