Bob Jones Navy bike thread

[madmax-im]

Yeah tires...a Shinko 712 up front with over 4k miles and a Dunlop 404 with less than 2k miles....I've not been thrilled with the Shinko....

[trbig]

Yeah tires...a Shinko 712 up front with over 4k miles and a Dunlop 404 with less than 2k miles....I've not been thrilled with the Shinko....

I like the price of the Shinkos and they work well for me. On the front, up to @ half the tread, they are great, then start cupping. It gets to where it feels like a bearing is going out on curves. BUT... since I do also ride in the rain, it is one of the best wet handling tires I've used. And for the price, it doesn't bug me much that I change them out with good tread on them still. It keeps fresh rubber on the important wheel.

So now that we've full-scale hijacked this thread.. How 'bout that Navy bike? John says it gets squirelly at high speed as well.

[jwhughes3]

Not since it got new tires on the trip in May. Cured its weave.

JW

[madmax-im]

last hijack...

Well ever since i installed the front shinko there has been this vibration at speeds I normally cruise at...70-80 and so I believe the tire was not perfectly round to begin with...this is what you get with cheap tires...so since i dont change them 6 times a year i will buy something that is of better quality...sure I'll pay more but with the kind of mileage I do a new tire should last two full seasons... plus i plan to get another ST1100 so the bulk of the LD miles will be on on that...like Brant was doing...end hijack...
BTW John I am happy to see you got the Navy bbike back on the road...Tod and Greg are awesome friends...where would we all be without friends like them???Amen

[BA80]

I just put an Avon Venom on the front of mine, it bites good and corners OK but it's a bit twitchy in the corners and just going straight. I wanted to try a higher quality tire too but I wont buy another one of these.

I like the way the Shinko works up front but like you said Ben, about every other one I have an irritating shake right at 70 that can't be balanced out and as Tod said, after a few hard miles they cup on the edges and sing to you in the corners.

[trbig]

...where would we all be without friends like them???

Well, you'd probably have more food and beer in your house, and you'd have less wives saying, "Why do you even associate with these guys and when are they leaving?!?"

[madmax-im]

LOL.....