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No-name tires 120/70 ZR 17, 180/55 ZR 17 in the test They can only be cheap?
Shinko and Maxxis technically old
High tech at Nankang and Mitas
Country roads, autobahns and the wet
No-name tires in the wet
Full Bore USA M-1 Street Sport
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Conclusion
Maxxis Supermaxx Radial
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Conclusion
Mitas Sport Force
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Nankang Roadiac WF-1
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Shinko F009RR / R009RR
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Conclusion
This is how MOTORRAD tests
Final evaluation and conclusion
Pre-release version of the Nankang Sportiac WF-2
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No-name, exotic or cheap brands: Regardless of which label you want to overwrite the third part of our tire test with – this story is primarily about big money.

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Yes, where do you heat? Temperature check for always the same conditions.

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The 5th. Place is occupied by the Shinko F009RR / R009RR. The lap definitely doesn’t want to get around corners: Curvy stretches are as little fun with the stubborn Shinko as the sometimes slippery tour over wet asphalt.

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4th place went to the Full Bore USA M-1 Street Sport. Even under ideal conditions, the Full Bore’s performance remains poor with its sluggish nature, little feedback and a clear tendency to shimmy. When it rains, your heart immediately sinks into your pants.

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Third place went to the Nankang Roadiac WF-1. With its bicompound construction, Nankang relies on modern tire technology, but in practice there are no real advantages to be found on dry or wet roads.

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The Maxxis Supermaxx Radial came in second. At the end of the day, the Supermaxx reaps only one “conditionally recommendable” despite being second: If the road is dry, it is still acceptable. But much more is possible in the wet.

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The winner is the Mitas Sport Force. Handy, sporty, inexpensive: the Mitas Sport Force drives significantly different from the competition in the test. And even when it rains, he doesn’t bend his knees prematurely. A good set for around 150 euros.

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The first Roadiac is far from over for Nankang. They also want to get involved in the future with the high-horsepower super athletes.

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Nankang Sportiac WF-2: coming soon as a 190.

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Also against the very Middle East: Four Asia-rubbers compete against one from Eastern Europe.

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Just a short pit stop: read out the data, move the wheelsets, and get back on the slopes.

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Six sports tires have already been tested in race mode, in the wet and in everyday long-distance tests.

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There are also seven touring tires in the universal dimensions 120/70 ZR 17 and 180/55 ZR 17.

Lohse

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Super grid girls, but also super grip? This time there are five no-name tires in the everyday test.

Jahn

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Basically, this chapter clearly shows the huge leaps in development that modern motorcycle tires have made in the last two decades.

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In order to be able to understand this, we have also shown the values of the touring tire test winner.

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In terms of weighting, the wet test chapter is subordinate to the everyday country road test – which has a lot to do with reality: Motorcycles are simply used more often in ideal (dry) conditions.

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Here is the evaluation of the tires in the wet. Also included: the Michelin Pilot Road 4.

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A curve that says it all: our Michelin reference tire shows what is actually possible on a wet road. The Mitas has to admit defeat, but its performance is at an acceptable level. With the full bore, the
Trip to a dangerous slide.

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Risk: If you buy tires too cheaply, you run the risk of expensive follow-up costs.

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Inexpensive motorcycle tires in the product test

No-name tires 120/70 ZR 17, 180/55 ZR 17 in the test
They can only be cheap?

They are called Nankang, Shinko or Mitas. You come from Taiwan, South Korea or Slovenia. And they want to be in the business of prestigious 180 radial tires for big bikes. No-name rubbers, so the regulars’ slogan, can only be cheap. Our test clarifies: Do the five exotic species really … don’t care?

Jorg Lohse, Karsten Schwers

05/22/2014

No-name, exotic or cheap brands: Regardless of which label you want to overwrite the third part of our tire test with – this story is primarily about big money. And a little more about globalization, growth, new markets, displacement … But first let’s take a look at the market for motorcycle tires in Germany. Here, the so-called replacement business (which goes to the rims after the initial tires) has been neatly divided between the six well-known premium brands.

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According to surveys by the industry magazine “Neue Reifenenzeitung” (www.reifenpresse.de) Almost 70 percent of the market is divided almost equally between Bridgestone, Metzeler and Michelin. The remaining 30 percent are determined by Conti, Dunlop and Pirelli. Other manufacturers are almost irrelevant. According to the figures of the Federal Association of Tire Trade and Vulcanization Crafts, the big six sell around 1.3 million motorcycle tires per year. In the past ten years, two segments in particular have achieved significant gains. With 350,000 tires per year, the sports and touring (sports) tires in radial construction are particularly in demand. Cross-ply tires for touring sports are well behind in third place with almost 200,000 tires per year.

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Lohse

Super grid girls, but also super grip? This time there are five no-name tires in the everyday test.

The music plays with an estimated 60 to 80 million euros in sales per year for radial touring and sports tires. If you want to get involved, you also have to offer these in the sizes that are in demand: the dimensions 120/70 ZR 17 and 180/55 ZR 17 come to over 30 percent according to Europool, an institution that records manufacturers’ sales to tire dealers . And now the manufacturers want to cut a juicy piece of this cake from this test. But who is exactly behind it?

This information is sometimes difficult to obtain, even for industry insiders. For example, the answer to the question of who or what is behind the Full Bore USA brand. In Germany, the label is sold through Delticom, one of the largest internet tire dealers based in Hanover (www.motorradreifendirekt.de). Upon request, it can be learned that the brand belongs to the tire distributor “Motoman” from the USA. In 2008 a sport radial tire (the M-1 from our test) for the US market was presented there, later rubbers for choppers, cruisers and tourers followed. But who is responsible for development and production? At Delticom it is nebulous that the tires are co-developed by Japanese engineers. On the side wall of our test tires, however, there is a reference to the production in South Korea. A renewed inquiry makes it clear what was already suspected: The full bore tires come from Shinko, another test participant, and are essentially based on the know-how of the South Korean tire manufacturer. But who is Shinko?

Shinko and Maxxis technically old

One of them caught a particularly old fish on our shopping tour. The profile “F / R009RR” has a current production date of 2013, but in its basic form the radial tire is around 20 years old, as the German salesman Alfred Schenk (www.shinkoreifen.de) confirmed. This explains the Japanese know-how, which is also referred to at Shinko. In 1994 Shinko took over the production of the Japanese Yokohama motorcycle tires, including the technology and tools. So many Shinkos originally had Yokohama on the side wall. Shinko themselves, who started producing bicycle tires in Japan in 1946, are now part of the South Korean Shin Hung Group, which has been producing motorcycle tires since 1979. In the industry, Shinko has built a reputation for making cross-ply tires. Which is why they also take on contract work from premium brands: Some of the legendary Conti TKC 80 tires come from the Shinko factories in South Korea.

The situation with the two other Asian tires from this test is completely different. Behind Maxxis CST, the abbreviation for “Cheng Shin Taiwan”, has been in business since 1967. Maxxis is first and foremost the name that promises more pulling power for the European and US business. Among the global players, CST / Maxxis is not insignificant. In 2012 the group reached ninth place in the ranking of the largest companies in the tire industry, according to information from the “Neue Reifenenzeitung” with sales of 3.4 billion euros. Most of the money, however, is made with car and trailer tires, motorcycle tires only make a fraction. The test tire also proves that this is less important: the Supermaxx is technically over ten years old!

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High tech at Nankang and Mitas

The second Taiwan rubber from the manufacturer Nankang, based in Taipei, is completely different: Its Roadiac was only introduced in 2010 and is their first real motorcycle tire. Mainly around 13 million car tires are produced annually at Nankang with around 2,700 employees. With the two-component mixture, the Roadiac and its new sister model Sportiac are definitely using high-tech in order to make a name for themselves with bikers in the future.

That has Mitas already. The speedway scene in particular has known the brand for decades. It belongs to the Czech ČSG Group, which makes a large part of its turnover (2011: 430 million euros) with tractor tires. In 2012, the Slovenian manufacturer Savatech was taken over and the development of radial tires started there is now continuing under the Mitas flag. With initial success, as this test shows.

Country roads, autobahns and the wet

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The evaluation of the no-name tires on country roads and motorways

Basically, this chapter clearly shows the huge leaps in development that modern motorcycle tires have made in the last two decades. In order to be able to understand this, we have also shown the values of the touring tire test winner (issue 11). It is therefore relatively easy to build a radial tire for high-horsepower motorcycles that simply runs in a straight line. But who always wants to stubbornly bolt ahead with their bike? At the moment when more dynamism is demanded from the tire at the same time, the difficulties begin. Maintain stability, but at the same time increase agility: How do you implement it without the tire becoming wobbly or nervous? No chance for the conceptually oldest tire in the test: The Shinko is, although our test tires from the trade were produced in the course of last year, clearly a child of the 90s – it is based on old Yokohama skins that have been around for almost 20 years are no longer offered! Moderate handiness, poor steering precision, weaknesses in corners and on top of that little grip reserves. It can be seen most clearly that modern tire technology has now arrived in completely different regions. On top of that, this set is not even cheap to get. With a pair price of around 220 euros, the Shinko ranks on the level of the premium brands.

Conclusion

In order to build radial tires that work with modern bikes on winding country roads and at high speed on the train, it is not enough to infuse old concepts. Shinko and Full Bore no longer make a cut, Maxxis is still acceptable. Nankang dares to use a contemporary bicompound rubber compound, but has still to learn a lot. On the other hand, close to the premium class: the new tires from Mitas.

No-name tires in the wet

Country road / motorway: (91 points, 5th place)
The conceptually probably oldest tire in the test (based on Yokohama tires from the 90s) is particularly stubborn on the country road. Significant counter-steering forces are required from a slight lean angle to keep the Honda on course from our test. The low internal attenuation is also disturbing, which means that the feedback is too dry. When starting the new tires, there is initially no pleasant feeling for the maximum possible cornering grip. It is therefore very hesitant to approach higher degrees of inclination. Despite correct balancing, a clear shimmy was already disturbing straight-ahead and cornering when it was new. Just as annoying: the strong setup-
impulse when braking in an inclined position.

Wet test: (58 points, 4th place)
If you only drive straight ahead, you could still live with the grip of the Shinko. But alas, there is a curve! Not only are the reserves used up quickly, the inadequate feedback also means that there is no sure feeling for the limit. The braking values are not convincing either.

Conclusion

The lap definitely doesn’t want to get around corners: Curvy stretches are as little fun with the stubborn Shinko as the sometimes slippery tour over wet asphalt.

MOTORRAD verdict: 5th place with 149 points

This is how MOTORRAD tests

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Yes, where do you heat? Temperature check for always the same conditions.

As in part two of the tire test (booklet 11), the base motorcycle for the test of these no-name radial tires was a Honda CB 1000 R. All tires from this test were ordered in February 2014 at the prices stated above via the Delticom online shop.

Handiness
Steering effort required to tilt the machine or to keep it in line in slow / fast alternating curves.

Cornering stability / pillion
Stability in (changing) curves and on bumps. Is tested in different modes (solo / with pillion passenger) at a great lean angle when accelerating, whereby the tires can really rock up.

Steering precision
Test in passages of different speeds with complicated curve radii. Provides information about whether the motorcycle is following the desired course, which is specified by the steering forces, or whether clear line corrections are required.

Straight-line stability
High speed on the highway. Does the motorcycle stay stable on course or does the commuting interfere with the journey??

Liability in an inclined position
Side guidance in maximum inclination on wet and dry asphalt. A tightrope walk that is only possible on a closed route.

Erection moment

When braking in an inclined position, the motorcycle straightens up differently depending on the deceleration and tire contour. This reaction must be balanced out with a counterforce on the inside of the handlebar end.

Adhesion when accelerating
Lateral guidance and power transmission in corners at different speeds. Is also tested in wet and dry conditions.

Borderline behavior
Controllability of the tire at the limit of grip. The test is carried out on both wet and dry tracks.

Filling pressure in the test
2.5 bar at the front, 2.9 bar at the rear.

Final evaluation and conclusion

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The final score of the tire test.

Almost 60 points separate the first and last. This shows that the field of so-called no-name radial tires cannot be judged across the board. Mitas proves with the young Sport Force that you can certainly reach the quality of the well-known profiles from Bridgestone to Pirelli. Full Bore and Shinko, on the other hand, conserve tire technology from the 1990s.

Pre-release version of the Nankang Sportiac WF-2

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Nankang Sportiac WF-2: coming soon as a 190.

The first Roadiac is far from over for Nankang. They also want to get involved in the future with the high-horsepower super athletes. As part of our tests, we had a preliminary version of the Sportiac WF-2 in the dimensions 120/70 and 190/55 ZR 17, which we were able to test on the BMW HP4 analogous to the sports tires in part one (booklet 10). Unlike the tourist sister model Roadiac, the Sportiac, which is also constructed as a bicompound tire, turns in more easily and is much more neutral. The feeling for the custody reserves also comes in a little faster now. In wet conditions, he can also move away from the Roadiac, but the limit area that sets in early sets a limit all too quickly. But before the Sportiac goes on sale, Nankang has announced further revisions.

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Risk: If you buy tires too cheaply, you run the risk of expensive follow-up costs.

Saving money when buying tires is not easy. Since the manufacturers do not give a “recommended retail price”, every retailer – in a real store or online shop – calculates differently. If you don’t want to do without premium brands when saving, you should consider the so-called “secondline” of the manufacturer.

Bridgestone

The predecessor of the current T 30 touring tire is the BT 021 for the Japanese tire brand. In the MOTORRAD tests, it impressed above all with its manageable design paired with good cornering stability. However, its rather mixed quality in wet conditions is less appealing.
Price example: Bridgestone BT 021 in 120/70 ZR 17 and 180/55 ZR 17 for 171.98 euros www.mopedreifen.de

Continental

The brand new Road Attack 2 Evo was awarded the country road tip in the last issue. And the original version of the Road Attack also proved to be handy, precise and blessed with a lot of grip in our tests. Its drawback: the noticeably high level of wear.
Price example: Conti Road Attack in 120/70 ZR 17 and 180/55 ZR 17 for 181.50 euros www.reifendiscount.de

Dunlop

Five years ago, the Roadsmart heralded the new era of touring tires at Dunlop. With success: In 2009, the Roadsmart won the MOTORRAD tire test together with the Michelin Pilot Road 2, primarily due to its good grip, its neutrality and clear feedback in the rain.
Price example: Dunlop Roadsmart in 120/70 ZR 17 and 180/55 ZR 17 for 198.40 euros www.reifentiefpreis.de

Michelin

Anyone looking for something special for safe driving in adverse conditions has not been able to get hold of the French rubber for years
past. The Pilot Road 4 is currently convincing, but the number two was already able to shine with sensational driving performance in the rain. His shortcoming? A little too wobbly.
Price example: Michelin Pilot Road 2 in 120/70 ZR 17 and 180/55 ZR 17 for 192.55 euros www.gibgummi24.de

Pirelli

The sporty tire brand from Italy has also made a good name for itself among motorcycle tourists. In the last tests, the Angel ST and GT were convincing, and before that the Diablo Strada was already a benchmark thanks to its balanced character with immaculate passenger qualities.
Price example: Pirelli Diablo Strada in 120/70 ZR 17 and 180/55 ZR 17 for 164.98 euros www.tirendo.de

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