Cheng Shin Tyres

[Moorey]

Has anyone got any real world personal experience with Cheng Shin tyres.

[royhall]

Has anyone got any real world personal experience with Cheng Shin tyres.

I once did a parade lap of the Isle of Man TT course on a CB750F2 on closed roads with Cheng Shin tyres fitted. I would rather ride on the rims than do that again. They were all over the place, one of the most frightening experiences of my biking life. It's a bit like my enduro days when using knobblies on the road, they feel like they are creeping across the road and about to lose traction. Not sure if they actually are but it sure doesn't give you any confidence to go quick. I use nothing but Avon Roadriders now, those Cheng Shin babies went in the bin.

[Green1]

I have them on a 1 1/2 ton cherry picker there fine up to 60mph. 
I wouldn't put them on my bikes as I am more then happy with my Conti RB2's and K112's

[Bryanj]

Fine on pedal to go mopeds and maybe restricted C50's otherwise fit them round dartboards

[Nurse Julie]

I have a ribbed 18" Cheng Shin tyre fitted to the front of my CB400/4. Bloody brilliant. Lovely soft compound which is what I like and it sticks to the road like shit to a blanket. I ride the 400 hard and have 100% confidence in the front tyre, will defo buy another when time to replace. I should add I don't have one of these fitted to the rear, I would wear it out in 500 miles 😀😀😀

[Green1]

Whats it like in the rain Julie? As I can guarantee it is goint to rain every time I get the bikes out.
I did have some on a transit van they gripped OK but didn't last long

[matthewmosse]

Not tried them in years. I would bet that they have learned a thing or two in those years. They were not too awful back then. I think I had them on a gs125 and we used them on the wifes car, til it had a seized gearbox mid drive and did a triple rollover skid. - we went off trying to save pennies after that, though to be fair to the tyres, it was a gearbox lockup, not much we could do about it.

[Nurse Julie]

Whats it like in the rain Julie? As I can guarantee it is goint to rain every time I get the bikes out.
I did have some on a transit van they gripped OK but didn't last long

Stick to your Contis if you plan on going out in the rain Mick 😁😁😁 I got caught out in the rain once or twice on the 400/4 and still got home in one piece with no problem but no, not the best tyre for water sports 😀😁😁

[kevski]

I have a ribbed 18" Cheng Shin tyre fitted to the front of my CB400/4. Bloody brilliant. Lovely soft compound which is what I like and it sticks to the road like shit to a blanket. I ride the 400 hard and have 100% confidence in the front tyre, will defo buy another when time to replace. I should add I don't have one of these fitted to the rear, I would wear it out in 500 miles 😀😀😀

Julie do you shit on blankets often?😂, i have no experience of it or Cheng shin tyres🤣

[royhall]

I don't normally make more than 1 comment but in this case I will make an exception. Lets be blunt, the Cheng Shins that were on my 750 were shite in the extreme so just don't do it. The only thing holding you to the road, 2 very small patches of rubber. Value your life and pay a bit more for decent tyres. Try the matching back tyre Julie you will see what I mean. As for going out in the rain on them, are you mad. DONT BUY THEM.

[Nurse Julie]

I don't normally make more than 1 comment but in this case I will make an exception. Lets be blunt, the Cheng Shins that were on my 750 were shite in the extreme so just don't do it. The only thing holding you to the road, 2 very small patches of rubber. Value your life and pay a bit more for decent tyres. Try the matching back tyre Julie you will see what I mean. As for going out in the rain on them, are you mad. DONT BUY THEM.

Thanks for the advice Roy. I wouldn't fit them to a CB750/4, the bike is just too heavy for that sort of tyre. Money or having matching back and front tyres isn't the issue either. I always have softer compound rubber on the front of mid range bikes and I never have matching front and rear tyres. I fitted an Avon AM to the front of my CB550/4 which is quite soft compared to others and for my riding style, it is absolutely perfect. A soft front tyre does and always has, suited my riding style. Tyres are all down to what the rider feels confident with, not make or price.

[Nurse Julie]

I have a ribbed 18" Cheng Shin tyre fitted to the front of my CB400/4. Bloody brilliant. Lovely soft compound which is what I like and it sticks to the road like shit to a blanket. I ride the 400 hard and have 100% confidence in the front tyre, will defo buy another when time to replace. I should add I don't have one of these fitted to the rear, I would wear it out in 500 miles 😀😀😀

Julie do you shit on blankets often?😂, i have no experience of it or Cheng shin tyres🤣

Haha, no, I don't shit the blankets very often but as a Nurse, I have had to deal with plenty of it over the years 😀😀😀

[Nurse Julie]

Here's a pic of Hetties Cheng Shin. I get to this bike over so far on bends, I have even scrubbed the pimples off the side walls 😀😀😀

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[Trigger]

There has been a lot of reports of cracking and failing Avon Roadriders when they first came out >> https://advrider.com/f/threads/avon-roadrider-failing.824610/

[royhall]

Anything to defend cheap nasty tyres? Come off it Trig that's one of the world's biggest tyre companies deaply involved in motor sport. Still don't buy Chinese rubbish whatever it is, most of it is landfill. That back tyre just squirmed around all over the place. Dangerous.

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