Cheng Shin c826 tires no more?

[riverrat]

Well I spent a few hours today calling around the Nation and every single supplier said that the Cheng Shin c826 tires are no longer being manufactured. I called about 15 places, including Nac's in NY, and a few large warehouses. Nac's even took my order, and I thought I was in, then they called back to tell me the bad news. Most places showed them in stock on their web-site, but when I called, they weren't. Some guys even claimed to have them, I made them double check, then they were like, oh no we don't, and the replacement is the c829. Which I think is a roundish tire, not what I want.

I hope this isn't true, and it's all just some conspiracy to keep me from getting a pair of these tires. I wrote to the manufacture in China, don't know when or if I will get a response.

In the mean time, I need a pair of c826 18x9-50-8 tires. I expect to be on the ice in a week or so. Chime in if you know anything.

[honda250sx]

Been ordering sets all winter long from Parts unlimited. Did you check magicracing.com? They sell them already on rims, already studded, pretty cheap.

Not sure why they would discontinue the best ice tire ever built. Hmmm. I have a couple of good friends at Polaris (were a top 50 dealer in the us) and I know Daryl Rath uses C826 exclusively on ice. Thats really odd. Maybe there just out of stock for winter time. This is peak season for selling the C826

[JohnR.]

Riverrat and I were discussing this in PM's. Hopefully it isn't true. It can be really difficult to get them this time of year and its seems plain stupid of them to stop making them all together. I just remembered I know a guy that works at a bike shop over in Spring Valley that is a Parts Unlimited distributor. I sent an email to him tonight and he's gonna let me know what he finds out.

John

[honda250sx]

I will check with tony he is NY parts unlimited rep tomorrow

[JohnR.]

Cool! You da man! Thanks!!

[riverrat]

Been ordering sets all winter long from Parts unlimited. Did you check magicracing.com? They sell them already on rims, already studded, pretty cheap.

Not sure why they would discontinue the best ice tire ever built. Hmmm. I have a couple of good friends at Polaris (were a top 50 dealer in the us) and I know Daryl Rath uses C826 exclusively on ice. Thats really odd. Maybe there just out of stock for winter time. This is peak season for selling the C826

Yes, magicracing was one of the places I called, and they said the same thing.

[chris200x]

I was going to say the same thing about majic racing. When I tried to order them a few weeks ago. out of stock is what the website says, so who knows.

I ened up getting 18" fast trekkers off ebay for a fraction of the cost.

[honda250sx]

Cheng Shin has been bought out. This was told to me by the area rep from Parts unlimited. The C826 has been discontinued. Those of you that bought these for this years Ice Racing are lucky. They are gone now...

[tecat-z]

now thats some bad news......... Wonder if someone will bring back a replica? It was gold standard ice tire for so many years. I could see Duro making a similar tire to the C826 in the future. They seem to cater to the old race tire designs more than most.

[Dirtcrasher]

WOW!! Thats F'd up!! I just bought my first set.... Maybe I shouldn't stud them!!

What on earth would cause them to discontinue them?? There THE most popular ice racing tire aren't they??

[tecat-z]

I called Dennis Kirk, tried through my local dealer and they are gone.......What a bummer. Man, in less that a week we have found out about the liquid R front dunlop being discontinued and now the c826. They had a retail of $36 bucks in Dennis Kirk for the 18-9.5-8 which is still on their web site. These will have HUGE value in coming years if you have NOS sets. Especially in the 18" size....

[honda250sx]

Welp, I bought em earlier this year and Parts Unlimited had them in there warehouse...Too bad I filled em with screws already!

[NINJA]

SOB! That figures, I sold a set on ebay a month ago or so that were mounted and studded with about 6 races on them total for around $85 to someone on the east coast. They got a hell of a deal, ebay has sucked for me lately! Was it anyone here that got em?

[honda250sx]

Placed an order at JC motors. It actually let me order. I called them and they said there SCARCE. He is checking his warehouses and will call me back. I am hoping i snag a set for years to come.

[riverrat]

Placed an order at JC motors. It actually let me order. I called them and they said there SCARCE. He is checking his warehouses and will call me back. I am hoping i snag a set for years to come.

They told me they were out.

I can get a set of 20" tires for 10"rims. But that doesn't really help.
JohnR suggested another tire, what would you guys run if we can't get these anymore?