Yokohoma ES-100s

kb100 · 27th April 2006, 00:33

Wonder whats with this tyre... out of stock all over the place!!...

Any the tyre guys are trying to tell me its because this is a 'bad' tyre!... The alacrity with which they then go on to try to pawn somthing else perhaps is a good indicator of their motives..

BUt nevertheless - any truth in this?

Secondly - Anyone who finds one - please put the prices down for a 195-60/R14 - let me see if the logistics will even out...

adit1329 · 27th April 2006, 13:51

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Originally Posted by kb100

Wonder whats with this tyre... out of stock all over the place!!...

Any the tyre guys are trying to tell me its because this is a 'bad' tyre!... The alacrity with which they then go on to try to pawn somthing else perhaps is a good indicator of their motives..

BUt nevertheless - any truth in this?

Secondly - Anyone who finds one - please put the prices down for a 195-60/R14 - let me see if the logistics will even out...

nope the tire is really neat....the only tire to come close to the g3 potenza

the price i paid for a 195/60/r14 (thanks to santosh) is 3900 a peice...

quicksilver · 27th April 2006, 14:22

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Originally Posted by adit1329

nope the tire is really neat....the only tire to come close to the g3 potenza

the price i paid for a 195/60/r14 (thanks to santosh) is 3900 a peice...

I have them on my car and will vouch for them any day... trust me... of the 40K KM my car has done, this is the fourth set of tyres... I hvae tried them all, stock MRFs/Bridgestones, Goodyear Eagles, etc.... this was the best I have had so far.

Adit, did you mean 2900 ? I paid 3500 and KB constantly makes me feel I had paid much more than its worth... least I am happy now that he has to do the hunting

balenopower · 30th April 2006, 13:18

hey guys just put teh yokohamas 195 60/r14 yesterday...pretty much in stock in mumbai and the tyres absolutely rock...
btw paid 2800 per tyre....

balenopower · 30th April 2006, 17:12

heres the pic...

Samurai · 30th April 2006, 19:34

I have the same tyres, and the treads still look like new after 10,000Kms. You can see the tyre in my BHP garage.

It has amazing grip in both dry and wet roads, but not so great in bad roads, after all it is a street tyre.

v1p3r · 30th April 2006, 20:26

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Originally Posted by adit1329

nope the tire is really neat....the only tire to come close to the g3 potenza

the price i paid for a 195/60/r14 (thanks to santosh) is 3900 a peice...

Which Santosh? You got ripped off, bud.

IMHO, these are WAY better than the G-IIIs.

viper · 30th April 2006, 20:29

Hi,

They are very much available in Bombay, I also have them on my Getz and swear by them. They cost 2700 each.

Viper

kb100 · 1st May 2006, 10:48

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Originally Posted by viper

Hi,

They are very much available in Bombay, I also have them on my Getz and swear by them. They cost 2700 each.

Viper

Hey Viper...

How much do you think it will cost to send four of them thru "ABT" or something? ... It costs 40 bucks per tyre to for the Cochin-Coimbatore hop - about 200 kms (Courier will be expensive ... parcel services should be cheaper...)

BTW... are these UNIDIRECTIONAL tyres??... or can the tyre rotation be done as usual?...

5u3zEr0 · 6th May 2006, 13:17

Yokohama ES100's are uni-directional tyres so the normal tyre rotation routine cant be done.

kb100 · 11th May 2006, 16:09

YIPPIE!!...

GOT MINE!!

195/60 - R14 @ 2800 each + 55 bucks for transport!!

Thanks to 5u3zEr0 ... who sitting in Chennai got it organised for me from a supplier in Bangy!!!

TRU POWER OF T-BHP TO THE FORE>>>>

THANK YOU 5u3zEr0... and Your PM's are full... not accepting anymore... popular guy uh??!!

nitrous · 11th May 2006, 16:31

Congratulations,kb!

