Double Dark

[TrapperAH1G]

I changed the front tire on my Valk.  I removed a Shinko 777 with 16K earlier than I had to, hadn't hit wear bars and probably had another 2K miles left.  I thought I was going on a long ride, didn't pan out.  I installed a Shinko 712, 150/70 rear.  Got it from Chapmoto for $95 shipped to my door.

Have about 1K miles on it and so far can tell no difference from the 777 front I was running.  All good.

[Crackerborn]

I don't know too much about Shinko tires but have been running Michelin and Bridgestone rears 2X darkside for years with no complaints. As a guess I would say about 65+k a year prior to COVID-19. Since then I am making shorter trips since cleanliness has become more of an issue in some of the flea flops. The longer run to the Sunshine State is a race these days just to keep up with traffic and I'm not enjoying it as much anymore.

[Bret SD]

I changed the front tire on my Valk.  I removed a Shinko 777 with 16K earlier than I had to, hadn't hit wear bars and probably had another 2K miles left.  I thought I was going on a long ride, didn't pan out.  I installed a Shinko 712, 150/70 rear.  Got it from Chapmoto for $95 shipped to my door.

Have about 1K miles on it and so far can tell no difference from the 777 front I was running.  All good.

I have a Shinko rear tire on the front of my standard, it's been a rock solid tire from day one.. didn't even have to balance it   it's been smooth as silk at any speed.