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need new tires witch ones

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It's not the tires, it's the wheels I'm worried about! Hope that seat is soft! :D

BassCliff said:
Hi,

Whatever you do, don't get these tires.

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Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
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Are the Shinko 712 tires as good as the 230?
I can get a set shipped from Bike Bandit for $100.20.
The 230 tires would be about $124 shipped.
 
Have been impressed by the Michelin Sirac fitted to the rear of my gs750.Heaps of traction especially on dirt roads and equally good on the tarmac to the point of grinding exhausts.Just have to decide which way to go for the front, the battleax is getting a bit long in the tooth so whether or not to do a front Sirac going whole hog adventure bike
 
ValorSolo said:
Are the Shinko 712 tires as good as the 230?
I can get a set shipped from Bike Bandit for $100.20.
The 230 tires would be about $124 shipped.
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from what i read the 712 are a sportyer tire and the 230 last abit longer but at 53 a rear slight milage dif didnt matter to much to me
 
I didn't read any side-by-side comparison, but from what I have read, they are similar.
If the 230 had 25% more tread life, it would be worth the extra $24, but I don't think it is that much difference.
 
i have the 712 it seems to be a real nice tire a lot like a great dunlop, it is a softer tire though

dunlop elilte/2 are soft fast waring tires, read the tire compound next time, dunlop are great but you need the stiffer tire and it will last longer
 
I believe the 230 to be the better tire. For one thing it's rated for higher speeds, which may not be overly important on face value, but that means it's built better and should run cooler. Also, it uses belted construction, which should extend tread life.
 
If you run your chicken strip to near nothing, then the Shinko 712's will disappoint. I just mounted a set on my GS1000G for less than $100 shipped and after about 500 miles, have had 2 incidents of problems on hard cornering. First I felt a squirm like the rear was letting go but didn't before I corrected and the second today when the rear actually let go(no squirm first) and between the highway peg and my right foot was able to recover and not go down instead of going into a full slide. Both times were on bone dry smooth pavement with no sand. I think the wider tread grooves allow these tires to squirm and possibly let go when leaning hard to the pegs. I will never buy the 712's again, but depending on your riding style may be a good deal for you. The Bridgestone Spitfires and Shinko 230's I've bought held tight on the same hard cornering. I used to like the Avons until some said they had issues with premature cracking and quality control.
 
lurch12_2000 said:
If you run your chicken strip to near nothing, then the Shinko 712's will disappoint. I just mounted a set on my GS1000G for less than $100 shipped and after about 500 miles, have had 2 incidents of problems on hard cornering. First I felt a squirm like the rear was letting go but didn't before I corrected and the second today when the rear actually let go(no squirm first) and between the highway peg and my right foot was able to recover and not go down instead of going into a full slide. Both times were on bone dry smooth pavement with no sand. I think the wider tread grooves allow these tires to squirm and possibly let go when leaning hard to the pegs. I will never buy the 712's again, but depending on your riding style may be a good deal for you. The Bridgestone Spitfires and Shinko 230's I've bought held tight on the same hard cornering. I used to like the Avons until some said they had issues with premature cracking and quality control.
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Just a follow up:
I run my tires at 36psi front and 38psi rear. I measured the tire groove width at the edge of the tire on the 712's and it's >1/2" compared to the Spitfires or others I have which are less than 1/4". I think for certain road conditions this would be ok, but dry smooth pavement you have less tire surface contact as you hit the edges on hard cornering than most street tires. Just a theory but I won't push as hard with these 712's based on reality. Again if you're not a hard rider in the curves then they should be fine for the $.
 
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