Tires??
Road Captain
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From: Port Richey, Florida
I been running Shinko on my 08 Train for some time now and I can only say good things about them. They used to be Yokohama, and were bought by Shinko a few years ago. Yokohama supplyed tires for bikes as OEM tires on lotts of bikes for many years. A lot of the crotch rocket guys here in Florida use them and thats where I got turned on to them. I went to a 200/50/17 instead of the 200/55/17 on rear and run the MH90 on the front. Great handling, much better in rain than the OEM Dunflops. I am getting around 6500 miles on rear and 9000 on front. Check BikeBandit.com out for Shinko tires. Great guys for service on web.
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From: Port Richey, Florida
Thanks daddyknuck, good info there, you do not have to pay mucho bucks for the big brand names to get a great product. I try to not get caught up in the ( I got to buy the best cause so and so says it is the best) hype. I like to try something out before I condemn it. Thanks again
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I been running Shinko on my 08 Train for some time now and I can only say good things about them. They used to be Yokohama, and were bought by Shinko a few years ago. Yokohama supplyed tires for bikes as OEM tires on lotts of bikes for many years. A lot of the crotch rocket guys here in Florida use them and thats where I got turned on to them. I went to a 200/50/17 instead of the 200/55/17 on rear and run the MH90 on the front. Great handling, much better in rain than the OEM Dunflops. I am getting around 6500 miles on rear and 9000 on front. Check BikeBandit.com out for Shinko tires. Great guys for service on web.
Road Captain
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From: Port Richey, Florida
They are round and black!! No really go to bikebandit.com and look at them. They have pics of all the Shinko tires. I am not at my bike now, but I think the rear is the 005 and the front is the MH90/21. I will get back to ya, I have pics on my home puter, I am at work now. They offer 3 diff 200/50/17's for the rear.
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[quote=DaddyKnuck;5182472]I haven't ever used these tires, so I looked for a test. Interesting info here. I won't switch from my Avon's, but if I was bucks down I might consider these.
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