yoko-hammers on the spyder..

[chris56]

a colleague of switzerland has installed now this Yokohama A048 ..
and so want I .. has anyone tested that in the rain ( we have since 3 days raining here in austria..)
(as you know in switzerland lives also "michael schumacher" they said he also ordered a spyder - what colour will he get ???)
chris

 

[Spyder#353]

I have a Yokohama rear tire. The rubber is harder than the stock. It will last longer if you don't do any burn outs. When I'm on it the tire will brake lose. Faster than stock tire. Next tire I'll look for a softer compound. I guess it's 6 of 1 and a half dozen of another. No trouble in the rain. And it rains hard in south Florida.

 

[chris56]

what modell do you use .. the same or a normal street version..
chris

 

[Spyder#353]

what modell do you use .. the same or a normal street version..
chris

I used a yokohama car tire. Same size as the tire that came off the bike.

 

[powerbyaj]

Close up:

 

[ataDude]

I've got this one... Yokohama AVID T4... waiting to go on.

 

[CRUCIFIED]

Maybe its not the best choice for function...but it looks cool.:2thumbs:

 

[powerbyaj]

My choice was Nitto NT 450 Extreme Performance.

Used one:

 

[ataDude]

I've got this one... Yokohama AVID T4... waiting to go on.

:lecturef_smilie: Update on this one... I finally installed it and took a close look. It is bi-directional... in other words, it was made to work on either side of a car... the sipes on one side will not drain the water correctly on wet roads.

I haven't run it in the rain yet... I will be extremely cautious. :yikes:

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