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Originally Posted by Theorist
Thank you.
The SR740, SR741 are original equipment tires on the Hyosung GT250 and widely derided by the GT250 riders, so I had hoped our OEM Dunlops might be a bit better, at a worse price. Then again I've seen repeatedly that original equipment car tires are reviewed much more poorly than tires that manufacturers don't choose to equip new cars with, even when those original equipment tires test well. I guess that we know our own individual preferences best. That and we feel more comfortable criticizing tires chosen by the manufacturers' engineers and accountants and less comfortable criticizing tires we choose as harshly. It's good to hear the SR740/SR741 aren't too bad for the price given our more limited options.
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I would say that this has more to do with the abilities of these riders who are complaining. I used the 17" versions of SR740/741 on my street newgen after wearing out factory BT45 tyres. I'd say they are just as good for grip, just won't last as long. Have enough traction for stoppies and can easily let you grind kickstand bracket on one side and muffler on other. Which is going way, way faster than anyone should be riding on street safely.
I don't think you can go wrong with those tyres. I'm on my 4th set of Shinko radials on my CBR600RR. Shinko are made in the former Yokohama plants, so lots of experience in those tyres. Shinko 003 tyres are exact same as Yokohama 003, they didn't even bother to change model name! They're way more capable then most riders' demands on street.
https://www.ninjette.org/forums/show...13#post1001513
http://vfrworld.com/threads/shinko-t...-review.15098/ - also read 2nd UPDATE review 1/2-way down too
http://xjrider.com/viewtopic.php?t=6630
http://www.ex-500.com/15-suspension-...s/27122?page=1
https://www.bikebandit.com/tires-tub...e-tire/p/19582 - check out reviews
Here's video of some guys I've ridden with; we all love Shinko tyres.
Link to original page on YouTube.