Good tire info. Great thing about tire wear is your always want to be out there wearing on them! 😎👍

Thanks men. Nice vídeo

Hey nice review. I think my next set will be Commander II's. For me it's about long tread life. I have used Michelin Scorcher and Dunlop American Elite, and by 12K or so they are about done.

I appreciate the thourough review!

I have 170/80/15 commander II on my 2006 Honda vtx 1300c and I’m just changed it out it has 18000 miles on it and bought another one love the Michelin tires

I had a car tire on my bike for a while. Served me well on the freeways in Southern California. Now that I live on an island I'm going to have to switch back to an MC tire. Leaning towards the Shinko.

My cruiser came with Bridgestone Exedra tires. I replaced them with the same tire, as I was impressed with them and got 22,000 miles out of them. Be safe bro.

Great review. Just picked up an 07 1300 and the front tire is pretty worn. Tread wise it's probably ok for a while longer, but the guy bought the bike in 2016 and said he hadn't changed the front since he bought it, so I'm more concerned about dry rot. I always put Mich Power Commanders on my CBR600 back in the day, and the Commander II's seem to basically just be their cruiser version of that tire. But I also didn't want to drop $180 on a tire right after buying the bike, especially since I also have to get some gear again since I haven't had a bike in 7-8 years. Think I might just go Shinko front, then do the Commander II on back whenever I need it in the next year or so.

I have a Commander II on the front of my V Star 1300, and can't wait to get rid of it. Feels about as responsive as wood and it's terrible in the rain. Gonna' replace it with a Cobra Chrome rear tire mounted backwards. Chrome has a three-zone compound, so should give okay mileage while sticking well when I'm scraping boards...

Finding a good tire that lasts and ride quality is good making riding great.

Great review on the different tire's brother,as much as I've ridden I think if a person gets 12 to 15k out of the rear tires, that's actually pretty good, and front tires I've gotten 20 to 28k and a lot of it depends on how the bike is being ridden to, especially on the rear tire, good review brother, keep up the good work brother 💯✌️😎

Commander 2's are great tires,I have 13k on the rear tire. Still 4k more miles left, and just changed front.

One other option, in 2023, for budget rubbers on a heavy cruiser/tourer, the Shinko SE890's seem to be a reliable tire for the money, and sticky when their warm.

I have the same tire on a Honda goldwing I run 32 front and 34 rear, my owners manual says go by the tire pressure off of the frame, you might what to check that out, you get better traction with a bit lower psi. Just my thought.. stay safe..

I just got the shinko 777s for my 09 vstar 1300. I don't put many miles on my bike at all, maybe 500-1000 miles a year, so I wanted a tire that grips really well here in Colorado so they seemed the best choice. Guess we will see haha Coming from the stock tire.

I just went all shinko now days. Yeah the rear is soft but for the price your getting your money's worth if you do your own tires. Much love stay safe

G'Day, I am on my 3rd Commander 3 & I am averaging 15,000 km's at the very most, 23 rear tyres in 15 years & its becoming expensive at $450 for a new rear Commander 3 in rural South Australia ATM May 2022, I like the Metezla 888 21inch on the front, I don't ride aggressively either & our roads are shit , might go for Shinko next

Those leaves crawling around like crabs.... I'm trying to learn about the tire and I'm all like... "Leaf Crabs!"

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My command II front tire developed bugling after 15k miles. I thought I was going to get 30K out of it. My rear C2 is still running well. I might replace it with C3.

I just took 2 Shinkos 777HD off a softail with 9K+ I think i could have got 10K easily Had Dunlop 401s didnt care for em . Shinko is my go to . There is good and bad in most everything . Keep the shiny side up

Thanks for your review, I’m trying to decide between tires, Avon, shinko 777, and meltzler 888 (whitewalls). I ride about 50 miles a day commuting to work. I’ll probably have to buy tires more often if I go shinko but I like the price. Decisions decisions. 02 Yamaha Road Star Silverado 1600.

You're over inflating your tires. The sidewall gives you a maximum, not recommended! 33-35 front and back is where you wanna be at. You're minimizing your contact patch with the road and also why your squaring off that rear.

I can't use bias-ply tires on the Victory, they completely mess up the handling. I used to run Avon Cobras and loved them, but after Avon d\c'd the Cobra for the Cobra Chrome and doubled the price I went to Shinko SE890 Journeys. I'm shocked but find these Shinkos to be a better tire. The Journeys stick just as well as the Cobras(and that's saying a lot) but hold their "roundness" much better and are FAR out-wearing the Avons.

I have the exact same model as yours. I am still on the stock Bridgestone Exedra 170/70-16. It has lasted 8500 miles. Anything less than 10k miles for a tire is a shame. I was interested in the Michelin Commander 3, but I don't think they make the size. After watching your video I don't want to try a Shinko or Bridgestone. The same thing with Dunlop doesn't seem to have good reviews. Since they don't really last 10k miles. That leaves me with Metzeler or Avon Cobra Chrome (good reviews on Revzilla.) Any experience with either Metzeler or Avon Cobra?

Just ordered shinkos for my 950. Just bought a 1300 royal star not sure what im putting on it yet.

comparisions my 50/50 vs the 80/20's. I bet yours are 90/10's.

I heard the Shinkos should be softer on the bumps of the road. Is that right?

im 3 months on savage 650.. shinko 777 .. not the hd- ... really good road tire- 15or 20 mph on 1 mile dirt road i live= skechy... great on pavement and smooth /sticky on sides were neeeded - i do like rip through the twistys.. it hugs like a fat woman ..mmm mmm .

I found one Michelin Comander 2 for front and I put a Dunlop American Elite on the rear. I was told that mix match tires would be almost dangerous to ride, NOT TO DO THIS, by motorcycle dealers mechanics. WHAT A BOUNCH OF BULLSHITERS...My Thunderbird Storm rides like never before ! The Dunlop is smoother than a Comander 3 . The bike lean in a curbe like if it was on a track, with no effort. It is feels more secure to manurve , even on verry slow trafic ridding two up.

I've gone back to Michelin's. NEVER EVER to the Shinko's again. They suck. Some issues with my TKC-80's, But Shinko's suck worse. shit canned the Dunlops from the dealer BMW tires. NEVER EVER.