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antnee
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31st Aug 11 at 09:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What are Toyo R888's like on the road when not driving hard? Do they grip like normal road tyres when cold?
Ian
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They'll be fine in the dry, probably not disasterous in the wet.

I personally think it's a waste of money. They're expensive so you can drive hard, if you're pootling about, throw on some Nankangs.
Paul_J
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other problem is the road noise.
Robin
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31st Aug 11 at 09:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wear quickly and awful in the rain if you have any power
Adam_B
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They will give you better grip in nearly all conditions over normal road tyres, even when cold but they will wear much quicker. They are rubbish at dealing with standing water.

[Edited on 31-08-2011 by Adam_B]
antnee
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Its only for driving to the shows this weekend, Im camping at Edition so CBA to have a spare set of wheels.

Just didn't want to find they are shit when they are cold and bin in on a roundabout or something
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Wear quickly and awful in the rain if you have any power


what a load of cack...

888's are great in the rain, better than most road tyres.

Its only when you get to deep pudles, or rivers on the road that they will lift.

Of course, as with any tyre, the less tread depth you have the worse they will be in standing water
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i never had a problem with them on mine tbh.. rain or shine..
Mieran
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
They will give you better grip in nearly all conditions over normal road tyres
7unner172
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iam curenntly running 4 r888s on my c20let astra gte

best tyres on the market tbh,unreal in sun and better than most in wet

only down fall is the road noise

[Edited on 31-08-2011 by 7allye172]
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Adam, I used them on the road every day for a while and they were shocking.

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IMO of course, mainly because a tyre which is 'great in the wet' should be able to handle standing water, or a puddle, IMO...

[Edited on 31-08-2011 by Robin]
7unner172
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Adam, I used them on the road every day for a while and they were shocking.


i use mine every day bud cant say ive had a problem in wet like,yeah they perfrom better in dry but wouldnt say they where shocking in wet

 
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