Thanks for the tip. I tried searching for 185/60-13 and only the soft compound Toyos came up. Which of course may be a possibility considering I only drive the X 2K-3K miles a year these days (at least 2020/2021).Consider Barum euro made, owned by Continental. I got my set from Discount Tire/Discount Tire Direct
Nice, but sold. But...there's a guy on Ebay out of Italy selling the reintroduced Yokohama Advan (the old A008RS) for about $300 a tire. Curious why Yokohama didn't re-release them here.Wow these were a smokin' deal.
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Yes I know they were sold. That's why I used the past tense.Nice, but sold. But...there's a guy on Ebay out of Italy selling the reintroduced Yokohama Advan (the old A008RS) for about $300 a tire. Curious why Yokohama didn't re-release them here.
There were no pictures of the date codes on those tires, perhaps because they are not DOT approved. I did see "2013" printed by itself, but that could just be a code for some other characteristic. I checked his completed sales, that is the one set he had in 185/60/13. He had 2 other sets of Caterham Yoko's in other sizes, all of them look to be in the same dusty condition.Yes I know they were sold. That's why I used the past tense.
BUT, my point was I didn't know these were another option. I wonder if the seller has more. Seemed to be a business by their "in stock here in Texas" statement. I may message them and see if they have more.
The A539s have been around a very long time. I think they were Yokohama's mid range performance tire when I got my AVS set back in the 90s. Evidently, they are still being made. Demon Tweeks has them for about $70 a piece - no idea if they can ship here.
Might of been. A509 sounds very familiar as well.Pretty sure you're thinking A509, not A539.
Might of been. A509 sounds very familiar as well.
go with the Michelins.Yes I know they were sold. That's why I used the past tense.
BUT, my point was I didn't know these were another option. I wonder if the seller has more. Seemed to be a business by their "in stock here in Texas" statement. I may message them and see if they have more.
A509s were some of THE tires to get back in the 90s. So good.
The X I got from MarkF still has a set on it. Yes very expired.
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I put the Achilles 185/60/13 on my 124 Special a few years ago. They were the easiest tires I have ever balanced and I use a HF bubble balancer. They rolled smooth. I wouldn't call them performance tires, but they were just fine for getting around town.Achilles 122 available at both Walmart and Amazon. Good reviews on xweb. Not chinese, made in Thailand.