Shinko update

[longrider805]

Hope everyone is doing well, my 87 and I have finally joined and thought I would pitch in my two cents worth on the longevity of the TourMasters. Granted every road in my part of Texas is laid out like a grid and the overpasses might have elevation signs posted on em', but we have pretty much a year round riding season not counting hurricanes, so I have managed to rack up some miles. I had a set on my 81 GL1100I, but sold that bike before I could get a idea of how they were going to hold up. I loved them on the Wing, and only have a few minor issues on the Yam, they stick like glue and the front has really worn well. The rear........ not so much. I have racked up about 4500 miles since October (hey it's only six miles to work) and the rear doesn't look like it would make 6000. I am a little aggressive in my riding habits, but I felt confident going in that I would make 10,000 miles. The bike has also started exhibiting a nasty weave at times when running over 75 mph. New steering stem bearings and everything else seems to be in check. I have a new set of Dunlop E-3's sitting in the garage, so I will give you and update on the change over shortly. www.JakeWilson.com has them for 109.99 each front and rear with free shipping and $10.00 off when you buy two tires. The production codes were 08-09 respectively which is within shelf life limits. Guess we will see. By the way, I have been running the Ignatech spark box for about 8 months and am happy with it. It may need some fine tuning, but it works a heck of a lot better than the old one, highs of 41mpg and an average of about 36mpg. Not too shabby for a bike with the aerodynamics of a intercoastal waterway barge.........

Edited May 17, 2010 by longrider805
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[Mikealiasmike]

Welcome aboard and in the family. Appreciate the info on tires. Always looking for the "Next best thing" lol Ride safe and keep us informed. God Bless. Mike

[gunboat]

hi kent welcome to the family. i can't say anything about those sako tires but brad ( squidley ) i belive has a set on the 1'st gen he has in his possion.

reguards

don c.

[Squidley]

hi kent welcome to the family. i can't say anything about those sako tires but brad ( squidley ) i belive has a set on the 1'st gen he has in his possion.

reguards

don c.

 

I do have a set of the Shinko Tourmasters on the '89 I sold Grey Ghost. I have come to the same conclusion, the rear isn't wearing well. I also agree with the sentiments of the performance of the tires. They stick like glue, probably due to the soft compound they are made of, I have about 6K on the tires right now and the rear might have another 1K...maybe. If they would have gone 10K I would have been real happy, the front is in very good shape and I'd wager that I could get 5 or 6 k out of it still.

They are an inexpensive tire, I bought both for $119 delivered to my door, but would have to install 3 rears for the kind of yearly riding I do. I am going to change out the tires before I get the bike to Cliff, probably will try the E3's, so thanks for the link