Not a happy camper, though I love my Super8…

[PeTroL42]

No worries, I'm glad I could help out.

[lukasbasic]

weird, i got stock tires from new , 4500miles on, and they still look pretty good

[DMblues01]

weird, i got stock tires from new , 4500miles on, and they still look pretty good

That's because the Cheng Shins are really hard tires. They last a long time with little or no wear. But, the hard tires don't grip worth a crap on wet pavement.
Mine have 2000 miles, and still look like new. I'm fairly conservative when I ride, so I haven't really had any issues with the stock tires. But, I have noticed on the couple of times when I need to do a short hop on a 55 mph road, that those hard nylon tires make the most GOD-AWFUL whining noise at speed.
I'm definitely looking for different tires when the time comes.

[zombie]

It's not only the rain... Morning dew, and the painted stripes on the road are deadly. I've been caught off guard a few times.

[lukasbasic]

you're right, they are horrible on wet pavement, here in socal the pavement is dry for the most part so I haven't been noticing it too much. but occasionally going over some water (burst pipe) in a curve the bike started slipping at very low speed - I was wondering like wtf is this

That's because the Cheng Shins are really hard tires. They last a long time with little or no wear. But, the hard tires don't grip worth a crap on wet pavement.
Mine have 2000 miles, and still look like new. I'm fairly conservative when I ride, so I haven't really had any issues with the stock tires. But, I have noticed on the couple of times when I need to do a short hop on a 55 mph road, that those hard nylon tires make the most GOD-AWFUL whining noise at speed.
I'm definitely looking for different tires when the time comes.