Re: Yokohama A008R tire--what is it?

[Josh Sirota <jss@marimba.com>]

Jamie Sculerati wrote:
> Before the A008RSII...before the A008RS...there was the A008R.  If I
> remember correctly, this was one of the first (if not *the* first)
> R-comppund street tires, using the same tread as the "street compound" A008
> before it.

Yeah, these are probably pretty old, check the DOT build code.  Should
be pretty darned cheap.

But they weren't the first -- the A001R came first, I believe.

Josh