Split_Pin Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 During a conversation on another forum about cheap tyres, some impressively wank names surfaced, 'Triangle Talons' being my favourite so far. My dad's S60 came with 'Landsail' tyres which I thought was pretty crummy too. What's everyone else rollin' on Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 . Jim Bergerac, saucedoctor, Junkman and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Do they still sell 'Fate' tyres? As in it's your fate that you'll end up backwards in a ditch?!My pal had 'Road Champ' tyres on his Nova, which became known as Road Chumps, obvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonbennet Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 There is an impressively well painted and signwritten road vacuum tanker about with Double Happiness tyres fitted, could you honestly?, even if the bastards were free you really couldn't. Shep Shepherd, Sealtainn, Junkman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 My neighbour had dongos on her old car, first time I saw it I read it as drongos Junkman and brickwall 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Albert Ross reeled off a load of alternative names for Fate tyres, the only one I can remember is Prestivo because I have some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I thought Linglong was a made-up name until I found one attached to the rear wheel of my sister's Hyundai i10. It's not a name you see on large trackside banners at Le Mans or Silverstone. PiperCub, Banger Kenny and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Achilles were fitted to the rear of my Z3 when I bought it. anonymous user, Junkman, oldcars and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickwall Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Double HAppiness' motto is "Life Needs Chemicals". Indeed. Skut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I've got a spare Alto wheel with a Linglong on it, a confidence inspiring name they make not. To be fair not all Chinese tyres are dodgy, I ran a set of GT Radial Champiro HPY's up until this very afternoon, they were pretty decent in the dry, okay in the wet but I was still annoyed when I found out that they were Chinese. Put a set of four Goodyear Efeccient Grip Compact's on today so we'll see if they Chinese have caught up to the West yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Do they still sell 'Fate' tyres? As in it's your fate that you'll end up backwards in a ditch?!My pal had 'Road Champ' tyres on his Nova, which became known as Road Chumps, obvs I was going to say 'Fate' tyres too - doesn't give you much confidence does it! And what about Linglongs? This sounds like someone with no imagination is just taking the piss. Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derskine Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Roadhog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUL Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 This was one of my dad's old trucks : https://www.flickr.com/photos/voulez-vous/8731212433/ sounds like a counterfeit cigar. Rusty_Rocket, saucedoctor, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Embarrassingly my Saab still sports a Dark Horse tyre... Junkman, Magnificent Rustbucket, Steviemillar and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBiscuits Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Spider - as fitted to a £200 Renner 5 I had some years back. Junkman and mouseflakes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I had 2x Pretivos on the front of my Metro and they fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 There is an impressively well painted and signwritten road vacuum tanker about with Double Happiness tyres fitted, could you honestly?, even if the bastards were free you really couldn't.Double happiness do a lot of remoulded for coaches. A lot of the shit brands get bought out by the big outfits then quality improves dramatically. Arrowspeed are produced by Michelin i think for Kwik Fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I have a pair of Hero's on my X1/9. Apt, I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I used to run Stunner tyres on the Fiesta ( cheap)I have Powderhound snow tyres on the FM at the moment.And somewhere in the spare tyre well of the MicraShed is an almost unused plastic Shandong Changfeng Junkman, Nyphur and mouseflakes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonbennet Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 This was one of my dad's old trucks : https://www.flickr.com/photos/voulez-vous/8731212433/ sounds like a counterfeit cigar. Bugger me, is that a 1000 x 20 on a split rim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banger Kenny Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 "Boto Tyres" must be related to the famous Irish Bicycle enthusiast "Fatti-o Tyres" Reminds me of a mate who googled "Ditchfinder" after he asked me for advice on cheap tyres.. mercrocker, Junkman, Skizzer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MB Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I was idly flicking through car ads when I saw one for a brand new discovery 'improved' by Khan Automobiles. I couldn't help but notice the 22" rims were shod with Achilles tyres! Mind you, Nangkang started out as a joke brand and now they're stretched over 9j wheels on dubs everywhere. It's a shrewd move to bring out a shit tyre in a ridiculous size that undercuts the price of the trusted brands; there's a huge market for them. But Achilles for fucks sake, who approved that name? Not really up on me Greek mythology but I'm pretty sure his downfall was caused by the bit that connected him to the ground gordonbennet, Custard, Magnificent Rustbucket and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I broke an achilles tendon a couple of years ago. I was in a wheelchair for a while. No great pain mind. You're right about the Greek bit, and yes, it is a dumb name for a tyre. Great thread though, I really enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Kingpin. Not only is it a rubbish name for a tyre they're very rarely actually round. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Just walking round the depot... Kormoran, Rockstone, