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I think if its going to give you extra confidence upgrading to better tires even though the stock ones are perfectly fine for the road then go for it, you don't lose anything but gain extra confidence. On my 250 I rode on the stock shinkos for about 5 months before i changed them for diablos (also went a size bigger as i didn't like the skinny look of the stocks). The difference was simply unbelievable. I got them fitted and hit the twisties the next day, it was as if the handling had completely changed, the bike felt like it was on rails and so much smoother and planted I felt I could ride considerably faster yet safer at the same time. Then again I've heard the OEM shinko tires on hyosung 250s are of inferior quality to the same tires that are sold aftermarket.