I just bought my 2000 gs and both of the stock bridgestones are bald. I need to find some tires that are ungodly cheap in price but still a decent tire. i found some cheng shins for 40 bucks each on this one website. anyone have good luck with those my budget is pretty limited considering I just dropped over 2 grand on the bike and left my account naked. Also is 20 bucks for mounting and blancing each tire a good deal? thanks
Grant aka ACE
Which Cheng Shin tires? In general they are very hard tires - not grippy at all and tend to slide around in the wet or when pushed. I had looked at a set of Hi-Max some time ago for a friend's old honda cruiser, but he decided on some other tires...
I know Cheng Shin makes a brand called Maxxis - which is SURPRISINGLY a pretty decent tire. I would recommend either a set of Maxxis Promax tires (set can be had from some places for $80-$90) or a set of Avon AM51/52 (set can be had for about $100).
If you have a Cycle Gear local to you (www.cyclegear.com), give them a try to mount your tire. You'll need to remove the wheels yourself, but I think they charge $15 per mounting and balancing... cheapest way to go that I've found...
Rolly
Don't skimp on tires. They are much cheaper than parts and hospital bills.
Battleaxe BT45's for ~ $90 each. I've got 14,000miles on front and back and they are still going. :cheers: (80% was highway riding though) the rear needs to be replaced but its not down to the wear bar, and I can still corner at ~ 30mph (it will start to slide though...)
i paid around 70 - 80 for my BT45's at dtmaonline.com
170 shipped or so.
hey ace, call j's atv in clinton. talk to ronnie tell them aaron sent ya.
he can point you in the right direction. $20 m&b is close to what i paid for mine, but i brought them the wheels. i bought irc (roadwinner?) for mine.
rode in the wet in the ice :x wont do that again. all around had great experiences with these tires :thumb: btw their num is 1-865-463-0760 :thumb:
chen shin are crap. you get what you pay for. having said that, the fastest rider of the group I usually ride with (bandit 1200 owners generally) has one f%$king fast dude on a nighthawk 700s on shen shin tires and he leans so hard he's scraped pretty much anything you could imagine (and a few things that leave you wondering)...no one can keep up with him.
My feeling is that the tires should be much better than I am. He is a vastly experienced rider so if something does happen (slipping, etc) he will know how to handle it. I wouldnt want to be in that situation.
Chen shins are notoriously poor wet weather tires.
get some BT45's. Pony up the money-its all that is between you and asphalt surfing.
Quote from: ACEI just bought my 2000 gs and both of the stock bridgestones are bald. I need to find some tires that are ungodly cheap in price but still a decent tire. i found some cheng shins for 40 bucks each on this one website. anyone have good luck with those my budget is pretty limited considering I just dropped over 2 grand on the bike and left my account naked. Also is 20 bucks for mounting and blancing each tire a good deal? thanks
Grant aka ACE
Cheng Chin tires have not had the best reputation here over the years, but their new Maxxis tires are better. I would consider the Kenda tires myself for a budget tire.
You can get a pair of Kenda 671 tires in 110/70 and 130/70 OEM sizes delivered to your door for $105.90 from Southwest. They don't charge shipping on a pair of tires. Did you figure shipping on those $40 Cheng Shens?
http://swmototires.com/I put a Kenda 671 on the back of an old CM400 that I used for a winter bike and a 2002 GS500 that I bought last Sept with about 4k on it had a new Kenda 657 on the rear. I was in a hurry at first to get my new radials on it for this comming season, but after putting about 4k plus on it I am pleasantly surprised. Dry traction is quite good and I am running the twisties at my usual rapid pace. Wet traction is not nearly as good, but I have been spoiled by having Metz and Avon radials on the back of my 97 for the last couple years and not slowing down at all when it is wet. I really think the Kenda's are as good as the OEM tires in the wet.
The going rate around here is about $25 per wheel carried in for mount and bal. Others in other areas of the country have reported prices as low as $10-15 per wheel.
Man those maxxis pro max or whatever look like a good buy, pretty decent looking tread design too. thanks for the help. sound good to you? pay about 100 bucks shipped
I'd get them... in my order of cheaper tires I'd rank those up at the top. I've heard mostly good things about Maxxis tires (not Cheng Shins, just the Maxxis...). I was interested in the Promaxx tires also, but for about the same price you can mount a set of Avon AM51/52 (which I have a feeling may be a LOT better, we'll see...)
Good luck and let us know how they work out for you...
Rolly
Quote from: ACEMan those maxxis pro max or whatever look like a good buy, pretty decent looking tread design too. thanks for the help. sound good to you? pay about 100 bucks shipped
I wouldn't hesitate to try the Maxxis Promaxx or the Avon AM51/52 tires if I was looking for a tire in that price range. The Avons would be a little more cost than the Promaxx or Kenda tires and probably worth it. Still waiting for a report from someone here that has worn out a set of those Avons. :lol: :lol:
Quote from: Rollin668I'd get them... in my order of cheaper tires I'd rank those up at the top. I've heard mostly good things about Maxxis tires (not Cheng Shins, just the Maxxis...). I was interested in the Promaxx tires also, but for about the same price you can mount a set of Avon AM51/52 (which I have a feeling may be a LOT better, we'll see...)
Good luck and let us know how they work out for you...
Rolly
It's my feeling that the Avon AM51/52 tires are a lot better than the price would indicate. I think it's an introductory price and once they are accepted by our market they will be priced more in line with the BT45, ME330/550, and Demon tires. Let us know what you think after you have used them longer.