Shinko 777

[Nails]

This is just a placeholder right now.

I mounted/installed a Shinko 777 rear tire yesterday and checked that it was balanced right this morning (basically while warming the oil for a change). This was just 7 miles or so on the freeway plus about 3 miles of fresh gravel on chipseal getting there.

I have a CIII on the front, which I still don't really like. viewtopic.php?p=94970#p94970

At this point all I can say is:

• It seems plenty smooth and otherwise rides nice.

• It's noticeably quieter on gravel than the Pirelli MT66 before it, even with the saddlebags off for this little test ride.

I'm running 36psi. (I know there's a fondness for over-inflating tires around here.)

I might have more to say in a few days, after about 2200 miles planned.

[Chris Cochran]

Good to hear. I put a 777 on my rear but have yet to get the bike into full operation so I can't say that I've tested it yet. My 777 front tire is sitting in the garage waiting for me to get around to installing it.

[Nails]

Okay, I never got back to this. After several thousand miles, I do indeed like the Shinko 777 on the rear. Performance-wise (and compared to my benchmark RT66), I forgot I even had a different tire. I still think it's quieter, which is a big deal to me. (I'm going in to start the hearing-aid process this very afternoon.) I've gotten used to less noise but probably would notice if I switch to a different tire. But I'm going to stick with these for a while, and it'll probably be my next front tire.

[Bonnie and Clyde]

I just put a HD777 on the rear of mine. The Conti Tour had 7k+ miles of 2 up riding. It had a tread separation / side wall bubble develop. Didn't blow up but You could feel it. Anyway while waiting for Conti to warranty the tire and they did send me a free tire replacement, I put the shinko on so I could ride. Still running the Conti front it has 8k miles on it and looks good.

PS I cant help but think a car tire would be nice for 2 up riding like we do... these MC tires are crazy priced and dont seem to last very long.

[SgtSlag]

Check the forum search function: there are plenty of Darkside threads here, for the XII's. Cheers!