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Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« on: August 29, 2011, 09:14:53 pm »
Any one used the Yokohoma parada spec 2 tyres before. They like something between  a fast road tyre and a semi slick tyre.  A couple guys today at the shark performance day were running them and seemed pretty happy.

Had a google search aand they are pretty cheap as well.


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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2011, 09:22:06 pm »

What best price have you found Sy?  :happy2:

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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2011, 09:22:12 pm »
Mixed reviews, Greeners liked his but remember seeing some other posts about them falling apart on track days.

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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2011, 09:40:56 pm »
Cheap and they look purdy but like trying to hold onto a wet dog in a bath in the rain....  :grin: :grin:


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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2011, 09:45:44 pm »
Hope they dont rip up on track lol, thats what i want them for.  Wet grip isnt a huge issue as ill pootle around anyway. 

Found them for less than 80 for 215/40R17

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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2011, 09:47:02 pm »
Have a look at the Hankook RS2's  :happy2:

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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2011, 09:47:54 pm »
Had no issues round the ring in them, used them for the past 5 tyre changes, pretty pants in the wet. v good when warm

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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2011, 09:52:35 pm »
Great in the dry, awful in the wet.
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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2011, 09:53:36 pm »

Better than 888 in the wet surely?

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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2011, 10:07:48 pm »
RS2s are a fair bit more. Around £20 a corner

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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2011, 10:08:14 pm »
Federal 595's?

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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2011, 10:11:14 pm »

Better than 888 in the wet surely?

Far from it.  888's are actually quite good in the wet.

Paradas were the worst tyres I've ever used and I would never go back to them.

Deffo look at the rs2's.  Great value.  I run the old rss tyres at the front and the hankook v12 at the back.  Will change to the rs2's when the rss's are dead.

Shame the 888's are not available at the moment.
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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2011, 10:11:42 pm »
Federal 595's?

^^^ + 1 for the Federals  :happy2:

Fantastic in the dry and i've found them fine in the wet so far, Oulton last week was wet for the first hour or so and apart from Druids requiring a bit more butt clenching than normal they were fine and epic all day once it had dried out, barely worn too!  :happy2:


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Re: Yokohoma Parada Spec 2
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2011, 10:12:51 pm »
RSR's are what i wanted but everywhere seems out of stock for 205/40 or 215/40 17"


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