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i put night dragons on my wide glide. the rear at the end of the season last year and the front at the beginning of this year...not impressed with the wear at all.
I got the same mileage out of a Pitelli night dragon and a Avon Venom X before... Never again...4000-5000 miles isn't enough...I don't care how it sticks.
Cobras are the new Avons and have been for some while now.
Never used Shinko's but a friend who rides a Triumph had one go so south in a hurry last year on I-75 at 70 mph with his gal on the back ... No one was hurt but underwear was destroyed ... This tire had been replaced weeks earlier ... No thanks to the Shinko line.
Last edited by Uncle Larry; Jul 19, 2018 at 09:17 AM.
Cobras are the new Avons and have been for some while now.
Yes I know, havent tried one yet. Night Dragons though, the only way I would put one on is if I had a flat and was stuck on a ride and it is the only choice I had,... I would plug my tire and ride on it before I would if I could...Its why I carry a flat kit always.
I have the Shinko 777 HD's on the front and rear of my Fat Boy and love them so far. I was using night dragons before this and the shinkos seem to be doing just as well for half the price
I run shinko 805s on the yamaha. Good tire but its a dualsport tire so they tend to wear FAST. Thanks uncle larry for the picture now i know not to run those on the tiger. They look a bit like tkc 80s but i digress. Must be the shinko clone. With dualsport or adventure bikes its a trade off of giving up longevity for offroad grip or mud performance.
There is one tire i will run on my harley and that is metzeler 888s. I usually have to change them at the 7 year mark before i fully wear them down.
Never used Shinko's but a friend who rides a Triumph had one go so south in a hurry last year on I-75 at 70 mph with his gal on the back ... No one was hurt but underwear was destroyed ... This tire had been replaced weeks earlier ... No thanks to the Shinko line.
Yep..... My bud threw a new set of em on his Super Tenere his shop was given to test em out for a distributor.... He rode about 25 miles on em..... Took em off and put his worn Michelins back on...... Told me enough about em....
I have them on my 130hp 2017 sgs. Yes went thre a set in 4000 miles but they stick and at 85 bucks i can buy 3 for what a hd tire cost and i got 10000 out of that one
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