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Post by hondamatic on Jul 29, 2011 20:51:41 GMT -5
Hi all, I'm new here and thought I would ask a question. I have a Honda Met and thinking of putting on a pair of whitewalls....I just like the look on the graphite color of my scoot.
I was looking at these Shinko Whitewall 3.00 x 10. The price is right but I don't want a tire that won't last long. How do they grip on wet roads? Dry roads?
Any replies will be appriciated.
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Post by 2strokd on Jul 29, 2011 21:26:15 GMT -5
No experience personally here but i know others that have em and love them on their scoots.
I think that would look real nice on a Metro. Post some pics if you do go with whites will ya?
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Post by jmkjr72 on Jul 29, 2011 21:36:19 GMT -5
the shinko white walls are worthless in 5000 miles i have went thru 3 as the rear tire on my stella
they are not good at all on wet roads and fair is the best i can say for a dry road
the only time they felt like they had great grip was when my crank seized at 60 mph
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Post by hondamatic on Jul 30, 2011 8:32:52 GMT -5
I had looked at the Continental ww tire but they are twice the cost as the shinko. I don't want to have to change tires every 5k and I do want something that will last a reasonable amount of miles. I'll sit for a bit and see if anyone else has an opinion.
Thanks for the replies....keep em coming!
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Post by jmkjr72 on Jul 30, 2011 8:51:00 GMT -5
no not changed every 5000 miles more like ever 2000 miles before the rear was bald yeah there is a great option and it allows you to run any tire you want and turn it into a white wall portawalls.com/i think these are the ones that bagga put on his wifes rat ruck |
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Post by 90GTVert on Jul 30, 2011 10:35:34 GMT -5
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Post by reveeen on Jul 30, 2011 11:31:12 GMT -5
I had looked at the Continental ww tire but they are twice the cost as the shinko
I run low profile Continental tires here and am a FIRM believer of: you get what you pay for.
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Post by hondamatic on Jul 30, 2011 20:37:02 GMT -5
I had looked at the Continental ww tire but they are twice the cost as the shinkoI run low profile Continental tires here and am a FIRM believer of: you get what you pay for. Ok you talked me into it. I would rather pay a little more and get what I really want....I like the tread design on the Continetal tire better anyway. I think I'll get those and be done with it. Thanks for the quick replies guys! |
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Post by jmkjr72 on Jul 30, 2011 20:59:44 GMT -5
yeah the stella guys and the vespa guys that still run white walls love the continetnals
the only reason i had shinkos was thats the oem stella tire and i wanted to burn up the 3 tires that came on it before i buy new ones
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Post by hondamatic on Jul 31, 2011 21:55:56 GMT -5
I had looked at the Continental ww tire but they are twice the cost as the shinkoI run low profile Continental tires here and am a FIRM believer of: you get what you pay for. So is the Continental a radial or bias ply? I do town riding, short hauls to Wally World and such....no highway....yet! I don't know if a bias would grip quite as well as a radial but for my driving I don't know that it would make any big difference, that is until I pick myself up from a spill by going around a corner too fast. |
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Post by jmkjr72 on Jul 31, 2011 22:06:48 GMT -5
if you are looking at the same ones the stella and vespa guys run they are rated to 62 mph
i have riden other scoots with them on they have more grip then the shinkos but they are not corner carvers
if you want a corner carver you might want to look to see if they make a prima white wall in your size
i am actauly considering these for my stella if i stay white wall if not i will be going with the zippys on that
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