I would think that the lack of DOT approval would keep Yokohama from
producing that tire for sales here in the USA through the bigger vendors.
Why can't we get a specialty tire supplier to import a container load and
resell them? Bob Woodman, Roger Kraus, Sasco, are you listening? There is
market for a 195-60-15 or 205-60-15 that is being ignored. I have the
Dunlop 205-60-15 D84J's and I am unimpressed. I think the word is out on
them. I would try the 032Rs if they came available, especially if they were
195's.
Bob Kramer
rkramer3@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wes Dayton" <oilyrag@hsrca.org.au>
To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: Tires - A032R - 205-60/15"
> My local guy says they come from Japan. Wouldn't be the first thing that's
> made in Japan but not sold there.
>
> Unfortunately the Yokohame Australia website is "under construction".
>
> Wes Dayton
>
> On 28/10/03 1:34 PM, "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com> wrote:
>
> >> What we did wonder was "are the U.S. tires manufactured locally"? It's
> >> quite possible that Yokohama hsa a plant somewhere in the U.S.
producing
> >> performance tires including the A032R?
> >
> > I'm pretty sure that's the case, the Yokos sold in the USA are also made
> > here. It's actually a separate company, Yokohama Tire corp instead of
> > Yokohama Rubber Corp.
> > http://www.yokohamatire.com
> > I believe their headquarters are down the road a bit from me, in
Fullerton
> > CA.
> >
> >> If that's so, maybe you're runninvg
> >> into a case where they just don't make that size locally, and so
someone
> >> needs to organise importing them.
> >
> > Funny thing is, the 205/60-15 size doesn't seem to be listed even on the
> > Japanese Yokohama website :
> > http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/top.jsp
> >
> > Any idea what country they come from ?
> >
> > Randall
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