wet tyres

[neandethal]

having checked out the price of wets for the coming season, am after peoples views/experiences.
Yokohamas are now just short of £160 and avons over £190, has anybody tried Yokohama A032R car track day tyres ( approx £60), i used them on my old 125cc sidecar to ok effect but obviously that was slower ( No sarcasm please!), thinking of using one on the chair wheel.
Any thoughts views or alternatives tried.
cheers and happy new year to all.

[G JONES]

having checked out the price of wets for the coming season, am after peoples views/experiences.
Yokohamas are now just short of £160 and avons over £190, has anybody tried Yokohama A032R car track day tyres ( approx £60), i used them on my old 125cc sidecar to ok effect but obviously that was slower ( No sarcasm please!), thinking of using one on the chair wheel.
Any thoughts views or alternatives tried.
cheers and happy new year to all.

Dunno about the Yoko's - never had a usable wet for the chair anyway - 2 wheels is enough bother to change anyway
On a serious note - would be interesting to hear more about these tyres - I've noticed them too - but are they any good for us to use ?

[bruce moore]

Gorden, i used Bridgestone racing car front slicks ,all round on my Shelbourne 350 way back in the early 90'S.i was always told that sidecar tyres are manufactured different to stop tyre roll ! After talking to a race car tech,who laughed at the thought that a 350 sidecar had a higher corner speed than a raceing car,he said most single seat race cars are way heavier than a sidecar and they dont roll tyres,,
after a chat with Geoff Greenham,we decided to try them,and they worked very well at a third of the cost.

[Triplebrew]

We use the Yokohama A032R on all wheels on our classic outfit (on 10" wheels) and find they work very well wet or dry.

[G JONES]

Gorden, i used Bridgestone racing car front slicks ,all round on my Shelbourne 350 way back in the early 90'S.i was always told that sidecar tyres are manufactured different to stop tyre roll ! After talking to a race car tech,who laughed at the thought that a 350 sidecar had a higher corner speed than a raceing car,he said most single seat race cars are way heavier than a sidecar and they dont roll tyres,,
after a chat with Geoff Greenham,we decided to try them,and they worked very well at a third of the cost.

Hi Bruce - yes - I remember you being a bit brave about trying different tyres - I guess I've always been a bit reluctant to try anything different - knowing that if I got it wrong - couldn't afford any more - I'd just have to use 'em till they were worn out
When we were racing back then - I never bought any wet tyres - couldn't afford to - I had the set that were on the wheels when we bought the bike - and they were only good for "show" - as for slicks - we bought a front / rear at the TT each year - made sure they were hard enough compound to last till the following year - it's only since we did the recent meetings in the last couple of years - that I've invested in some new rubber - and what a difference it makes...
If these "alternative" tyres are a third of the cost - maybe worth giving them a go - as long as they have some soft enough compounds....

[neandethal]

thanks for the feedback lads, seems it is worth a try, especially as the chair wheel isnt the most critical.

[mervnoble]

thanks for the feedback lads, seems it is worth a try, especially as the chair wheel isnt the most critical.

Please let us know the outcome of the trial, after all, if we can cut the costs we can get more on the grids, yowza.

[realroadracer]

thanks for the feedback lads, seems it is worth a try, especially as the chair wheel isnt the most critical.

Erm, chair wheel is fairly important.

[Eddy Wright]

The yokohama Ian is reffering to is a radial tyre, and works very well in the wet. However it has soft walls and may well not be suitable at high corner speeds in the dry.

Some of the classic teams use them all round and they seem to work well in wet or dry conditions, but you will need 3x 10" wheels.