ive got yokohama prada spec 2 tyres on my cossy. very good in the dry but scary when wet. any recomendations? cheers gaz

 

Uniroyal Rainsport, ace in the wet and still VERY good in the dry, long lasting too.
tabetha

 

I though you would get a million replies to this !!

My choice - Toyo T1R, because they are cheap and work very well. Used most tyres on mine but the Toyo's seem the best all round without breaking the bank.

 

I've just had the TOYO T1R on the front of my 911 turbo(astra) and the "S" were by far and away a LOT LOT better, and lasted longer.
tabetha

 

Really !! How come's the R's cost more ??? Cant say I have tried the S's so cant really compare.
If you have a choice of anything it has to be Goodyear F1's..

 

F1's or pilot sports

 

montecos400
The "R" does not cost more, it is just the successor to the "S".
The "S" was criticised for having too much shoulder roll under hard cornering, (which it did), the later "R" was the same tyre BUT with RE INFORCED outer shoulders to comabat the excessive shoulder wear, I can only go by my experience of them, and the "R" is actually WORSE in this respect.
The "S" lasted 16,000 miles the "R" lasted 5,000 miles, same tyre 195/50x15, same roads same driver, same car.
Interestingly the same car(astra 1.4 auto) now has GOODYEAR EAGLE F1 GSD3, which frankly I would NOT put on a BICYCLE.
When the tyres wear out again, it is going back to UNIROYAL RAINSPORT 2's
I get about 35% more mileage and more GRIP by using ULTRASEAL, as tyre temps don't rise with this stuff so much, and of course no punctures, otherwise I would have had 3 this year alone, just pulled the two screws and 1 nail out job done.
tabetha

 

toyo r888's if you dont do many miles----------awsome on escort cossie, intermediates-
not high milage but!!!!!!!!! really grip , would snap half shafts on a group 4 escort!!-lol

 

My own suggestion would be the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A. Great in wet or dry.