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Unknown Tire Brand ??!!??

frecheness

frecheness

Joined Aug 2008
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Stuttgart, Germany
Curious as to see if any one has used these tires before, they are called "Shinko":dunno, pretty cheap for a budgeter like myself.

i did some interent surfing and found out that they got decent reviews and are compared to the big brand names out there tire wise.

http://www.tireexpress.com/prod.cfm?cid=6706&pid=18995

thanks in advance for any info you throw my way. :thumbup
 
sorry mate..but even the name sounds dodgy to me and as if it don't belong on a bike :D
no idea about em tho :dunno ..are they Korean? or sumting...sounds like them other foreign imports called Kings.
My theory is that the rubber you bet your life on each time you mount up, is worth paying for top class...screw the budget really when it comes to bootin' up the bike.
 
They are made in Korea. www.brucecollinsent.com.au

I'm surprised AusRSV isn't aware of them, thy're advertised in the bike mags over here.

I'm inclined to agree with his comments though. Although often brands that are perceived as inferior can be better than those thought to be market leaders. The Sharp helmet test is one I can think of.

However, I'd be waiting for the test or a proven track record before signing up.

They've got a way cooler tread pattern over here, the F003 is usually in the ads.

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Think i'll be sticking to my Michelins thanks. As AUS says as far as tyres are concerend, there is no compromise
 
Little lesson I learnt on the mighty AR125 when I was 17.......ditched the Avon's that had finally succumbed to abuse, and popped into my local bike shop to discover a much cheaper offer on Kumho's I think they were called.

Cut a long story short, new boots, tippy toe for 100 miles and noticed they seemed to slide about abit wet or dry. Saturday night came, decided to do the teenage thing and gun it out of the junction in front of the waiting masses at the bus stop. The overwhelming, ahem, power of the AR managed to light up the back tyre, the front slid as I turned and that was me on my arse wondering where the wet drain cover was hiding, only to discover it was actually the tyres.

I'd say, f&*k that for a game of toy soldiers and stick to what is known :thumbup
 
Jussi said:
Dunno about the handling, but they are pretty big in Asia

http://www.shinkotire.co.kr/english/01company/sub01.asp
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So's bird flu!

It's really up to you mate but like people have already said I'd be very dubious about their all round quality. Taking for granted you're bike is mechanically sound, the tires are the most important aspect of the bike's equipment in my opinion. I really do appreciate you're on a budget but it's one of those things you can't really afford to compromise on in my opinion.

I've spent alot of time in Asia and another thing to consider is that they really don't develop tires in Asia with wet weather in mind as obviously it isn't really an issue for them and they're health and safey is generally so poor you'd never hear if there were issues anyway. Subsequently I'd be a bit concerned about how they'd perform in the wet, especially on something as beefy as an RSV.

Having said that if someone reputable has reviewed them and they say they're ok then maybe they are but I'd still be very cautious that they'll be able to do what other popular brands can as well and for as long.
 
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I've also spent a lot of time in Asia and (apart from in Japan, obviously) there are very few big bikes over there so where do they get the experience to develop them?
Admittedly, people used to laugh at Bridgestones and they have come good but I'd let someone else do the development work rather than you.
Unless you're doing 20,000 miles a year commuting I'd be inclined to get the best tyres you can afford and stick to something you've heard of.
Anyway, these sound too much like the Dieyoungs we used to bolt on our RD250s when we didn't know any better.
 
A303 said:
I've also spent a lot of time in Asia and (apart from in Japan, obviously) there are very few big bikes over there so where do they get the experience to develop them?

That's a very good point I hadn't considered and on thinking about it I seem to remember that road tax pricing is next to nothing for bikes/mopeds up to 150cc and then for anything bigger than that it's very expensive and so the the very few big bikes you see are ridden by foreigners usually.
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Rage Rider said:
That's a very good point I hadn't considered and on thinking about it I seem to remember that road tax pricing is next to nothing for bikes/mopeds up to 150cc and then for anything bigger than that it's very expensive and so the the very few big bikes you see are ridden by foreigners usually.
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Exactly RR.
Where've you been hanging out in Asia then?
(Oh, sorry, does that constitute a thread hijack? Think we're all pretty unanimous on this one anyway.:nana)
 
An other thing in tyres of Asia is that when tey are imported to EU there must be and acceptace mark on the tyre, but are they designed for our temperatures...

Friend of mine sells tyres for living and some blokes grey imported tyres to Finland from the warm countries w/o acceptance - that is an insurance matter, but the rubber compound was not made for our cool summers so you automatically loose the grip.


Officially imported tyres naturally are EU aprroved, but to what temperatuser they are designed is an other tihng.

