Shinko 87-4040 009 Raven Radial Tire

Definitely a harder compound than the Dunlop Q2's I had previously. I was concerned about the cornering grip, so with some hesitation, I ran these (front and rear) at back to back trackdays at Texas World Speedway on 05/09 & 05/10. I run intermediate lap times (2:20) and had no problems with dry track grip. They were very slippery on the "tar snakes" in the rain, but I'm not sure any tire would have done much better in those conditions. Both front and rear did not ball up as much as the Dunlop Q2's, with the rear hardly at all.I'm looking forward to see how the longevity of the tires are. The trackday was ridden after 2200 miles of street riding on the rear and 700 miles of street riding on the front. I'm asking alot out of a tire, long life on the street, and good grip on the track. These are doing great so far.Update: I've just replaced both front and rear tires. I got 6,100 miles out of the rear and 6,900 miles out of the front, including three track days. The front still had considerable tread life, but switched both to Dunlop Q3's for more track grip, although I never tucked the front with the Shinko.

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I love these tires I wish I could get sponsored and get them forever.

Can't say how long they are going to last because I haven't ridden on them long enough, but great handling and traction wet or dry. Great price can't beat me.

great tire, went in perfect, after I used the lubricant paste to fit in the rim

This tire is a great ride for the price. I've put about 2,000 miles on them so far and the still look brand new. They have a deep tread that last a very long time and they look amazing as well

I know lots of people with Suzuki SV's use the Pilot tires but when my rear blew out on a trip I had to buy one of these for the rear. I bought a matching front when I got home. The rear is a bit big for the bike and I had to bend my license plate mount in order to stop it scraping the tire but the new front tire puts the bike ON RAILS. Its really stable and I am completely happy with it.

last one blistered at 11000 miles. Still got another.