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I purchased a Cherng Shin Marquis 130-90-17 for the rear of my GS850G and thought I would give a little review.
I know everyone here really likes the Hi Max tire and gives it high ratings. I had the option to buy that tire as well but chose this one because I was new to the bike and had a limited budget that had to stretch to other things on the bike. I paid $40.00 for the tire and $7.50 to have it balanced. Mounting was free.
I have just over 5000 miles on the tire now and my riding is for recreation, not commuting. I ride about 50/50 highway and city. I have no problem running the bike in the upper rev ranges but I am in no way a member of the knee draggers club. With the 5k on it I will probably change it within 500-700 miles for a total of 6000 miles for the tire. At this point it will be down to the wear indicators in the very center of the tire. I check my pressure regularly and run about 38-40 psi in the tire. I never broke it loose or had any slippage or felt like I was going to lose it in a corner with this tire. I had a couple of rain expiriences with it and both were satisfactory.
Overall I would have to say that for $50.00 it was not a bad investment. The next tire I put on will be a Dunlop that was given to me as a take off and in great shape. It was made 2 years ago. I am anxious to see if there is any glaring difference.
Just thought this might help someone out there that had this tire as one of their choices and was on a tight budget.
Jim
I know everyone here really likes the Hi Max tire and gives it high ratings. I had the option to buy that tire as well but chose this one because I was new to the bike and had a limited budget that had to stretch to other things on the bike. I paid $40.00 for the tire and $7.50 to have it balanced. Mounting was free.
I have just over 5000 miles on the tire now and my riding is for recreation, not commuting. I ride about 50/50 highway and city. I have no problem running the bike in the upper rev ranges but I am in no way a member of the knee draggers club. With the 5k on it I will probably change it within 500-700 miles for a total of 6000 miles for the tire. At this point it will be down to the wear indicators in the very center of the tire. I check my pressure regularly and run about 38-40 psi in the tire. I never broke it loose or had any slippage or felt like I was going to lose it in a corner with this tire. I had a couple of rain expiriences with it and both were satisfactory.
Overall I would have to say that for $50.00 it was not a bad investment. The next tire I put on will be a Dunlop that was given to me as a take off and in great shape. It was made 2 years ago. I am anxious to see if there is any glaring difference.
Just thought this might help someone out there that had this tire as one of their choices and was on a tight budget.
Jim
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