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Any one else using the Kumho Ecsta Supra 712?


I got mine last summer, put about 15,000 km on them and the tread looks as good as new

in the 215 45 17 size.. is there anything else comparable anyone would reccomend?


Im going to assume by the end of summer and another 20,000-30,000 km it will be coming time to replace them over the winter (only 280 UTQG rating)

only thing i see compareable on tirerack is them BF goodrich Scorcher TA with the yellow blue and red speed stripes

the Kumho MX series looks nice, but is only a 220 tread wear rating 115$ US vs the 712's with the 84$ US seems pretty hard to beat... although i think id like to go with something without the square side wall next time

I have them (14" though). They are some great tires. Handle with the best of them.

If you really want the BFG scorchers, you can get them with the stripe black, so they look normal. I think the 712 is probably a better tire. The Kumho's are not quite grippy enough for me, and didn't really want them (tire store talked me into them, and it was all they had in stock ), so I will be upgrading to something better as soon as these where out...must go do some more burnouts

lol

well the new MX tire looks nice too, but 220 vs the 712's 280 wear rating doesnt appeal, as i dont do auto x i just drive on the highways to work all the time... and the 712 is a wicked tire in the rain so ive found

I try to turn every possible 712 customer another way... I hate mine with a passion. Of course I've made this complaint before... search the archives... If I've missed any posts, let me know and I'll go back and add something nasty about them...

I would put Sears 80,000 mile specials on before I purchased another set of 712's... At least I would know what I was getting in the Sears tire... (crap with a good mileage warranty...)

I've read alot of bad things about the Khumos, but LoCoZ2.0
(Hector), LoCoChick'95(Heather, and myself all rode on Khumos through some rain storms down south and they gripped pretty well. After reading all of those posts about not gripping at all in the rain I was kinda nervous, but I was really impresed with my Ecsta 712's.

I don't have more than 500 miles on mine but I LOVE them. Not complaints at all

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cant be beaten for the price

can buy 2 full sets and a spare for the price of a large company set of 4 tires of a similar profile


unless your in auto x i cant see any reason to stay away from the 712's myself

and the rain driving is amazing for sure