senecagreen
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strange, I ride the NC harder though, it's more fun than my Concours to ride that way
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Here's an update on my Shinko Raven 009's as requested. I mentioned in the first post that my OEM tires lasted 4000 miles before both front and rear were down to the legal minimum, and I was surprised that the front lasted no longer than the rear. The Honda dealer put this down to some of the stone and sealer back country roads we have here in the rural Delmarva peninsula. Today (03/29/24) my Shinko Raven 009's have reached the same 4,000 miles as the OEM tires, but I can report I have 3mm (4/32 in) left on the rear, which according to my tread depth gauge is now in the lower half of the yellow range of the green/yellow/red scale. The front has 4mm (5/32 in), which has just entered the yellow range from green. FYI the red range starts at 2mm (3/32 in). So just 1mm left to go on the rear and 2mm on the front. If I recall correctly, they both started out at 8mm, so I'm losing about 1mm/1000 miles and will likely only get about 5k miles out of the rear and 6k miles from the front. I think I can only dream about getting 10k miles as apparently dduelin is getting from his Michelin R5's with still more tread to go. I think his roads must be as smooth as a baby's bottom.My experience with the Ravens certainly didn't match up with some other forum members and their Ravens. 670cc and Camaro Eric both get exceptional mileage out of their Ravens. But for some reason I didn't. I thought the Ravens were fine tires for as long as they lasted and I had no issues with traction or handling while running them. I would run any of the brands of tires I have tried so far again.
I would think you'd get less mileage than me due to the user mode and engine braking which I imagine would be more aggressive than I on both acceleration and braking???? since I use the softest riding mode that isn't rain mode.
I actually tried to go back with another set of Pirelli Angel GT's but couldn't get them, simply because of price. I prefer Michelins, but they were $100 more a set than the Angel GT's and I got nearly as many miles of my Angel GT's as the Michelins.
dduelin has over 10,000 miles on his Michelins R5's with 20% tread remaining, and I couldn't match that either with my first set of Road 5s.
Please keep us informed on how many miles you get out of your Ravens.
To be valid you must compare Michelin Road 5s on your bike & your roads to Shinkos and ride the same way on both sets. You can't compare your tire life experience to mine and expect repeatable results.Here's an update on my Shinko Raven 009's as requested. I mentioned in the first post that my OEM tires lasted 4000 miles before both front and rear were down to the legal minimum, and I was surprised that the front lasted no longer than the rear. The Honda dealer put this down to some of the stone and sealer back country roads we have here in the rural Delmarva peninsula. Today (03/29/24) my Shinko Raven 009's have reached the same 4,000 miles as the OEM tires, but I can report I have 3mm (4/32 in) left on the rear, which according to my tread depth gauge is now in the lower half of the yellow range of the green/yellow/red scale. The front has 4mm (5/32 in), which has just entered the yellow range from green. FYI the red range starts at 2mm (3/32 in). So just 1mm left to go on the rear and 2mm on the front. If I recall correctly, they both started out at 8mm, so I'm losing about 1mm/1000 miles and will likely only get about 5k miles out of the rear and 6k miles from the front. I think I can only dream about getting 10k miles as apparently dduelin is getting from his Michelin R5's with still more tread to go. I think his roads must be as smooth as a baby's bottom.
One of my least favourite questions at work is “how many kilometres will these tires last me?” I feel like saying “I don’t even know how many kilometres they’ll last ME, and I don’t even know you!”To be valid you must compare Michelin Road 5s on your bike & your roads to Shinkos and ride the same way on both sets. You can't compare your tire life experience to mine and expect repeatable results.
Man, I'd love to get several years out of a tire lol. I usually go thru 2 sets a year on the NC and one set on the CBPersonally, I’d just as soon front tires wore as fast as rear, since I prefer changing in sets. Might be different if I had a bike I was putting high miles on, and was perfectly happy with the tires I was using, but I get several years out of any tire, and often think I need to try something new.
Ya, I go through two rears every year too. Frustrating, but at least I'm only replacing one of two... at least that's what I tell my wife.Man, I'd love to get several years out of a tire lol. I usually go thru 2 sets a year on the NC and one set on the CB
Well, my tire life is mostly down to limited riding time and living on an island that I almost never leave.Man, I'd love to get several years out of a tire lol. I usually go thru 2 sets a year on the NC and one set on the CB
Well, my tire life is mostly down to limited riding time and living on an island that I almost never leave.
I’ll take an electric motor with smooth, continuous power delivery, no firing pulses.For rear tire wear, the best engine would be a 1,000 CC straight 6, with a firing pulse every 120 degrees of crankshaft rotation. The worst would be a 1,000 CC single, as it would have a firing pulse every 720 degrees of crankshaft rotation. Both bikes are at ,say, 60 mph, over the ground, but the rear tire, on both bikes would be speeding up, after a firing pulse, and slowing down on the exhaust and compression strokes, scrubbing off tire rubber, but such a happening would be a lot less on the 1,000 CC straight 6, than on a 1,000 CC single. Yes I know there is no 1,000 CC single. Our NCs with their semi sort big bang firing order act more like a single than a twin, a twin like a CB-350. Of course more power strokes per mile traveled on an NC would yield better, tire mileage, so I am thinking run the bike in the sport mode, for less tire wear, than running it in standard. I saw the preceding scenario in an article a long time ago in a motorcycle magazine, back in the heyday of such publications. One fix according to the tire engineer interviewed was to put more weight on the rear wheel, though that seems counter intuitive, and it would reduce the scrubbing action of the rear tire. As to front tires wearing quickly, I am thinking the current rage of trail braking is the reason.
Harry
I think you are over thinking thisFor rear tire wear, the best engine would be a 1,000 CC straight 6, with a firing pulse every 120 degrees of crankshaft rotation. The worst would be a 1,000 CC single, as it would have a firing pulse every 720 degrees of crankshaft rotation. Both bikes are at ,say, 60 mph, over the ground, but the rear tire, on both bikes would be speeding up, after a firing pulse, and slowing down on the exhaust and compression strokes, scrubbing off tire rubber, but such a happening would be a lot less on the 1,000 CC straight 6, than on a 1,000 CC single. Yes I know there is no 1,000 CC single. Our NCs with their semi sort big bang firing order act more like a single than a twin, a twin like a CB-350. Of course more power strokes per mile traveled on an NC would yield better, tire mileage, so I am thinking run the bike in the sport mode, for less tire wear, than running it in standard. I saw the preceding scenario in an article a long time ago in a motorcycle magazine, back in the heyday of such publications. One fix according to the tire engineer interviewed was to put more weight on the rear wheel, though that seems counter intuitive, and it would reduce the scrubbing action of the rear tire. As to front tires wearing quickly, I am thinking the current rage of trail braking is the reason.
Harry