Shinko 700 Dual Sport Tires

I sort of had doubts with this tire and they don't look as aggressive as the Kenda270s they replaced but the reviews were great and I can confirm its an awesome tire!

I took these on 2 2400ish miles motorcycle trips, the 2nd trip was a true dual sport adventure and they delivered! I've taken these tires in desert, rocky gravel, forest, sand, deep sand, and tarmac. They never disappointed except maybe the deep beach sand but by the time I got to the beach I had already more than 4k on them already.

Slab its great, better than the 270s, they don't flex when you lean, and give great traction.

Forest roads no problem great traction. Mud it can do but not the best, the tread will clog up fast.

Wet pavement I never had a problem, of course I took it easy.

Desert sand it handles it very well, you just have to get them to float on the looser stuff so speeds of 25+ and they're doin it. Deep beach or dune sand it had trouble but like I said already more than half way worn and I have little experience riding deep sand on 2 wheels.

If you are going in some loose stuff suggest airing down. I had a Michelin T63 up front and this combo is great, the T63 helped a lot and much better than the K270s.

Also the bike was weighed down quite a bit with camping gear most of the time.

I have 5000+ miles on them and they look about 3/4 done, if I am going on another long adventure ride I would change em now but for anything else I wouldn't hesitate to still ride it. They have very small cracks where the lugs meet the rest of the tire but nothing I'm worried about, I was pretty rough on them.

There is no perfect tire. Tires you must select based on your machine, riding style, or unique needs. The Shinko 700 tread pattern resembles the Dunlop K750s that are OEM on a new KLR but the tread is much deeper giving far more riding miles than the OEM tire. They have a S speed rating and perform well on the pavement, good traction as anything I have run on wet surfaces, and are smooth riding without any vibration. I use hydrostatic balancing which has worked well for me. The relatively large lugs are coarse enough for handling rock roads and would be a great choice for adventure type on/off road riding. South Korea is producing some very good rubber! I run SK tires on my car and they ride and wear very well. Shinko is probably the best buy available today in motorcycle tires making it possible to re-tire front and rear on most bikes for around $100. At that cost, most can keep lots of good bite on a machine.

These tires are much better than the stock Dunlops the bike comes with. Better control on gravel and smooth on pavement. I only have just over 200 miles on mine but there is no sign of wear yet. I have not ridden in wet conditions yet but foresee no problems as they grip well on everything else I have tried. Very impressed with them on gravel. RevZilla will be the only place I purchase them. Great customer service and super fast shipping combined with terrific deals.

I ran Shinko 244s prior to this tire. They worked great on the dirt but a little noisy on the pavement and weren't real smooth. This tire is much better on the pavement in all respects and almost as good in the dirt. If you are not "hard core" in the dirt these tires will do just fine and the cost is very affordable.

These were the first enduro tires my XR600R had seen so I'm comparing them to the previous dirt tires - on pavement. As you'd expect, these are much better at everything. Even on gravelly single track. I bought them because of the overall cheapest price and best online reviews across many different sites and forums. I've ridden in all types of terrain, including ice and snow, interstate speeds and on rocky hill climbs on dirt-only trails. These tires did much better off road than I had expected and they're relatively smooth at high speeds. I didn't get the tires balanced when I installed them [myself] so I have a minor vibration at 65+mph, but it's not so bad as to be alarming. Overall I would recommend these tires to anyone looking for cheap good enduro tires. I ride daily and have had the tires for several months and haven't noticed any significant wear yet, so that's good. And everyone lived happily ever after. The end.

Great road manners and still capable off road. Wearing much better on the highway than my tkc-80.

On a KLR 650 80 slab/20 dirt I got 5,000 miles out of the rear so far, and there's still some life left in it. Front tire looks good. Dry grip and cornering has been comfortable for a tire of this type and it performs well in the wet. I found it to be a tad more squirrely than most during break in, so tone it down for 200 miles or so, then these tire come to life. They handle very well off pavement, even performing reasonably well for a 50/50 tire in the mud.

I've used Shinko tires on my last 3 bikes, all dual sport. I've gotten great mileage from them, 6 to 8k on the rear. I'm not a hard core single track rider. I ride 10 to 12k miles a year, mixed dirt and pavement and 700s have helped keep me moving forward.

Haven't had them long enough to comment on tread life, but they ride good on the gravel and are not to noisy on the pavement.

Too soon for review so far a little squirrely on the street. Need to be broken in off road seems to reduce my front end wash out considerably! Great bang for your buck!