Even Pirelli Diablo Corsa is noticeably slippery below +5 centigrade ;)

Currently in Osaka Japan, but that is an other story ;)
 
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A303 said:
Exactly RR.
Where've you been hanging out in Asia then?
(Oh, sorry, does that constitute a thread hijack? Think we're all pretty unanimous on this one anyway.:nana)
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Oh well, lets (temporarily) hijack away! My dad's a petro-chemical engineer and has worked all over Asia over the last 10 years so I've been out to visit him in a few places during that time. He's mostly been working in Malaysia and Thailand and my wife is also from Thailand too so I've spent alot of time there over the last few years. How about yourself?
 
Rage Rider said:
Oh well, lets (temporarily) hijack away! My dad's a petro-chemical engineer and has worked all over Asia over the last 10 years so I've been out to visit him in a few places during that time. He's mostly been working in Malaysia and Thailand and my wife is also from Thailand too so I've spent alot of time there over the last few years. How about yourself?
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Sound like you've seen a lot of Asia.
I got a one-way ticket to Hong Kong with a girlfriend in '92 and ended up spending the next five-odd years in Taipei. Did a bit of touring round Thailand while I was out there and really liked it. Took the sleeper from Bangkok to Penang, flew from Singapore to Darwin, etc.
I met my wife while I was in Taiwan and she imports stuff from China so we still get out to Asia every year or so to see suppliers, visit family, etc.
Sorry, is this boring everyone else?
 
thanks everyone for the insight! i will stick to the big names and go with what i know.
 
A303 said:
Sound like you've seen a lot of Asia.
I got a one-way ticket to Hong Kong with a girlfriend in '92 and ended up spending the next five-odd years in Taipei. Did a bit of touring round Thailand while I was out there and really liked it. Took the sleeper from Bangkok to Penang, flew from Singapore to Darwin, etc.
I met my wife while I was in Taiwan and she imports stuff from China so we still get out to Asia every year or so to see suppliers, visit family, etc.
Sorry, is this boring everyone else?
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I wouldn't worry I think we're the only one's here at the mo and I'm sure someone will pipe up if we're pissing them/everyone off.

Your travels sound pretty cool too, and similar to mine in many ways as I also have to make the epic trip east on an annual basis (which always cleans me out physically and financially!) Come to think of it maybe I should buy some of these cheapy tires while I'm out there! Did you see what I did there? How I skillfully and almost undetectabley brought the post back to tires again. What do you mean it wasn't the least bit skillful and totally detectable?!
 
Rage Rider said:
I wouldn't worry I think we're the only one's here at the mo and I'm sure someone will pipe up if we're pissing them/everyone off.

Your travels sound pretty cool too, and similar to mine in many ways as I also have to make the epic trip east on an annual basis (which always cleans me out physically and financially!) Come to think of it maybe I should buy some of these cheapy tires while I'm out there! Did you see what I did there? How I skillfully and almost undetectabley brought the post back to tires again. What do you mean it wasn't the least bit skillful and totally detectable?!
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I think you just got away with it. Yeah, Asian tyres, blahblah.
Going to China every year (after dropping the kids off in Taiwan with Granny) might sound fun but spending hours sitting in shabby factories in the industrial heart of China is not really my idea of a holiday any more. We do try and get a few days in somewhere interesting while over there - last year we did Beijing and the Great Wall, the year before Shanghai, so it's not all pollution and grime-encrusted palm trees.
Has your wife got a lot of Thai friends over here? We've got a Thai mate (with English husband) down the coast from you in Weymouth, where they run a shop. She's a right laugh.
 
A303 said:
I think you just got away with it. Yeah, Asian tyres, blahblah.
Going to China every year (after dropping the kids off in Taiwan with Granny) might sound fun but spending hours sitting in shabby factories in the industrial heart of China is not really my idea of a holiday any more. We do try and get a few days in somewhere interesting while over there - last year we did Beijing and the Great Wall, the year before Shanghai, so it's not all pollution and grime-encrusted palm trees.
Has your wife got a lot of Thai friends over here? We've got a Thai mate (with English husband) down the coast from you in Weymouth, where they run a shop. She's a right laugh.
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Yer I know what you mean as when all the boring stuff is done there's usually somewhere nice and interesting to go and visit.

My does have a few friends dotted around in England with Western Boyfriends/husbands and her sister is also over here and is married to one of my best friends from school oddly enough, which is how we met. And yes Thai ****** generally are entertaining in one way or another...unless of course when the "hot chick" you're talking to turns out to have a bigger chopper than you, and I don't mean bike!
 
Rage Rider said:
Yer I know what you mean as when all the boring stuff is done there's usually somewhere nice and interesting to go and visit.

My does have a few friends dotted around in England with Western Boyfriends/husbands and her sister is also over here and is married to one of my best friends from school oddly enough, which is how we met. And yes Thai ****** generally are entertaining in one way or another...unless of course when the "hot chick" you're talking to turns out to have a bigger chopper than you, and I don't mean bike!
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Doh! Luckily not a mistake I made when out there.
 
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