Shinko 777, dont do it
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Shinko 777, dont do it
Well, put a new rear tire on in February, a Shinko 777. Supposedly this is a "long life" tire, rated for big touring bikes like my 2000 Ultra. Well, here it is middle of June, and it's shot. Granted, it stuck to the road like **** on velcro, but 4250ish miles is a joke. I'm not into changing rear tires as often as my oil.
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Harleylife1 (06-02-2020)
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Shinko: "Shinko manufactures its tires in South Korea"
South Korea makes a lot of good quality stuff, Taiwan, mostly pretty good, China and Vietnam... if it's rubber or food, I'll pass. I just bought two front MT90/16 Avon Cobras, $118 each from Dennis Kirk. Not enough difference in price to me to not buy one of the best brands available.
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razorbill10 (07-08-2018)
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Shinko is supposed to be the tooling from Yokohama tires when they left the motorcycle market. If the Yokos were as **** as the Shinkos, I dont know how they have the reputation they did. It was an improvement in ride over the Dungflop that was on the bike, but the wear sucked. For the record, I've used dungflops on many bikes over the past 20 years, never liked the feel or the handling of the bikes with them installed.
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