I picked up some new tires a while back and put about 300 miles on them. I was out doing a little urban exploration and got inspired to do a quick review of the Shinko SR244 Trail Tires.
I've used these tires most of my life. Honestly though, I'm not happy with them on the DR650. On my little 200cc enduros and my 230cc Chinese dual-sport, these tires are perfect. The 650 just needs more tire. These have a speed rating of 95 mph, the DR tops out at around 93 mph. I try not to drive that fast, but at times with 65 and 75 mph speed limits, you get up to 80 or 90 mph just keeping up with traffic. I don't like these tires at those speeds. The front tire is also washing out a bit more on gravel. Next season, I'll be looking for something different. I'm guessing, these will make it through most of this season, hopefully all of this.
Here is a screen shot of the price and tire sizes.
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