burnout
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posted March 23, 2007 08:38 AM
M/T B1 vs Shinko Ultra Soft
I replaced my M/T B1 compound rear tire with a Shinko Ultra Soft last night. The B1 compound is not the shootout tire but a medium compound designed to get more than 500 street miles. M/Ts normally sell for around $200 but I had picked one up for $100 so I went with it. The M/T always worked good at the track after a burnout, but it never hooked on the street--not once. I ran the Shinko Ultra Soft last night at BMP, with the performance of the M/T fresh in my mind and I would have to say that the Shinko was superior.
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SteddyTeddy
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posted March 23, 2007 07:15 PM
 Edited By: SteddyTeddy on 23 Mar 2007 20:15
The Shinko work's damn good on the track for the money. For some reason the 190 seems to be lasting longer than the 180.
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burnout
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posted March 25, 2007 06:07 AM
Good to hear. I was debating going with the 180, but went with the 190 after you went out and measured the contact patch. I've not yet had the Shinko on the street. I think the M/T compound was such that it would warm up quickly with a burnout and then stay sticky for only a short period of time before it would cool off and basically suck. When I'm riding on the street I don't want to have to do a burnout every time I want to do a little blast on an open stretch. That tire would break loose under hard acceleration even at higher mph and spin. I could spin it all the way through 100mph by giving it too much throttle. I hope the Shinko is better on the street, not that I absolutely need a great street tire as the track is top priority, but it would be nice.
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SteddyTeddy
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posted March 25, 2007 06:30 PM
The shinko is alright for the street.
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kawasaki_rick
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posted March 26, 2007 01:35 PM
I like the shootout m\t. works great. My buddies use the shinko, and ive seen them spin. For the track ill use the mickey.
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jus1975
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posted March 26, 2007 05:53 PM
I sell tons of Shinkos every year and knowbody has ever complained. And they last a good while on the street.
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NOX
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posted March 27, 2007 03:07 PM
for the strip, nothing beats the MCR, but I want to know if anyone has tested the new Metzler yet...........
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posted March 30, 2007 08:09 PM
The shinko has stood me straight up on the street at 8 inches on my 14 but i think I am going to try the metzler now
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