Shinko Tires ??

[errorcauser]

Does Skanko stand for "crash and burn" in Chinese?

That reminds me, I need to find me a good helmet.

 

[cyclefvr2]

you get what you pay for when it comes to tires, i always say spend the money on good tires, there the only thing keeping you saferay:

 

[Guest]

Thanks all !! I hate to remove the Metzler I just put on but for the price of these tires and from what I've heard so far I just might....

There is absolutely no need to remove the new Metz Lazer.....it will work fine with a rear tire from another manufacturer. IIRC, that is one of it's marketing attributes, as mentioned by Metzeler. Change it if you must, but I can tell you I ran a Lazer front with a Sport Demon rear, with absolutely no issues. Followed with a rather unlikely Cheng Shin Hi Max front/ Pirelli rear combo, and coming soon, an Avon Road Rider/ Cheng Shin combo on the 1100E.

Tony.

 

[Grandpa]

you get what you pay for when it comes to tires, i always say spend the money on good tires, there the only thing keeping you saferay:

That's why I bought front Shinkos. One for my GK a year ago, the other for my Venture. On both applications the Shinko has proved itself to be a very good tire. I'm referring to the Shinko Roadmaster 230.

Shinko is a good tire. The only factor missing is how long it will last. If I can get close to 10,000 miles out of this tire, it will be an excellent tire.

Mixing tires is no big deal. I've been doing that for 39 years and 500,000 miles on all my bikes. On my Venture I have a Michelin Commander on the rear, and the Shinko Roadmaster on the front. As long as the tire is the correct size and application, any combination should work (granted that some work better than others).

 

[TheCafeKid]

If it makes anyone feel better about their quality, Shinkos are made in S. Korea, not China.

Shinko recently came out with a new dual-sport tire that is earning rave reviews from the V-Strom folks, and they're about a third the cost of the usual Metzeler, Michelin, or Avon replacements. I put one on the back of my VX800, and it's fantastic. Saved me $90, too.

Shinko makes good tires.

That settles it, If they're good enough for Brian to go burnin on...they're good enough for my 1000G!

 

[Grandpa]

Josh, the GK had a Shinko up front when I sold it to you, so you've ridden on Shinkos before. It was a Roadmaster 230.

It had a couple of thousand miles by the time I arrived at your house 11 months ago. I may not be as crazy a rider as Brian Wringer, but I'm no slowpoke either.

 

[TheCafeKid]

Josh, the GK had a Shinko up front when I sold it to you, so you've ridden on Shinkos before. It was a Roadmaster 230.

It had a couple of thousand miles by the time I arrived at your house 11 months ago. I may not be as crazy a rider as Brian Wringer, but I'm no slowpoke either.

Sorry Nick, I hadnt even paid attention. It got new tires (well, a new one up front, and that other wheel you gave me on the back) pretty quick, so i dunno how many more miles I put on it. I ran a Shinko on the back of my 1100G for a little while I think. Actually I might have had that on there at RRR, Do they make one called a Street Shark? Thats what was on it. Not bad, sticky enough, but it saw toothed REALLY quick.

My 1000G will NOT be the corner carving maniac bike that the ES is, so some DECENT tires will be just fine. I will be looking to these when i go to get em!

 

[TheCafeKid]

I just got a set of the Avons Pos posted for my GS750, 110/90/16F 130/90/17R for about $180 shipped. I would have bought another set of Cheng Shin Hi-Max in the same sizes but they are discontinued and I couldn't find both front and rear at the same outlet. They were and excellent tire for the money! Can't wait to get these Avons mounted up and balanced though.

...as soon as I can figure out where the light spot on the tire is. Mine aren't marked at all, must have been training day at the factory.

/\/\ac

No Mac, Avons BOAST that their tires are PERFECTLY Balanced from the factory. So they have no "dot" on them. Put em on the rims, then balance from there. BTW, watch diving into that first corner on those babies...they WILL quicken up your steering if you're used to Hi Max's. Also, you will need to run higher pressure than Zooks pressure chart tells you. I run 36-38 front, and about 42 in the rear.

