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« on: July 29, 2016, 09:39:47 AM » |
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I've been reading old tire threads but I'm still confused about something. My bike, which I got at 2200 miles has a Shinko tire on the rear and a Dunlop tire on the front. I've never heard of having different brand tires on the front and back. Does my bike have some sort of "history"?
What were the OEM tire brands used on the 2014s?
I've had 3 occasions already where the rear tire has slipped sideways on me when turning while riding sedately, so I will probably change these out before too long. I understand Michelin is the way to go.
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Kidd
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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2016, 10:00:33 AM » |
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Road conditions and your hand on the throttle is why you slipped a little .
Slow up and pay attention
However , with good road conditions and better throttle response , Michelin will perform better over what you have
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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2016, 10:58:37 AM » |
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AdrianR to the white courtesy phone please.  |
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Kidd
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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2016, 11:14:54 AM » |
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LOL , good one AdrianR to the white courtesy phone please. |
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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2016, 12:46:14 PM » |
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I've been reading old tire threads but I'm still confused about something. My bike, which I got at 2200 miles has a Shinko tire on the rear and a Dunlop tire on the front. I've never heard of having different brand tires on the front and back. Does my bike have some sort of "history"?
What were the OEM tire brands used on the 2014s?
I've had 3 occasions already where the rear tire has slipped sideways on me when turning while riding sedately, so I will probably change these out before too long. I understand Michelin is the way to go.
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You bought your bike new with odd brand tires? I believe they all came with Dunlop. |
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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2016, 01:00:41 PM » |
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My bike, which I got at 2200 miles has a Shinko tire on the rear and a Dunlop tire on the front. I've never heard of having different brand tires on the front and back. Does my bike have some sort of "history"?
My bike came with mismatched tires, and it had a history. It showed up new at the dealer with a
flat, and he put a Dunlop that had on-hand on it. It wore out in 2,000 miles, I guess it was for a
lighter bike.
What were the OEM tire brands used on the 2014s?
Dunlops.
I've had 3 occasions already where the rear tire has slipped sideways on me when turning while riding sedately, so I will probably change these out before too long. I understand Michelin is the way to go.
Some good riders like Shinko... which Shinko did you have? I like the Pirelli Angel GT spec-a better
than the Michelin PR4, it seems to wear longer for me.
-Mike
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Robert
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« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2016, 01:36:55 PM » |
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New tires that don't slip and Dunlop sportimax was the oem tire front and rear. .JPG) |
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« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2016, 01:37:57 PM » |
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“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.”
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postoak
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« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2016, 02:03:09 PM » |
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Yeah, maybe he did have a flat. I hope that's all it was.
It's a Shinko Advance 005 on the rear and a Dunlop Sportmax on the front.
I may just go ahead and replace the Shinko with the Michelins that everyone likes so much.
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sleepngbear
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« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2016, 02:13:53 PM » |
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Road conditions and your hand on the throttle is why you slipped a little .
Slow up and pay attention
However , with good road conditions and better throttle response , Michelin will perform better over what you have
Maybe you missed the part where he said he was riding sedately. I've hammered plenty of bikes coming out of corners somewhat aggressively many times and never had the rear end even hint at slipping on me. I did, however, ride a friends first-gen Valk and felt the front tire starting to wash out for no reason at all; and in fact he himself went down once going around an innocuous corner at a perfectly reasonable speed with no sign of sand or oil in sight. I'm pretty sure he still had OEM's on both times. Sometimes you just get stuck with a crappy rubber compound. |
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AdrianR
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« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2016, 02:51:14 PM » |
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« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2016, 04:26:29 PM » |
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The michys change the way the bike handles. It turns a helluva lot quicker and sticks like its on rails. I've noticed also they are lasting much longer. Already have 6000 on them and they still look good. The oems were worn out by six grand.
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