A 185R-15 tire ought to have an 80 profile (or be very close). British
Wire Wheel lists the tires I mentioned as an "S" rated tire. This would
certainly be modern technology, though I haven't had hands-on experience
regarding the handling, per se. Perhaps someone else has and will let us
know. Our club member seems pleased. I forgot to mention that at Tires
Unlimited they are listed under "Spint Steel" but don't have a speed
designation---so I've trusted British Wire Wheel on this. Also, according
to a table put out on the Triumph List in May, '98 by Brian Kemp, the
closest size to the original tires, with the least speedo error, etc. would
be 195/75s rather than 205/70s. Yokohama makes an "S" rated tire in the
195/75-15 size. Not every tire store lists them, and putting Japanese
tires on a TR6 may not be what everyone would want.
--Phil
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