 

[Macmatic]

No Mac, Avons BOAST that their tires are PERFECTLY Balanced from the factory. So they have no "dot" on them. Put em on the rims, then balance from there. BTW, watch diving into that first corner on those babies...they WILL quicken up your steering if you're used to Hi Max's. Also, you will need to run higher pressure than Zooks pressure chart tells you. I run 36-38 front, and about 42 in the rear.

Thanks for the tip on the cornering, mang. I'll take it easy until I've got the mold release off for sure... then its all rt 51 to Illion, rinse and repeat. I'm going to balance the rim and then mount up the tire and recheck. You have a good method for balancing you can link to? When I did the Cheng Shins I think I played with weights until they didn't stop in the same quadrant four out of five spins.

[edit] Yep, axle across leveled jackstands is how I did it. I'll probably drop $50 on the HF balancing stand by the time I do my next set. I think found the dead heavy spot and started off trying a few different weights across from it until the stops got more random and then dialed it in from there. Never had any problems I felt for the life of the tires but my rear does have no center tread in one area and about 1-2mm left in the center the rest of the way around. Probably bad production tolerances.[/edit]

/\/\ac

 

[Steve]

You have a good method for balancing you can link to? When I did the Cheng Shins I think I played with weights until they didn't stop in the same quadrant four out of five spins.

/\/\ac

Unless you have an electronic balancing machine like the tire shops, just put your axle through the wheel and support it on two jackstands. Rotate the wheel slowly, notice where it stops. Rotate it about 90 degrees, see where it stops. As you mentioned 4 out of 5 is pretty good.

.

 

[posplayr]

To be fair, and if judging from the reviews means anything, these Sinko Tires seem to have a very high "Bang for the Buck" factor

http://reviews.bikebandit.com/3400/13859/reviews.htm

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.co...04&DivisionGroup=3&Division=31&Department=401

I just priced them out for 130/90-17 and 100/90-19 and they are $96 delivered.

 

[Bufallobiff]

I had a Shinko Tourmaster on the front of my GK when I sold it to TheCafeKid last year. It already had about 3,000 miles on it when delivery was made, and I can assure you this Shinko is one of the best values for the money. It worked great on the GK, which I rode rather briskly.

I have same type of Shinko on the front of my Venture right now. I got it from Motorcycle Superstore at http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/ . Incredible price, and only $9 for shipping. $58.99 plus shipping for my 120/90-18 front tire for the Yamaha Venture. $51.99 for the 100/90-19 or the 110/90-19 front tire most GS shafties use.

I've had the Shinko installed on my Venture for almost 1,000 miles now, and I'm again impressed with this tire. It works well on wet, on metal-grate bridges, on pavement being readied for a new top. The only thing missing is longevity. How long it will last -- that's the big question.

If I can get anywhere close to 10,000 miles out of the present Shinko front tire, and it still performs as well as it does now, it's the buy of the decade.

So, it's a "cheap" tire. I'm a cheap SOB, and proud of it. More $ doesn't assure better quality.

Nick Diaz
Middletown, MD

Put the Tourmaster on the rear of the GS850 and, so far, so good. I haven't had the bike (or tire) long enough to make any generalisations yet. I put Cheng Shins on the Moto-Guzzi (shaft drive) and got 10,000 out of the rear. Not much different than the Mich. Pilot Activ that preceeded it at less than half the cost. Unfortunately Cheng shin is'nt availabel any more so I'm hoping that the Shinko will be as good.

 

[noobie]

That reminds me, I need to find me a good helmet.

Fulmer AF-D4 (109$) have scored very well in an independent test, together with ZRP-1 ZR-1 (around 80 $ from what I know) and Icon Mainframe.

 

[cyclefvr2]

those tires really do look good!, and cheap, hell a set for the price of one dunlop,or bridgstone

 

[posplayr]

I was doing a search for these Shinko tires. Apparently it is a Japanese (Edit out Chinese) company that bought Yokohama tooling for tire production. No gaurantee the materials are teh same, but encouraging. These PODIUM RADIAL maybe of some interest as they come in the larger 18" size for 1st gen gixxer wheels. 160/60-18 and 170/60-18. I have not used them and have instead bought the Dunlop Streetsmart 170/60-18

http://www.shinkotireusa.com/product/product.php?id=6


http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/402/116/Motorcycle-Article/Shinko-Stealth-Tire-Review.aspx

About Shinko

Established in 1946, the Shinko Group began as a manufacturer of bicycle tires and tubes in Osaka, Japan that today has become a burgeoning manufacture of rubber products.

In 1998 the Shinko Group purchased the motorcycle tire technology and molds from Yokohama Rubber Co., and began production of these products under the Shinko Tire brand. With manufacturing based in South Korea and design based in Japan, the company has seamlessly combined Japanese engineering and design principles with South Korean production and quality control standards. Today Shinko Tires produces approximately 200,000 motorcycle tires per month.

http://www.ridedirect.com/showCategory.php?id=46

 

[errorcauser]

I was doing a search for these Shinko tires. Apparently it is a Chinese company that bought Yokohama

Ouote:
"About Shinko

Established in 1946, the Shinko Group began as a manufacturer of bicycle tires and tubes in Osaka, Japan that today has become a burgeoning manufacture of rubber products.

In 1998 the Shinko Group purchased the motorcycle tire technology and molds from Yokohama Rubber Co., and began production of these products under the Shinko Tire brand. With manufacturing based in South Korea and design based in Japan, the company has seamlessly combined Japanese engineering and design principles with South Korean production and quality control standards. Today Shinko Tires produces approximately 200,000 motorcycle tires per month. "


Something about the above quote leads me to believe they're a Japanese company, having the tires manufactured in S. Korea. If that's the case, they'll be mounted on every new japanese motorcycle built and shipped to the showroom.

 

[Macmatic]

I was doing a search for these Shinko tires. Apparently it is a Chinese company that bought Yokohama tooling for tire production. No gaurantee the materials are teh same, but encouraging. These PODIUM RADIAL maybe of some interest as they come in the larger 18" size for 1st gen gixxer wheels. 160/60-18 and 170/60-18. I have not used them and have instead bought the Dunlop Streetsmart 170/60-18

Thanks, I've got a nice set of '86 GSXR rims and a set of '92 Katana rims that I'm been trying to figure out what to do with (which pair on which project) and was considering selling the GSXR's for a more common size. I think they'll look good on my '82 Kat project though.

/\/\ac

 

[posplayr]

My Bad, guess they are Japanese Co.

Thanks, I've got a nice set of '86 GSXR rims and a set of '92 Katana rims that I'm been trying to figure out what to do with (which pair on which project) and was considering selling the GSXR's for a more common size. I think they'll look good on my '82 Kat project though.

I have been doing loops looking for some 18" radial tires. I have the 88 1100 rear wheel which is 4.5x18" vs the 86 which would be 4.0x18".

I have a very old 170/60-18 Pirelli mounted on the rim I purchased (dated 1996) , so I went with the Dunlop Roadsmart 170/60-18 rear.

The Avon Av55 Strom 110/80-18 has a similar pattern so I matched it; should have my GSXR conversion done by end of August. My second choice would have been to just stick with Michelin road pilots 2 which come 110/80-18 and 160/60-18. There are a few other option in that size for sport touring v.s. sport tires. I think I read somewhere that the Road Pilots run a little larger. I have a RP 160/60-18 on a 4.0x18" rim I also bought and it is a little flat in profile (not desireable). The 150/60-18" might be the better match and is in fact how the rim is speced out b ySuzuki.

 

[errorcauser]

My Bad, guess they are Japanese Co.

You had me worried there for a minute, I quickly started searching for helmets again. I just don't trust anything made in China.

I've pretty much wore the molding agent off my tires, so I've been pushing them a little harder. They are a good riding and handling tire. They corner really well, to me anyway. Makes the bike feel real nimble and sure footed. Now if the mileage holds up as well as they ride and handle...we'll see I guess.

 

[loudest143]

I'm really pleased with my Shinkos. Of course you will get a scoff or two from some old schoolers who can't pull themselves out of their usual brands, but this tire is as advertised.

Sure, lots of great brands out there, but for the money, I'm very impressed. Holds me on the road just fine. We've got a variety of surfaces here in central ohio, too, and lots of climate change. About every 5 minutes some days. hahaha

Give 'em a try.

loudest143