The Shinko 777 HD Rear Tire Revisited and Abused!
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So I am the Shinko brand manager for the USA and I really appreciate you enjoying our tire so much. We have started manufacturing front tires for the 777's series now. You will also find these tires are half the cost of any other, so while you get less miles out of it you can almost buy two sets of ours for the cost of one set of the competitions.
Contact me at 14wntr@gmail.com I would like to talk to you about it.
04 VTX 1300s had my eye on your reflective side-wall series. If my bike and both riders+gear are under 1200 lbs do I need the HD or just regular 777?
Did you get in touch for shinko front tire?
@@kirksmotorrad hi I’m getting a shinko 003 for my 2019 road glide Idk if it the right tire
@@Realniggatho24 I think those are the softest tires they make. Don't count on mileage.
I've been running various Shinko's for years on a half dozen bikes. They make good rubber.
Just bought my 777s. Thanks for the great review!
Hey man, glad you like it! If you recall, I was the one that originally suggested this tire on the LT forums and exchanged with you a few times about it. Funny how I was evidently the first to use that tire and got a huge rash of crap from everyone... now suddenly everyone loves them! cracks me up. Anyway, i've been through like 3 of these and averaged about 7500-8000 miles each heavy 2-up spirited riding. I run mine at 41PSI cold. LOVE this tire in all conditions ive run it in! I have run a Shinko Advance front radial with this tire for each of the 3, no problems at all.
currently on a Kenda Cataclysm because bike bandit didnt have the Shinko in stock when I needed a tire. Only a few hundred miles on that so the jury is still out on that one, but either way, glad you like it!
Thanks so much for the video and your great test. Had to replace an almost new Z6 Metzeler after something took 3/4 inch out of it on the road, and after quite a bit of research and your vid, decided to try the 777 HD. Heck if I buy two, I'll be able to buy the third almost for free when you consider ow much I've save over some of the other brands, and will have newer tread and rubber too instead of an old hard high mileage tire. For info, the 777 HD went on my ST1100 as easily as anything else I've mounted and I put the red tire mark on the valve stem so it did not take a single weight to balance it. Thanks again.
Thank you for the review. I just bought a set of whitewall Shinko 777's.One shipped from PA nd the other from GA. Fortunately for me, they now make a front tire. I live in New York where the average summer temp is around 85 degrees. So cooler tires along with the fact I ride a Suzuki 800cc Boulevard that tops out at 75ish, I feel confident I can get 6 to 7000 out of these. A lot of my riding is local with the Patriot Guard Riders. (Slow speeds) I look forward to getting these mounted in the springtime and seeing how they do. After seeing your video I am feeling optimistic.
i live in ny also (upstate ) i ride a 03 fatboy , was thinking of going with these tires , just curious as to how you like them ? i have read good and bad about them ..
@@winterbeach286 After riding on them for the season I have no complaints. They stick to the road on curves and ride very smooth. I don't see any wear on them at all so I think if you read a review from Arizona where it's hot you might not get a good review, they are aggressive and a softer tire. However up here in NY, they are perfect.
Just put a set of reinforced shinko 777 hd’s on my 2007 honda vtx1300c. Love these tires so far!
I always ran continentals 40 years ago then I went to Dunlap and both tires worked great. I had a set of Avon's and I had an issue with the rear tire. I just bought a set of Shinko's and the Harley service dept. almost declined to mount them for me. I use to mounted my own tires but I am getting too old to roll around on the garage floor with tires. (67) Now I am worried about using these Shainko tires. I don't ride far or fast much these days and my wife is to ill to ride with me anymore. It is just me but I hope your are right about these tires but I guess I will find out.
200 miles on these Shainko tires and so far so good no shake like I have read about.
I been using them a long time, No problems
I've been off road plenty with mine and it's fine. It obviously won't grip through mud but low speed torque pushes me through
You know, that flat spot indicates to me for performance. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that wear is your contact patch. I run a full dressed Honda vtx 1300. I'm probably around 720-730 lb.s (my bike, not me 😆) so I'm not the heaviest bike, but definitely not a small bike either and I love these tires! I usually get rid of chicken strips pretty quick and I gotta say, I'm confident in these tires!
I have about 5700 mi on my 777 and it is ready to go. I agree with your assessment Kurt. If it would run like the Metzler, but alas. It is an ok tire, I liked it better than the Metzler.
I live in north Florida, have these tires on my old volusia 800. That being said I have taken her off road in sand and in orange clay mud. They do pretty good for what they are. Not as smooth as the continental tires on my vstrom but I dont need those on my daily commute bike anyway.
I put the 777 rear on my Rebel 500 and it’s great.
