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Jarrett
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I had the TKC 80 front and a Shinko E-805 Rear. We did a bit of fast highway blasting in places and a LOT of dirt, gravel, and sand in the mountains. Other than in one section that was really muddy from rain the night before, the tires did great. We rode for seven days. The tires were maybe half gone by the end.
The 805 rear is cheap compared to the TKC 80, last just as long, and has about 80% the performance in the loose stuff. If I know I am going to be doing a lot of nastiness, I will still use the TKC 80 rear. As for the front, I pretty much only run the TKC 80. My default right now is TKC 80 front and Shinko 805 rear.
I did have some sliding on the Shinko 705s on dry pavement and I wasn't even really pushing. The front started to go, so I gave it a bit of throttle, which made the front come back, but then the rear started to slip. I went back and forth a few times between the front and rear sliding a bit. It wasn't major sliding, just that twitch feeling before it really lets go all the way. I was totally not expecting it but was able to nurse it through the corner and back upright. It happened more than once, so I got rid of those tires. The rear 805 has not done it either. I've not yet tried the front 805.
Maybe 3000 or so. Not really much better than the TKC, but cheaper. It also tends to slide easier in corners. In a straight line, they behave the same.
This is what confused me.
Looks like there is a $48 difference between the 805 and TKC80 for my bike.