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Hey Squid, As always, I respect your decision to not indorse Shinco tires any longer. I was caught up in the Avon debacle many years ago, and had to eat a few tires because of it. No one likes to get ripped off when making a major purchase like a tire, me included. Because I work on molds for a living, I wanted to shed some light on a few of the reasons this happens. Tiny rubber pellets, (balls) of rubber are fed into a mold that has been heated with steam, or induction heating. As the pellets enter the hot mold, they melt and flow from one side of the mold to the other side into a cavity called the "Sprue". The mold opens, and the tire is ejected by the ejector pins. The sprue is then remelted and used for another tire later. Because Shinco tires have become so popular, the manufacturer is constantly looking for ways to increase production. If you elevate the temperature of the mold, the pellets will melt faster, flow through the mold faster, and this reduces the cycle time of the mold. Less cycle time equals more tires per hour. In the trade, we call this "Hot Boxing The Mold". A slight increase in the temperature of the mold will increase productivity, but elevate the temperature too much, and the rubber compounds will solidify in layers instead of a consistent fusion of the rubber pellets. When a tire is constructed properly, the weight of the vehicle causes the tire to flex when it comes in contact with the road surface. If the tire has been "Hot Boxed", the layers flex at different rates, and this unequal flexing tears the tire apart. This is the separating condition you are seeing on your tire. Overheat the mold even more, and you "cook" the flexibility right out of the rubber, and this manifests itself on the tire as the little square stress cracks on the sidewalls we saw on the Avon tires. In the beginning, Avon was willing to replace the tires I submitted with the stress cracks. As time went on, more and more tires were being returned for the stress crack issue, and Avon stopped replacing the tires. At that point, I stopped selling Avon tires, and I stopped promoting the use of them. Like I said earlier, I did eat a few Avon tires, but they didn't get replaced with an Avon tire, and it soon came to an end. If you complain to Shinco, I am pretty sure they will replace the tire at this point. As time goes on, we will see just how well Shinco stands behind their product. Because so many of the forum members run the Shinco tires, I hope for everyone's sake that this was just a fluke, and not the beginning of another tire debacle! Earl

Stopped by Fin Feather and Fur yesterday just to look around., Ended up buying another pistol. I bought a Kimber Micro 9. Also picked up 5 boxes of 9mm ammo. They had plenty of Ammon but there was a 5 box limit. I have several pistols and my carry piece is a Sig Sauer P365. It's a good gun for carry because it holds 12 rounds and is small. This one is about as small but only holds 8 rounds with the extended magazine. Still, I prefer the looks and feel of the hammer fired 1911 style pistols. The Sig will still be my main carry piece but I like this one just because of the styling, finish, etc. BUT.....I haven't kept up with the new models in a while and just learned that Cold is making the .44 Anaconda again. I think that will be my next major gun purchase. They are expensive but I've wanted one for many years. Anyway, here is a pic of the new addition. It goes well my my Crimson Carry in .45.

Yes I will be there and looking forward to it.

Not that I disagree with your decision Mr @Squidley. but keep in mind any brand of tire is capable of having a bad one in the batch. My wife's car started shaking real bad and would bunny hop at slow speeds. turned out all four tires had broken and shifted belts resulting in bulges in the tires. These were Michelin tires a brand many us pretty much consider top of the line tires. So one bad apple should not condemn the whole basket, where as the Metzler 880's, had a whole rash of tire separation failures and Avon not so long ago had a rash of side wall cracking, related to a certain batch and yet both before and after they have been one of the highly recommended tires except for 1st gens were they tended to cause a rear end sway at highway speeds. I would get the batch number off the tire and contact Shinko and see what kind of feed back you get. They may have had a bad batch and if so may be willing to provide a new tire. there may even be a recall on that batch. None of this is to say I disagree with your decision just some food for thought. At the end of the day you gotta do what makes you feel safe.

Figures they would say that, but I kinda understand. Something I've learned, I have a local cycle shop that mounts my tires, but I also order through them. They easily match online prices, and they cut me a break on mounting because I bought through them. I like better to do this, as I tell them do NOT mount a tire over a year old on it, plus now with your circumstance, warranty work would play out easier. Just a thought, again happy you caught it.

I don't see anything correlation (big word for me) between the cracks in the front and what's on the back. No way should a tire crack like that under any circumstances. (another big word, but this one I've spelled before)

I would start with checking the float in the tank 9x out of 10 this is the culprit in fuel level issues. You can pull the sending unit out and by hand or if you can reach the arm with a coat hanger move the gauge through its sweep and watch the gauge for any irregularities. If you can get your hands on a second sender you can just connect the wires to it and put it through its sweep and compare the gauges reaction with your sending unit.

It's a 150/80 Leland

I'm fixin to do that momentarily, thanks for the link. I just sent them a message Paul, we'll see what comes of it.

I'd send them an email with pic, and express your disappointment. https://shinkotireusa.com/contact

Just a good reminder!!! CHECK YOUR TIRES OFTEN!! no matter how good the reputation.

I'm with you. I'm most concerned for my 19-year old son and what position his college may put him in to get the shot. There are well-documented cases of adverse side effects (especially young males having enlarged hearts after the shot) and we have no idea what this may cause 1, 2, or 10 years from now. There are well-educated researchers out there who say this has very real possibilities of causing autoimmune disorders in the longer term. And now we are hearing that the vaccine does not prevent catching the virus, at best it minimizes symptoms. I respect everyone who's made the choice to get the shot and just ask that same respect in return for my choice. @larrydr Get well soon!!!! Prayers are up for you! From what you've just told us here, you are one tough cookie!

Not to worry I will pull through this , but thank you .......I tell myself that I am in GODS hands and i will make it ...I tell myself there must be something else for me to do in this life and I will make the very best of it . What concerns me is that all the powers at be that control what happens in the medical system turn a blind eye to people who have serious reaction to a vaccine .. There should a medical done before a vaccination for someone with health conditions ...But the big push stays on to get everyone vaccinated even though no one knows their existing health conditions and how the drug they are already taking will be affected by this vaccine ... I enjoy playing with my bikes and I will never give that up

I use this and have it attached to my key chain for the bike. I set both buttons to open the garage door so when I am wearing riding gloves it doesnt matter what button I hit. https://www.chamberlain.com/universal-mini-garage-door-remote/p/MC100-P2 Hope this helps, Rick F.

My dog hears me coming and barks to let the wife know who hits the door opener button. No wiring to update, no remote to hide or get stolen. Just got to remember to keep mouth shut if she doesn't hit the button on time

It being an 85 there is nothing that can't be fixed, just ask me, I know. Now,,,,, how to fix it??? well that can be discussed. Welcome to the most amazing site this side of eternity. Looking forward to dialogue.