Shinko Stinko

[sidecarnutz]

I run Shenko's on my 2003 Royal Enfield 500 Bullet. They handle the massive torque and 20 Hp quite well on that bike.
It handles very lightly too. Like a bicycle with a motor on it.

[charlie b]

Yep a Kenda can be from a factory in Taiwan, Vietnam or China.

[Dean Rose]

I put a set of the Shinko 09 Ravens on my 1100 Breva and they are a great tire.

http://www.shinkotireusa.com/tire/009-raven

Dean

[Rox]

Two totally different companies. Why should Cheng Shin be mentioned?

Cuz since we are on the convo of shitty tires..........

Not all of the Shinkos are crap... the 009 Ravens? They're decent. 003 Stealth? Total garbage...
The dirt tires are decent.
    You wanna talk about crappy ass tires ? Metzler Lazertecs. Had a set of these almost killed me...

[Rough Edge racing]

 Did some one say Korean? This is my Triumph 650 race bike, fastest 650 push rod modified production in the USA with it Korean made Kenda tires. Sitting on the bike is my rider's 6 foot tall Korean girlfriend...The guy looking like Ragnar Lothbrok is my rider...The Kenda tires track  nicely in a straight line   

         

[Chuck in Indiana]

You wanna talk about crappy ass tires ? Metzler Lazertecs. Had a set of these almost killed me...

Easily the worst tire I've ever had. I can't imagine why people still buy them.
The Shinko Podiums I have on the Skorpion rock.

[thepittsburghguzzi]

Easily the worst tire I've ever had. I can't imagine why people still buy them.
The Shinko Podiums I have on the Skorpion rock.

Can you guys elaborate a bit? I've got Lasertec's on my V7 Classic and they seem pretty solid. I get pretty spirited in the curves, and have had to slam the brakes once or twice and haven't dumped. I think the front one is cupping ever so slightly, but otherwise they seem alright. What bikes were you guys running these on? What have you found that you like better? Inquiring noobs want to know :)

[Triple Jim]

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[Chuck in Indiana]

Can you guys elaborate a bit? I've got Lasertec's on my V7 Classic and they seem pretty solid. I get pretty spirited in the curves, and have had to slam the brakes once or twice and haven't dumped. I think the front one is cupping ever so slightly, but otherwise they seem alright. What bikes were you guys running these on? What have you found that you like better? Inquiring noobs want to know :)

Bikes? Bavarian Money Waster, (trolling Dusty) and a Duck. The worst I've ever had for following rain grooves/imperfections in the road. Greasy feeling, is the best I can describe them..certainly not "confidence inspiring" especially leaned over. Yeah, the front cups early. Seems like I remember my Duck just falling over off the side stand from lack of traction. Other than that, uhh...  they're a nice color of black.
Seriously, put some Sport Demons on at your first tire change and marvel at the difference.

[oldbike54]

 And JAS 67 , Kirby 1923 , Longranger , Ohiorider , and several others . Trolling that is .

 Dusty

[rodekyll]

I've run many lazertecs and 88/880's out of rubber over the years -- sometimes more than one on a trip.  I've had better tires, but I've had much worse.  Cupping seems to have a lot to do with the suspension misset and 'microbouncing'.  I was able to eliminate it on the ev with some suspension adjustments.

The worst tire I think I ever ran was a Tourance.  I anticipated a couple hundred miles of no road on my route and thought a dual-purpose tire would fit the need.  As it turned out, it was the worst of both worlds -- dangerous on the pavement and unsteady on the slippery clay.  I chose it based on glowing reports from other riders.  It goes to show that the same tire on different bikes with different riders and riding styles will get different reviews.

[Tom H]

I've used the lazertec fronts on my 850 and 750, not much on the milage, wore quickly. I still run it on the BMW and it holds up fairly well there. Don't know how well they stick in the twisties, but for normal riding they were ok.

I've been using S11's on the rear of the 750 and 850 recently, much calmer on the groves then the ME88 especially when the 88' are new.. Had been using the ME88, but they got expensive and may be discontinued. On the front was the ME880, good tire, good mileage but getting expensive.
I just put a S11 on the front of the 750 and it did fine on the rain groves on the way to work today.

On my Cali EVT I have a Michelin Commander II on the rear. Seems fine in the dry, but it does slip on the crosswalk paint lines and especially manhole covers in a turn when wet. From what I had read before buying this tire was that it was fine in the rain, but it has me a bit nervous so far.

Tom

[Tom]

Seems that everyone that makes motorcycle tires has made some junk.  David said that on the first page of the thread.  American, French, German, Italian, British, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Taiwan Chinese  and their sub-contractors.  Assigning race and expect it to be a description of their whole product line is wrong. 

For those that think Cheng Shens are junk.  Which model tire?  I've had their premium line Maxxis Kevlar belted bias ply on my Cali 1100i and radials on a V11 LeMans.  I think they're good tires.

[Motu]

I've used Shinko 712, 110 and currently 230 on my R65, very happy with them all, prefer the 110 .  Got what I thought were Shinko tyres for the Stornello, and got Golden Boy! I was a bit disgusted, but checked the factory code that's after the DOT label, and they are made in the Shinko factory.  No one puts their premium brand name on budget tyres.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

I've used Shinko 712, 110 and currently 230 on my R65, very happy with them all, prefer the 110 .  Got what I thought were Shinko tyres for the Stornello, and got Golden Boy! I was a bit disgusted, but checked the factory code that's after the DOT label, and they are made in the Shinko factory.  No one puts their premium brand name on budget tyres.

The Shinko 244 dual-sport tire says Golden Boy on the sidewall as well. Still a Shinko though.

[Penderic]

You no like Stinko tires? 

Try a much nicer smelling brand!


Bee-line tires! Got a nose for value?

[balvenie]

Penderic,
You da man

[Penderic]

Thank you!

[redrider]

I had a Korean girlfriend. Great ride, lousy mileage.

[Tom]

A quote for my wife. "She's easy but not cheap!"  :smile: