RVFRick
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I got new rubber on my 1990 Honda CB-1. The new Shinko 006s that came with the bike wore bald on the rear tire after about 4.8k miles in the hills. The front still had life but I got new rubber for both ends. I liked the Shinkos a lot and would not hesitate to get them again. Wanting to try something different I bought some Bridgestone S20s and had them mounted at Evolution Motorcycles in Santa Clara.
Still new to me with only 50 miles on them I immediately noticd they are much noisier. Hard to describe but they don't sound like what I'd expect from soft rubber rolling on asphalt. Instead the best I can describe is more of a low "roaring" of a hard rubber or even plastic sounding if that makes any sense. Like a hollow sound. Weird or normal? Nothing else was done on the bike except for a minor service oil change, chain tension, cable adjustment, overall check of the bike. Wheel bearings were inspected and deemed good condition.
Still new to me with only 50 miles on them I immediately noticd they are much noisier. Hard to describe but they don't sound like what I'd expect from soft rubber rolling on asphalt. Instead the best I can describe is more of a low "roaring" of a hard rubber or even plastic sounding if that makes any sense. Like a hollow sound. Weird or normal? Nothing else was done on the bike except for a minor service oil change, chain tension, cable adjustment, overall check of the bike. Wheel bearings were inspected and deemed good condition.