gsxr1100 front wheel

[HARTLESS]

Btw. Gotta love the local bearing shop, $12 for the front set. Good quality

[tmkaos]

Anyone ever run shinkos on their fj? I heard they bought out the Yokohama molds and "recipe" when the earthquake took out the factory back when

I run a Shinko 741 in the standard rear 16" size (have to check that designation - it's been a while since I looked closely at the rear tyre to do anything other than check the tread depth) . I haven't had an issue with it, but then again I may not be a good enough rider to tell, who knows? I CAN tell you I have only a few mm of chicken strips either side, have a scrapped muffler and keep up with modern 1000cc v-twin sports bikes. Being from NZ I ride in ALL weathers and the only time I've had it let go unintentionally was when I had to dodge an errant truck on the motorway who lane-changed into me during rush-hour traffic.. The resultant snap on of throttle in the wet as I got out of his way broke the rear loose. Which will happen with any tyre.

I like the Shinko and will be buying another if I don't convince myself into doing the GSXR rear mod.

Cheers,

James

[FJ12PD]

A good friend of mine has had SHinkos on 2 different Vmaxes a 06 and 09 great price. he Loves them good traction and wear well. Both Maxes are modified the 09 puts down 195 at the rear wheel. He said the Shinko is much better than the BS he took off.

[HARTLESS]

Sweet. I can get them new for about 50-60 bucks a pop

[ribbert]

The resultant snap on of throttle in the wet as I got out of his way broke the rear loose. Which will happen with any tyre.

Cheers,

James

No it won't!!

Even at WOT in first gear at 6000rpm + in the wet my tyre will only occasionally let go.

And I get about 8-10 hard k's out of it.

A recent review of this tyre, and I imagine others would be similar, had the tester scraping the pegs in the wet. At this point he saw no need to push any further and commented that only a few years ago this would be unthinkable on a touring tyre.

The choice has traditionally been mileage OR grip, until now.
My tyre man tells me that this combination is now so greatly improved that there has been a decline in demand for sports and track day tyres.

There seems to be a widely held view, and one I've never agreed with, that grippy tyres are only needed if you ride hard.

They are a safety item, not a performance accessory.

I have a bike that will do what yours does, spin it up in the wet in the lower gears just with a crack of the throttle, and it scares the shit out of me when I ride it, wet or dry.

Modern tyre technology is truly amazing.

Noel