Shinko Raven 009's
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Chevyfazer
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I'm on my 3rd set and love them, they get great mileage and still hang the corners great too. Plus they have excellent wet traction.
RooKie
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I have 4k miles on my first set. Great grip wet and dry. It could be just me, but I feel like my stopping distance has decreased since I switched over and I have not had a single skid. Best tire for your buck.
How much mileage did you get out of them?
3 sets? Wow! How much mileage did you get out of them? Sounds like a really good tire!
How are they wearing? Your experience seems fairly common,
I am getting ready for new tires also I think.. I am about 7k on stock and my front and back are beginning to wear flat though have allot of tread left. I MIGHT make it through this season (HOPE TO, since nice sales in winter). Commuting to/from work is a killer on the tires!
Can I ask what you think the end mileage was on the prior sets of these tires that you had? I am looking strongly at the Mich. Pilot 3s or the Dunlog Roadsmart 2s, but wouldnt mind another option also!
RooKie
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My riding is 99.9% work commute and I ride it pretty hard (Straight line warrior) so I'm starting to notice slight flattening along the center of the rear tire but it is not significant enough to bother me. The front tire is wearing out evenly and is looking really good.
FYI: Front tires last me twice as long as rear tires. Just my riding style.
I got pretty darn close to 14k miles out of my first set. Probably could have gone farther, but I take this one off-ramp pretty aggressively every day from work, so I ended up over-wearing the left side tread compared to the right. 
I've got a couple thousand miles on this current set.
I've got a couple thousand miles on this current set.Chevyfazer
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Well my 1st rear I got over 12,000 and my 1st front I got over 15,000 but since those I've been plagued with nails every 7,000 miles or so
OUCH!!! That hurts the pocketbook. Are these slow leaks in a bike just like a car or???
I hate road hazzards... I was put into a financial soak that I am still recovering from by getting a small metal shard in my car tire.. Care still had 6/32nds left on the tread but they couldnt fix it.. Had to buy 2 new tires at about $186 each.... Whatever happened to the days (mid-late 90s) when could buy GOOD tires for like $59 each at 40-50K mile treadlife?! Darn oil prices and inflation!! LOL
Chevyfazer
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Lol that's another reason why I like the 009's for the price!!!
Chevyfazer
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Best bang for you buck out there hands down!!! The grip like a sob once up to temp and can still get 10,000+
For street tires IMHO there is no other choice, if I ever get a track bike I'll probably be running the shinko 003's
For street tires IMHO there is no other choice, if I ever get a track bike I'll probably be running the shinko 003's
SurfJunkie
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I only got about 4500 miles out of my stock rear and front.
I will be going for these in the next few weeks. My stock front has basically worn the edges down, but the center is raised.
My rear is flat in the middle damn near at the bars, and the edges have some meat. Odd.
Do these Shinko's take longer to warm up ?
I will be going for these in the next few weeks. My stock front has basically worn the edges down, but the center is raised.
My rear is flat in the middle damn near at the bars, and the edges have some meat. Odd.
Do these Shinko's take longer to warm up ?
wow those ran down quick! I am at 7k on my stock and I have a bit let to go, though my front and rear are beginning to show definate wear in the centers (99% commuting). Regardless how much I have left at the end of this season though I will be buying new during the nice winter tire sales that occur..... hint hint group buy hint hint! LOL
SurfJunkie
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a group buy would be legit.wow those ran down quick! I am at 7k on my stock and I have a bit let to go, though my front and rear are beginning to show definate wear in the centers (99% commuting). Regardless how much I have left at the end of this season though I will be buying new during the nice winter tire sales that occur..... hint hint group buy hint hint! LOL
I commute 20 miles each way 5 days a week. ( Ive not rode 1 or 2 times this YEAR due to rain. ) I go out for a spirited ride rarely, so mostly commute. But i will say that i do go for quite a few fun corners on a daily basis, and its so much more fun to shift an ass-cheek and go for it then to just sit static.
I hear ya, I need 2 front tires for my Hemi Ram 20" rims. The tires I have run about $200 a piece minimum. They're getting ready to go so I NEED to replace them soon. Sux!!! I want more bike mods. Guess I need to look into free mods for now. I already have a few mods. The ones I want now are expensive. Gonna black out my screen which only costs a can of paint.
Chevyfazer
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They don't really take longer than normal to warm up but unlike "super sport" or "super soft" tires these "sport touring tires" don't offer a lot of feedback or warning before they will let go in a corner if they are not up to temp. On soft sport tires you can "feel" the tire when it starts to loose grip and it feels like its beginning to slide or push and you can correct it. On these shinkos if they are not up to temp and you push to hard they just let go, no warning, no push just oh shit the rear is out and I'm drifting!!! I've only had this happen a few times and it is my only complaint, and it has only happened during the winter during the 1st 30min of riding, other than that I live these tires