I agree... I really like the 777HD tire on my 08 of how well it sticks. I currently have about almost 3k on my 777HD and it is mostly with 2 up riding. I had my 09, it had the ME 880 on my 09 and I didnt like it, they lacked stick, even noticed on road snakes would feel a bit of shake. I bought my Shinko at Denniskirk they had a sale and it was just under 80 bucks shipped. Agree the 5k miles can be a bummer, but I have always picked grip over tread life. I'll likely look at one of the Shinko tires for the front, likely the 016 Verge2X.
Thank you as always for all the info :)
M. Duschi, I'm running the 016 Verge2X, and with 777HD rear. So far I like them a lot. I'm more Sportbike guy(R1,S1000rr,Aprilia RSV4 RR), and this is my first big motorcycle. I''ll make sure that I post a review of them once I get some more mileage. Waiting for my new suspension from Wilbers.
Ive always liked my 777s except the long distance wear. Like yourself ive made thr switch to the 999s. Hoping theyre just as good as the 777s but with longer wear life.
Got my poster and love it Thanks
I agree. It's a soft tire for me. It hit turns easy. Bay area Freeways are bad. It's worth it for the price.
Sweet! You were out just west of me! I live in Tooele (about 95 miles east of the Salt Flats) and I've always wanted to hit the salt on my K1200! Did you say 114 or 140 (mph) on the video?
114 was it on the gps. I got it to 122 on the way back. I will put more footage out soon of the ride.
Any experience with Shinko’s 120/70ZR17 Motorcycle Tire 120/70-17 Front Sport 005 Advance tire? I found one on eBay.
I've ran all major brands including the shinkos and I've never got more than 6700 miles out of any of them on the rear. Thats on my harley ultra and 3 previous bikes. I'm currently on my 4th Dunlop for the year on my ultra.
Michelin Commander 2. More than DOUBLED the mileage of the Met 880 Marathon on my LT. Best tire ever.
I just ran em, not too impressed. Just ordered my Shinko's for less than the price of my Mich rear....lol
On my 2002 k1200rs I have Tire range max to 6-9k km, independently of brand and type.
My first 777 went about 5700. I have about 2000 on my second and it has developed a slow leak about center tread. There is no indication of a puncture, even with a 10X magnifier. The only way I found the spot was with soapy water. In forty five years of riding and probably a dozen punctures I have never encountered one that could not be located visually. I'm convinced the tire failed internally as I can not imagine what I could have encountered on the road that would cause such a minute leakage point. Im going to try another one... just want to get word out to see if there is a trend or not.
Hard to beat the BT020 on the rear with a Metz 880 on the front. Good handling and great mileage. I am running an 888 front now so I will see if it lasts as long as the 880. I get 12,000 give or take on the BT020 rear and 16,000 give or take on the 880 front. I have an 07 so I am limited to bias ply tires.
I used to live in Vegas. You literally cook out there in the heat haha.
I've got 10k miles on my tires. 08 boulevard. It's about time to change it now but light riding could still squeeze another 1k miles.
That's great info! I just bought a set for my 05 Bully.I guess tire wear is plus for an underpowered bike! :)
What are you thoughts on this tire vs. the Bridgestone Battlax?
The BT will wear longer but will have less grip in the cold. Still not a bad choice
Thanks for the input. I have been having great luck with the BT and it doesn't get as cold out here in WA as what I used to ride in WI.
I've used Dunlops 404 and Metzeler Me880, they are very hard. I used a set of Shinkos and they were great, grippy, cheap and got 15,000 miles. I've installed Metzeler me888's now, but they suck, i hate them.
What did you get for front and rear?
I need to get new tires and could be give me a name of it.
@@Tahoe0512 My next set will be all Shinko 777 hd's. My tires only last one season, but if you don't ride much, you can get a full year or 2 out of them. I'll stick with shinkos from now on. They sell a full set for less than $200 on ebay. I spent $300 on one rear Metzeler that I disliked.
@CafeNighster do you have a actually a link for a set of those Shinko tires?
Interestingly I contacted Stinko last month and asked them what their highest mileage tire was and they told me that 777 returned the highest mileage. After seeing this that is nothing to brag about...
I paid less for my front and rear Shinko than I did for my rear Michelin. The Michelin people brag but they didn't last any longer... lol The Shinko's grip.
I dont expect them to last longer, but they should perform better at a much lower price. I think you get similar mileage for the buck but better performance with Shinko, in the end.
mileage is not more important then grip tho. not saving money in hospital
Salt has to be harsh to the metals on the bike must be fun to clean off lol
It was worth it for the experience!
What pressure 46 rear 42 front?
Exactly! How did you know?
That is what about what I got from mine.
Um I have these tires on my vtx1300r and I get 12 to 15000 miles out my rear tire and I ride hard and I live in Florida you did a test that most people will never do to there bike salt flats will destroy a tire its like driving on sand paper