Shinko E-805 Big Block Rear Tire (150/70-17)

Good in sand and street. Just what I wanted. Digs a trench in dirt/gravel.

I replaced my street tires for the best priced 50/50 tire I could find. So far I only have about 500 miles on them and mostly gravel. So far they handle great. Very little road noise on pavement. We will see about the wear and durability in time.

First some background on myself: I ride a 2010 BMW F800 GS and I have over 650 miles on the tires (front and rear). I am not a professional nor highly experienced off roader. I do love everything ADV and I do try and push myself and better myself. So here is my take on this first set of knobbies on my bike (previously had Metzler Tourance).To me, they look really good. Gives the bike a much more aggressive looking stance (some may not care, but hey, I am a little vain and I care). Backing the bike out of the driveway I could already feel the vibration from the tires. I got on and went for a quick test ride and I could feel the handling had changed. The bike was more resistant to changing direction. I found that I needed to be a little more forceful with the steering inputs. Leaning in a little and the bike would resist and then after a certain point eagerly dropped in, which can scare you if you're not expecting it. At around 45mph you can hear the tires. They sound like a lifted Jeep Wrangler with off-road wheels driving down the highway. At higher speeds I don't really notice it because the wind noise and bike noise take over. These tires feel less forgiving when you don't have them properly inflated so make sure you maintain proper PSI. In the twisties, the bike seems the same. I can still dig down and get a pretty aggressive lean. I've never felt like the rear end was going to slide out. However, I have never scraped pegs on my bike. So just be easy until you know where the grip limits are for road use. Now for a dirt review; As soon as I put them on I hit up some trails and they felt good. So good that I noticed I was riding way faster than I was when I had my street bias tires. Sometimes the front would slip a little but it wasn't a lot and it hooked back up very quickly. Mud is still, well... mud. Does any tire have amazing traction in the mud? Overall I love the tires. The price is WAY better than the Heidenau TKC (tkc scout), which is why most people probably look at these comparable tires. I've taken them bike up mountain fire roads that have partially washed away, I've ridden on the pavement and then just dove off the side of the road into fields and hillsides and the tires just grip. I have not ridden in sand, but I will eventually. I need a little more skill to on the bike before I tackle some washes. If you are in need of some new knobbies for your adventure bike, give these a shot. So far they have been worth the money and have taken me to new places that I couldn't go before.

I have had this tire on for about 2000 miles. It is wearing very well and the performance is comparable to tires twice the price. These were referred to me by an ADV training school in Oklahoma as that’s all they run on their bikes (Shinko 804&805). Happy w them so far!

I am sending back

Perfect for my DL 1000 VStrom

Great tire! Highly recommended! Can’t go wrong as long as you don’t mind changing them out every 6k or so! Otherwise, great tire for the price!

While the Shinko E-805 Big Block Rear is Perhaps the Best Off-Road Value out there, it has one big drawback for a big Adventure Bike - it is safe-speed limited to 99mph so when you are out on a long trek and need to pass a big truck in a hurry, it is easy to exceed this maximum speed - worth considering... It is a predominantly off-road tire with good, maybe even excellent road manners for what it is - for my purposes, the E-805 will be paired with a Metzeler Karoo 3 front tire to run the ADV Rally in November (these work surprisingly well together in the rough even though they are from very different design camps)... And yes, it does vibrate and make noise but Not anywhere near what I thought it would...

Great tire