oldNslow wrote on 10/14/12 at 07:20:48:Don't take this as gospel, 'cause it's just one guy's experience on one bike, but I have a 140/90 Shinko 712R on the back of my 2006. Tire was on the bike when I bought it. Pretty sure it's a radial. Bike handles just fine. If it wasn't for the "R" stamped on the tire I wouldn't know the difference.
Never mind ! I just looked up that tire on the mfrs web site. It's not a radial after all. Sorry about that.