Ok, so I want a good tire, I need super sticky on the sides and super hard in the middle. GS500s are not that hard on tires but I need something I can turn on easy when I want to go fast and wears long when I want to road trip.
I was thinking Bridgestone Hypersport S20s but I can't find many reviews of the mileage and especially not any on a GS500/EX500/EX250.
Anyone have any ideas for a great sport touring tire to fit my Kat rim.
Oh I might say Radials only.
I use Michelin Pilot Road 2's on the GS500 and find them excellent. Got 10,000kms on them and they don't even look past bedded in. Good solid centres and sticky sides, also good in the wet as well. YMMV.
I can second Pilot Road 2s, I got a set and put 6k miles on them before I sold my GS, and they were hardly worn at all. I forget what brand are on my CBR, but they seem to be holding up well, I'll update when I get off work and get out to my bike.
(Late update): Dunlop Roadsmart. They are also sport-touring tires, and they seem to be holding up well over the 4k miles I've put on the bike since I've gotten it.
going with a BT-023 in the back and a Hypersport S20 in the front,
110/70ZR17 Front
150/70ZR17 Rear
Went out for a 8 hour canyon carve today and man is that shinko in the front needing to go, felt wobly and unsure through the corners, seems like a great street tire but the heck with it when your riding hard.
The poor BT-45 in back is old and almost perfectly flat.
Its time to get my Kat wheel on and my tires over to radials.
yep had schinkos on the Bandit, just replaced them with Pilot Road 3s, much better. only got a couple of hundred kms on them but already confident enough to scrub the chicken strips off. took months to gain confidence on the schinkos.
Pardon my ignorance but what the hell is a "shinko" :embarassed:
I have just had Bridgestone BT023's fitted front and rear and OMG!!!! They are awesome! The ride video that cods posted up was the first proper ride I did with them and I kept going over the centre line cause they gripped so well, I was used to my old Pilot Powers washing out on me so I had to really stick them into the corner. With the 23's I just tipped in and held it and maannnnnn they just point n shoot. Highly reccomend them, the road noise on them too is excellent harldly any once you have them scrubbed in.
Quote from: mark61 on December 09, 2012, 05:59:49 PM
Pardon my ignorance but what the hell is a "shinko" :embarassed:
el cheapo tyre.... now also standard OEM rubber on hyodungs ..
they still work ok... grip ok.... wear ok.... but they aint performance rubber! ever!!
Schenko bought Yokohama. So basically a Schenko is a Yokohama tyre. Like anything tyre related some versions are good some bad.
in the interests of all tyre/oil/plug/fuel/brand thread historical 'discussions'
extracted from a website.. this .... "In 1998 the Shinko Group purchased the motorcycle tire technology and molds from Yokohama Rubber Co." .. which were the old 1980's gear ..
they bought the tech specs and molds.... not the company as far as i could determine....
maybe the info on the compounds too i guess..... but do they stick to the formula? .. or do they 'save many honorable company dollars' by using 'completely the same but distinguishedly different special formulation by our own lab' ??..
I still think that as a budget end tyre/tire they should be fine... all hoops from all brands have issues sooner or later .. i've been reading reviews on how the NEW shinko feels so much better than the OLD 'xyz' .... well duh! .. new rubber always feels better than the old worn out one!... we just dont notice the gradual degradation of performance from when the OLD one WAS NEW! ..
will i buy shinko?! ... nope probably not ... but that's cos i'm "leet" and cashed up and a choosy opinionated bastard!! :D