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Dear Paso friends

It's a tiresome subject, but unfortunately there seems to be a shortage of 16 inch tyres again. As far as I know, only Shinko produces the SR 880/881 tyres in the correct format. Today I tried to order some tyres from the German supplier Schenk (www.mc-reifen.de). They told me: There are still some rear tyres available, but orders for front tyres are currently being collected worldwide. Shinko will only produce tyres if there are enough orders. This is understandable. If the old Ducati bikes are hardly ever ridden, then no more parts are needed. I will now put my name on the waiting list at Schenk (and pay half the deposit) in the hope that something will happen.

My request to the community: Please place your orders if you need tires in the near future, otherwise the issue will be over for all 16-inch Ducatis from the 1980s. That would be a great pity.

All the best, Hardo

i just ordered a pair (front & rear) from JPCycles.com in the USA. In stock and delivery confirmed. Thank you for the heads-up. I assume they have more. :^)

Thanks - I tried RevZilla.com and JPCycle, but they don't ship to Europe. But I will try to find a way.

Whenever you have the tyres, it would be interesting to see when they are produced (DOT). Maybe you could give us this information.

In any case, we need to create some demand, otherwise it is understandable that Shinko will not produce the tyres anymore....

Best, Hardo

I still got my stack of Michelin beauties ( I did sell a pair to some guy with an early 851 ,$$$$$$ )

Hardo, search topic:

"New Tires on Paso"

Form around 2008:

"Michelin Pilot Sport 120/70/16 on my 3.5"x 16" Strada front wheel and a Pirelli Diablo 140/70/16 on my 5"x16" Strada rear wheel: Nichols mounted them, no problem. I chose these tires after a long look at the specs of what was available because they were the closest dimensionally to the original Michelins."

I rode on those tires 'till Golden Tyre Italy made correct dimensioned tires available and before they sold the molds to Shinko. They were just fine for my rides.

Dear all, I have now received one tyre from Germany (DOT 2023) and one from the USA, unfortunately from 2021. As I said before, if we do not create some demand, no tyre manufacturer is interested in producing the right tyres.

The alternatives for the rear wheel are not good: 180/60 typically grinds on the chain, 150/80 is too narrow for a 5" rim. Of all the options discussed here on the forum, 140/70 seems particularly absurd to me, as it is far too narrow for the rim. Maybe it can be done without immediately blowing up in your face, but it takes a lot of courage to go down that road .....

All the best, Hardo

Dear all, fyi - good news. Shinko tires Dot 2024 are availiable, cf ebay.de

Best, Hans

Yay, might have to order a spare rear, just because.

Both mine(f+r) are dated in '22

Just got a front and rear from eBay uk. The supplier is WSC performance in Bristol.They were stamped wk 37 year 24. So not that long out of the factory relatively speaking. I didn't need them immediately but a I will in a month or two - I figured I’ll buy before this batch is all gone.

Hi Everyone ! Has anybody ordered / bought 750 Paso 16" Shinko, or Golden tyre rear and front tires close times from EU COUNTRY`s. My friend own nice 750 Paso, but he needs new tires to his beuty. Let us know those tires selling companies in EUROPE.