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« on: April 21, 2022, 11:32:24 AM » |
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I found this fascinating. The process of making a motorcycle tire, at least as Shinko does it, is a lot more labor intensive and hands on than I imagined it would be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvD2NMyNP4 |
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« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2022, 12:16:42 PM » |
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That is quite the process...  |
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« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2022, 12:35:05 PM » |
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Wow! Fascinating!
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« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2022, 12:55:14 PM » |
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And Michelin (Although this one is for a darkside motorcycle tires it appears...  ) https://youtu.be/WDaeTLZSHVg |
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« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2022, 01:09:28 PM » |
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Good video, thanks for sharing. You'd need 2 sets of ear plugs to work there.
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« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2022, 03:03:55 PM » |
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I was surprised to see them toss all that stuff in this plastic bags and everything else into a "pot". Very interesting. https://youtu.be/krD4hdGvGHM |
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« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2022, 03:05:03 PM » |
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I was surprised to see them toss all that stuff in this plastic bags and everything else into a "pot".
I noted that as well..... Guess the small amount of "Not what we want in there" isn't enough to make a difference... ...or it does make a difference, and that's why so many people think so poorly of Shinko... |
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« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2022, 05:12:05 PM » |
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That was cool! 66°, was just burning some rubber off Ruby's front Shinko. I don't have any reason to think poorly of Shinkos as of yet (knocking on wood).
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« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2022, 03:37:56 AM » |
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I was surprised to see them toss all that stuff in this plastic bags and everything else into a "pot". Very interesting. https://youtu.be/krD4hdGvGHMThat really interested me also and I thought Shinko was the only one doing it. I have never seen a car tire being made and they did that but I took a look at Michelin and they do it also. That surprised me |
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« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2022, 05:26:28 AM » |
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the last part was cool where it compresses all that wide rubber down to form in that machine the cycle tire.
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« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2022, 06:55:46 AM » |
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That was cool! 66°, was just burning some rubber off Ruby's front Shinko. I don't have any reason to think poorly of Shinkos as of yet (knocking on wood).
I'm about to replace a Shinko 777 on the front of my 2014 Valkyrie. ONLY 5,000 miles!!! On my 98's at least 10/11 thousand miles on a Shinko. |
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« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2022, 08:50:25 AM » |
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I just installed a new Shinko front tire on the trike in preparation for a trip west in June. Although the same "size" as the Metzeler it replaced, it appears smaller, doesn't fill the fender nearly as much. It will get a few thousand miles this summer so will be interested to see how it performs. As for the Metz it replaced, it had nearly 17k miles and if I wasn't planning a long trip I wouldn't have changed it.
PS: I only use balance beads, no wheel weights. Makes a difference I've found.
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« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2022, 05:02:54 PM » |
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« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2022, 09:01:10 PM » |
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