Yokohama A520
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Re: Yokohama A520 (sumoboy)
I've been running a complete set of A520s for the past two years. I've got around 9K miles on them. I will say that I liked them better than the GSCs and I don't have any real issues with them. They are fairly quiet but you can hear them a bit. The overall ride is softer than the GSCs and I like that. They do alright in the rain, too. Would I buy another set? Yup! :D
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Re: Yokohama A520 (sumoboy)
Good tires, but rather noisy. If they were much quieter, I would say they're great. The noise seems to wear down the nerves a bit, and I constantly have the speed-sensitive volume control on the Bose turned up full crank to drown out the noise. :steering:
EDIT: If you crack the windows a bit, about 2-3", the noise is pretty much gone.
[Modified by GDP, 10:28 PM 2/3/2003]
EDIT: If you crack the windows a bit, about 2-3", the noise is pretty much gone.
[Modified by GDP, 10:28 PM 2/3/2003]
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Re: Yokohama A520 (GDP)
Good tires, but rather noisy. If they were much quieter, I would say they're great. The noise seems to wear down the nerves a bit, and I constantly have the speed-sensitive volume control on the Bose turned up full crank to drown out the noise. :steering:
EDIT: If you crack the windows a bit, about 2-3", the noise is pretty much gone.
Strange... I never noticed any road noise with mine...
I'm on my second set of them now... They're a great replacement tire, cheap, wear well, and handle better than the GSCs did (when GYs were new)...
One very nice this is that they handle much better than I expected in the rain/water... An excellent tire for an excellent price...
[Modified by GDP, 10:28 PM 2/3/2003]
EDIT: If you crack the windows a bit, about 2-3", the noise is pretty much gone.
Strange... I never noticed any road noise with mine...
I'm on my second set of them now... They're a great replacement tire, cheap, wear well, and handle better than the GSCs did (when GYs were new)...
One very nice this is that they handle much better than I expected in the rain/water... An excellent tire for an excellent price...
[Modified by GDP, 10:28 PM 2/3/2003]
