Shinko 804/805

[DonJuan]

Anyone have these tires and care to give a review?

I was planning on running these for either the SM500 ride or the TN Southern Discovery dual sport rides.

I mounted some up yesterday, and so far my only complaint is that they look rather wimpy compared to the D606 set I removed. They're rather small/ thin tires.
look at the vast difference btw the 606 and the 805



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[Slede]

i'm running them on my tenere. they are squirly at low speed but get good when you spin it up. on road I run that thing like a crotch rocket and it sticks  like it's on rails.

[DonJuan]

i'm running them on my tenere. they are squirly at low speed but get good when you spin it up. on road I run that thing like a crotch rocket and it sticks  like it's on rails.

Thanks Slede. I bought them because my 606s tend to slide and lock up on pavement... But  there's still that offroad hook-up requirement when talking dual sport.

I guess you never truly find a 50/50 tire.  The Dunlops were great offroad and onroad as long as you dont have to stop quick, fast, and in a hurry.

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[springer]

Thanks Slede. I bought them because my 606s tend to slide and lock up on pavement... But  there's still that offroad hook-up requirement when talking dual sport.

I guess you never truly find a 50/50 tire.  The Dunlops were great offroad and onroad as long as you dont have to stop quick, fast, and in a hurry.

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Take a look at the MEFO Explorer line. They are a bit more off-road than a true 50/50 tire but they hold up well to pavement.

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/mefo-explorer-dual-sport-tires

[norton73]

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/heidenau-k60-scout-tires


Personally,  I am a big fan of the Heidenau k60 scouts. The 90/90-21 front has a taller profile and makes my GS turn in very fast, especially on road. It also slices through the dirt well too.
A lot of people report getting 10k+ miles out of the rears, I get 8-9k.

I keep eyeballing the mefos and other tires, but I hate to lose what I have now with the Heidenau tires.

[springer]

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/heidenau-k60-scout-tires


Personally,  I am a big fan of the Heidenau k60 scouts. The 90/90-21 front has a taller profile and makes my GS turn in very fast, especially on road. It also slices through the dirt well too.
A lot of people report getting 10k+ miles out of the rears, I get 8-9k.

I keep eyeballing the mefos and other tires, but I hate to lose what I have now with the Heidenau tires.

You find what works, stick to it, my motto on life.  ;)

That is what I love about motorcycling. What brand you ride, what type you ride, how long or how short of a time you ride, we ALL have something in common.  ;) ;)

[Slablog]

One of these days I'm gonna get me another set of wheels and just keep two sets for switching out, so I can switch to those knobby tires like you guys ride when I want to go play in the woods. Or better still, just get a second bike for that.  :D

[norton73]

I have two sets of wheels for my old R100GS. I used to run Avon Gripsters on one set and TKC80s on the other. Since I started using the Heidenaus, the set with the TKC80s has been gathering dust and cobwebs.
I pulled them out last year to look at them and the date on them is from 2009.

[DonJuan]

I've been commuting the last two days on the KLR.  The Shinko 804/805E's are doing great and we're pretty awesome in the rain today. I had the opportunity to ride through a flooded road on the  way home, so it was almost like dual sporting.

They are really road and rain worthy, so we'll give them an offroad test soon. I tried to get them to break loose under aggressive throttle on the wet road with no luck.

To be fair, I loved the D606 combo, and my only complaint about the factory Dunlop K750 was the performance in really loose gravel or sand.

So, maybe I'm easily pleased, or I dont expect much.  Either way, I'm rating them about 8/10 right now, and the only deductions are for not looking as badass as a real Knobblie tire does.

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[rider_marc]

I fit this pair to my AT early last year before heading out west. After about a week, I took them off and put an MT-21 in front and a Motoz Tractionator in back. Just wanted way better off-pavement gription. After I returned, I put the 804/805's back on for the street, but I couldn't get to trusting them. Put on some Pirelli's for the winter riding.