brookie
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 06:25 PM |
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r888 (legal or not)
as above they have the e marks as well i got chance of some wheels and they have thers fitted just making the r888 are legal to use on the road first
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ashg
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 06:32 PM |
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yep totally fine. wouldn't recommend them for the winter though
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snapper
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 06:37 PM |
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Still legal as far as I am concerned because there has been no change in the law regarding tyre tread depth or amount of tread to surface ratio at
this time.
There are moves to put legislation through EU but it will take time and individual countries can make some exceptions.
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snakebelly
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 08:16 PM |
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Not all 888's are road legal, only the GG compound i believe are, the ones marked sg are not and i don think the recent other compound they have
introduced is road legal, as for marking i have never bothered to check if any of our sg's have road type markings
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Dusty
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 08:17 PM |
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I drive on 888s all year round. Grip is good in the damp or on wet roads. IMO. Still better than most factory equipped tin tops. They don't do
standing water though.
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Jenko
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 08:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dusty
I drive on 888s all year round. Grip is good in the damp or on wet roads. IMO. Still better than most factory equipped tin tops. They don't do
standing water though.
Agree - Most say they are not good in the wet..but I find unless it's standing water, they grip well...
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Mal
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 08:43 PM |
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My car passed its IVA test last week with them fitted (GG compound).
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 09:45 PM |
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R888's are road legal and totally transformed the handling of my MK
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speedystew
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 10:19 PM |
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r888 are road legal in all compounds,though i wouldn't recommend running sg's on the road there a sprint compound to run in list 1b road
going class
duratec,it's so last year
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speedystew
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 10:19 PM |
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[Edited on 30-10-10 by speedystew]
duratec,it's so last year
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carpmart
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| posted on 31/10/10 at 09:12 AM |
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I think that even if these end up being banned, you will still be able to use any tyres that you already have!
Time to stock up and put the tyres you buy in plastic bin liners to stop any UV damage. You could be using 888's years after everyone else!
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brookie
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| posted on 31/10/10 at 09:49 AM |
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are they any good for all year round tyers then im not saying in wet weather i will never go out in the wet but in the cold dry days off the winter
are they any good
or would i b better off going for the T1R
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skippad
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| posted on 31/10/10 at 11:02 AM |
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Thats why yer cant get yer hands on any at the moment....
Everybodies hoarding them...
I've had 185/13's on order for 3 months.
There ain't any...
quote:
Originally posted by carpmart
I think that even if these end up being banned, you will still be able to use any tyres that you already have!
Time to stock up and put the tyres you buy in plastic bin liners to stop any UV damage. You could be using 888's years after everyone else!
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 31/10/10 at 11:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by brookie
are they any good for all year round tyers then im not saying in wet weather i will never go out in the wet but in the cold dry days off the winter
are they any good
or would i b better off going for the T1R
Just stick with the 888's. They are great all rounders. As above, they aren't the best for standing water, but in my humble opinion, they
are no worse than most tyres in standing water...
Tim and I did 3 hours at Mallory in torrid conditions and never bothered putting the wets on as there was so much grip from the 888's...
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A1
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| posted on 31/10/10 at 03:45 PM |
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as i always point out, i drove mine in the snow without even getting any wheelspin last year.
theyre great.
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