I just rang a friend who runs A032Rs on his Elva (different size). As it
happens he is also very involved in the Australian body that decides what
tires we can/can't use.
He looked at his set of tires and they do not say "DOT" anywhere on them.
They do seem to have all the usual markings regarding load limits etc
including the words "For Sporty Use" - mae what you will of that.
But he has been told that they are "approved" for road use, etc.
He has also recently discovered that they do use different compounds which
are also marked on the tire - his show an 'S' which presumably stands for
'street'.
I don't have one here to look at (quizzed him over the phone) so can't
answer much more; hope that's of some help.
Wes Dayton
On 29/10/03 3:57 AM, "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com> wrote:
>> As these tires must have been tested to Japan or European standards
>> (JATMA or EU), I am sure they would meet DOT standards also. Yokohama
>> has chosen not to test / certify to DOT - this is a marketing decision
>> on their part.
>
> Does anyone know for a fact that the A032R 205/60-15 are not
> certified/marked DOT ? The A032R tires that are sold here are so marked ...
>
>> Theoretically, Yoko could sell these
>> non-DOT tires for race use only but this would be highly unlikely due to
>> potential for on-road use & subsequent violation of law.
>
> Grrr, don't even want to think about how stupid our product liability laws
> are !
>
> Randall
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