I saw a thread a while ago about Cheng Shin C755's and they looked like awesome knobbies for SM rims. But I don't believe they exist anymore to fit the husky. If anybody has another tire they use and can point me in the right direction to get my 610 a little dirty that would be greatly appreciated
I think that Woodsy uses these Shinko 700, but I might be wrong? http://www.shinkotireusa.com/product/product.php?id=48 The price is right...
WC has Heidenau tires on now, I don't remember the model. They look pretty sick though, like an intermediate rain tire. Similar to the Pirelli MT60. I've ran the MT60 (LOVE them but kinda spendy) and the Shinko 244 (very impressed with them, especially for the price, I railed all over the Pac NW woods on them last winter as well as commuting), and the Shinko 705 (didn't care for them, they're like a poor man's distanzia which, in my experience, sucks off road, and they're very heavy). Two of us on SM610's ran the OBDR this last June with skinny IRC VE33 (130/70 I think?) rears on the front, and Dunlop D606 rears. WC has also mentioned a Cheng Shin that looks pretty righteous, but I don't remember the model. But now that Continental has released the TKC80 in a real front tire for us (120/70-17) I'll be running those this winter. Look in the "pics of your 610" thread - WoodsChick and I got to talking tires in there somewhere in the last couple months.
The contis are what I plan on using when I find an extra set of rims... http://www.conti-online.com/generat.../motorcycletires/enduro/tkc_80/tkc_80_en.html
You can still get the Cheng Shin 755's but you have to look pretty hard for them. They aren't $86 per set anymore, either. I think I paid $130 or so? Whatever, still money well spent. I got mine from some shop in Indiana, can't remember the name and couldn't find the receipt the last time I looked.
https://s18479.endeavorsecure.com/cart.htm Front and rear shipped for $118.07. And they are pretty good on the street also. Not just the trails. No need for an extra set of rims, only takes about an hour or so to switch them over. Hope that helps some one out..... Brian
Did you get the TKC80's? Any pics? Any feedback? I no longer have my SM610, but I'm looking to put these on my WR250X and have been looking for a review on them. I'm not sure if these are too hard of a compound and too heavy for lighter bikes.
I haven't gotten them yet, I've been running Pilot Road 3's over the winter so far. It's been mild but wet and too much snow in the woods. It's starting to break up now though, I reckon I'll have them on in a month or so. I need to get another set of wheels :/
