SHINKO 705 ON A STELVIO?

[Spuddy]

I got 6,000 (mostly highway) miles on a K76 Heidenau rear tire.  It's time to replace it.  I've had success with 705 Shinkos before. Why not put one on my 660 pound Stelvio?

Spud

[inditx]

Good tire, do it.
inditx

[leafman60]

The Shinko 705's are great tires.  The last 3 set of tires on my Stelvio were 705's.  My new R1200GSLC is currently running a pair of 705's.   They are great at any price but the fact that they are relatively inexpensive is just icing on the cake.

[Jukebox]

 :1: on The Shinko 707

Harry

[smdl]

 :1: on the 705.  Just put my second rear on the Stelvio today, and I have nothing but good to say about them.  First one lasted 12,000 kms (7500 miles) of assertive use.  Can't argue about the price, either.

Cheers,
Shaun

[DanD]

The K60s Scouts on my Stelvio are pushing 12k miles.  The rear is just now approaching the wear indicators.The front  would likely go another 3-4 thousand miles.

So far I've not heard of any tire getting that kind of mileage.

Anyone find a 12k+ dual sport tire for the Stelvio? 

I'd like to lose that squirmy feeling on loose gravel but so far for the mileage I'm getting I  can live with it. 

[Paul Brooking]

The K60s Scouts on my Stelvio are pushing 12k miles.  The rear is just now approaching the wear indicators.The front  would likely go another 3-4 thousand miles.

So far I've not heard of any tire getting that kind of mileage.

Anyone find a 12k+ dual sport tire for the Stelvio? 

I'd like to lose that squirmy feeling on loose gravel but so far for the mileage I'm getting I  can live with it.

Just replaced a Motoz GPS tractionator on the rear of my 2012 NTX 16,000km and could probably got 2-3 more but it is the start of winter.
The K60 front was also replaced with the Motoz GPS only because I got a good deal on the pair.


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[DanD]

Can you give me comparison overview between them?

Its almost time for tires...

[Paul Brooking]

The rear GPS Tractionator was grippy, predictable and consistent throughout its life.
The Scout front was the same.
I hadn’t ridden a big adventure bike in knobby tyres before these so it took awhile to get confident on tarmac, on dirt roads they were brilliant.
The rear tyre wore quite square towards the end and hence the reason to change prior to our wet winter and spring.


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[Huzo]

The rear GPS Tractionator was grippy, predictable and consistent throughout its life.
The Scout front was the same.
I hadn�t ridden a big adventure bike in knobby tyres before these so it took awhile to get confident on tarmac, on dirt roads they were brilliant.
The rear tyre wore quite square towards the end and hence the reason to change prior to our wet winter and spring.


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Lucky the rear has a high asbestos content, stops it catching fire under adverse conditions in the "flamin' Stelvio"...

[Paul Brooking]

Lucky the rear has a high asbestos content, stops it catching fire under adverse conditions in the "flamin' Stelvio"...

Be kind
I was only bringing it up to operating temperature
Cheaper than using the electric cover and a very long extension cord


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[leafman60]

The K60s Scouts on my Stelvio are pushing 12k miles.  The rear is just now approaching the wear indicators.The front  would likely go another 3-4 thousand miles.

So far I've not heard of any tire getting that kind of mileage.

Anyone find a 12k+ dual sport tire for the Stelvio? 

I'd like to lose that squirmy feeling on loose gravel but so far for the mileage I'm getting I  can live with it.

Yes, you can get incredible mileage out of a Heidenau.  That's why I do not use them. 

An aggressive knobby tread that gets very high mileage means a hard rubber compound and questionable traction on paved surfaces, especially wet surfaces.  Frankly, I avoid any tire that gets high mileage for that reason.

These issues with Heidenau tires is pretty-well covered in other postings on other forum sites.

I have tried them and confirmed my suspicions when I had them step out sideways on more than one occasion when coming out of a paved curve.

Off-road, on dirt, they are fine.  But, if you take them on a hard surface, be careful- especially if the road is wet.

As with anything, your riding style and conditions affect tire issues.

The Shinko 705, Conti TKC 70 etc do quite well in a variety of situations and are my preferred tires for DS riding.  If I want
a more aggressive tread,  the TKC 80, Shinko 805 or Metzeler Karoo 3 would be my choice.

[Spuddy]

Went with a 705. So far, no issues with the radial rear Shinko and bias front Heideneau.

Spud

[Green1000S]

The K60s Scouts on my Stelvio are pushing 12k miles.  The rear is just now approaching the wear indicators.The front  would likely go another 3-4 thousand miles.

How noisy are they?
My Stornello makes a ton of noise with Heidenau's...
Whereas the Shinkos are quiet. I'm on my third set of 705's.

[Perazzimx14]

The only issue I have with 705's when they were only DL650 is the front would hunt as low speeds and turn is was a bit slower verses a 100% street tire. A buddy of mine confirmed the 705's also hunt on his GS. Once you moving about 10 MPH the hunting goes away and you get used to it pretty quickly. They are also a bit more noisy than than 100% street tires but its to be expected with the thread patern.

Other than that they are a good tire at a GREAT price point. They handle spirited riding on pavement with ease and seem to wear well and no drama in the rain. If I had a Stelvio that I was going to do some mild off roading (like groomed fire roads) I would not hesitate to use 705's.