Shinko 777 series tires

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Shinko 777 series tires

25 Feb 2017 23:15

Im looking for a set of new tires for my 1100 and was wondering if these are decent? On Ebay they are offered as Harley tires but I'm not thinking there should be a problem as they are same size.

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Re: Shinko 777 series tires

27 Feb 2017 21:53

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I tried reading what I could on these. All I found was there are a Harley version which I assume is heavier load capacity but not sure if that's something that would make a difference..

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Re: Shinko 777 series tires

28 Feb 2017 03:47

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Don't know much about them other then they are softer then Dunlops.
We bought a set of 777 white walls for my wife's bike and I still have to install them.
We are hoping to get 10,000 miles out of them (a season) we'll see.

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Re: Shinko 777 series tires

02 Mar 2017 02:51

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What is your wife's bike?

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Re: Shinko 777 series tires

02 Mar 2017 03:25

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A lot of folks like the 777 for their KZ's but her's is a 650 V star

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Re: Shinko 777 series tires

02 Mar 2017 03:30

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Don't go to ebay for tires, you may get old dry rots that have been sitting

The 777's we got were both made about 6 months ago through Motorcycle super store for around 200 bucks

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Re: Shinko 777 series tires

02 Mar 2017 06:15

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J & P Cycle is a good source for tires.
They have very good pricing and do very large volumes of sales so the tires you buy are always fresh from the factory.
I have had great luck with this company
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Re: Shinko 777 series tires

02 Mar 2017 13:57

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Thanks everyone, I need tires and was looking at the 712 but read where they really want to follow the road cracks.. Which is what my dunlops do now. These are wore pretty good so I don't know if they did it new or not, but I don't want what I got now

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Re: Shinko 777 series tires

02 Mar 2017 18:51 - 03 Mar 2017 03:14

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I don't know what size tire a 83 takes Metric or inches?
If it's metric there are a bunch of good choice and none of them are dunlop
The only tire available in 3.25x19 and 4.00 x 18 ( which is what my rims are) are Avon AM-26 Roadrider's , I get over 10,000 miles on a set, they corner nicely and they don't follow the cracks.
I like them fine but I wish I had more choices,
I have not had great luck with the metric equivalents on my rims.

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Re: Shinko 777 series tires

02 Mar 2017 19:01

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130/90-16 rear, & 100/90-19

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Re: Shinko 777 series tires

02 Mar 2017 20:52

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I had a set of 712's on my XS650 SG. Didn't like them as a set.They were ok except the road crack following. I put a 230 on the rear and it handled great! Not expensive either.

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Re: Shinko 777 series tires

02 Mar 2017 21:01

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I run these front and rear. Doesn't follow rain grooves like the Dunlops did.
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