Soundwave16
XS650 Member
I am going on a ride with friends from Vegas to LA, next month. What kind and brand of motorcycle tires should I get? I am doing some online window shopping, so please help me out. Thanks!
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Tires
- Thread starter Soundwave16
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Round ones! I like them in black! 
Royboy
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Soundwave,
Can't tell what you're riding from your post but take a look at Shinko 712's. Good tires at a good price. I get mine from J&P Cycles.
roy
Can't tell what you're riding from your post but take a look at Shinko 712's. Good tires at a good price. I get mine from J&P Cycles.
roy
I'm buying strictly Shinko 712's for my small bikes and Shinko Tour Master's for my bigger bikes. I buy most of them from Chaparral on eBay.
Scott
Scott
Tomterrific
XS650 Junkie
I have premium shocks on all my bikes and I spent the money. I suppose great tires are out there as opposed to merely good, or only fair. Do some research on Continental Classic Attack radials. That's right, radials in 100/90/19 and 110/90/18 sizes for our old bikes.
Tom
Tom
CoconutPete
1979 XS650 Special
Round ones! I like them in black!
What material? Rubber or wood?
wrenchjohns
XS650 Addict
I use Dunlop Gold Seal K70 on the restoration and they ride ok
Fresh rubber is my preference. XS650 runs a different brand than my XS1100. I once took a tire off my XS650 and mounted it on the XS1100 rear. The 1100 was shredding it. The license plate was black with rubber debris in an afternoon ride. Same tire is great on the 650
I run Shinko's on my 650 and on my HD. I've found the difference in price normally relates to the softness of the rubber which just equals wear time. The Shinko won't last as long as a Continental or an Avon but unless you tour on your machine it won't make much difference.
Well, in general, cheap tires have a harder compound, they last longer but have less grip. The expensive tires usually have softer compounds, more grip and less mileage. I've found the Shinko's to be a great combination of great price and acceptable mileage. I'd much rather change tires than run hard compound tires that let loose of the pavement when braking or cornering.
Scott
Scott
Here's a great write-up
http://www.canyonchasers.net/shop/generic/tires.php
http://www.canyonchasers.net/shop/generic/tires.php
Wingedwheel, that was interesting. I guess I do like the rounder profile, I like to pull the bike over to get into a turn, it sort of fights back, instead of the bike flicking into a turn. The part about stiff sidewall vs soft sidewall..........I'll have to think more about that.
Scott
Scott