Keep it up,5u3zero!!

kpzen · 11th May 2006, 23:03

are Yokohama ES100 available in 13"...?

The Wolf · 11th May 2006, 23:23

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

Which Santosh? You got ripped off, bud..

He has misquoted 3900 for 2900/-!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by v1p3r

IMHO, these are WAY better than the G-IIIs.

Throw some light on it pls...

We have tested both the tyres on the same car and confirmed that GIII's are significantly better equipped to handle lateral forces. We also saw braking with GIII's was noticeably better!!!

We dont know the longivity of the tyres, but will find that out soon...

drpullockaran · 11th May 2006, 23:51

Dear 5u3zero,
please note that under absolutely no circumstances are you to ever contemplate rotating the tyres in your Palio even if it was not of a unidirectional variety the way its done on other cars. Please go through your car manual to find out that the tyres are interchanged on the same side and not to the opposite side and the spare tyre is not used in the rotation process. The only way to use the spare in your GTX is to buy another single new tyre of the same make and type as the spare and use it with the unused spare either in the front or the back. Bye and wear your seatbelts.

27th April 2006, 00:33	#1
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,555 Thanked: 21 Times	Yokohoma ES-100s Wonder whats with this tyre... out of stock all over the place!!... Any the tyre guys are trying to tell me its because this is a 'bad' tyre!... The alacrity with which they then go on to try to pawn somthing else perhaps is a good indicator of their motives.. BUt nevertheless - any truth in this? Secondly - Anyone who finds one - please put the prices down for a 195-60/R14 - let me see if the logistics will even out...
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30th April 2006, 13:18	#4
balenopower BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 957 Thanked: 465 Times View My Garage	hey guys just put teh yokohamas 195 60/r14 yesterday...pretty much in stock in mumbai and the tyres absolutely rock... btw paid 2800 per tyre....
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30th April 2006, 17:12	#5
balenopower BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 957 Thanked: 465 Times View My Garage	heres the pic...
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30th April 2006, 19:34	#6
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,828 Thanked: 45,555 Times View My Garage	I have the same tyres, and the treads still look like new after 10,000Kms. You can see the tyre in my BHP garage. It has amazing grip in both dry and wet roads, but not so great in bad roads, after all it is a street tyre.
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30th April 2006, 20:29	#8
viper BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 19 Times	Hi, They are very much available in Bombay, I also have them on my Getz and swear by them. They cost 2700 each. Viper
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6th May 2006, 13:17	#10
5u3zEr0 BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Madras Posts: 379 Thanked: 3 Times	Yokohama ES100's are uni-directional tyres so the normal tyre rotation routine cant be done.
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11th May 2006, 16:09	#11
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,555 Thanked: 21 Times	YIPPIE!!... GOT MINE!! 195/60 - R14 @ 2800 each + 55 bucks for transport!! Thanks to 5u3zEr0 ... who sitting in Chennai got it organised for me from a supplier in Bangy!!! TRU POWER OF T-BHP TO THE FORE>>>> THANK YOU 5u3zEr0... and Your PM's are full... not accepting anymore... popular guy uh??!!
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11th May 2006, 16:31	#12
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Congratulations,kb! Keep it up,5u3zero!!
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11th May 2006, 23:03	#13
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	are Yokohama ES100 available in 13"...?
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11th May 2006, 23:51	#15
drpullockaran BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ERNAKULAM Posts: 962 Thanked: 385 Times	Dear 5u3zero, please note that under absolutely no circumstances are you to ever contemplate rotating the tyres in your Palio even if it was not of a unidirectional variety the way its done on other cars. Please go through your car manual to find out that the tyres are interchanged on the same side and not to the opposite side and the spare tyre is not used in the rotation process. The only way to use the spare in your GTX is to buy another single new tyre of the same make and type as the spare and use it with the unused spare either in the front or the back. Bye and wear your seatbelts. Last edited by drpullockaran : 12th May 2006 at 00:01.
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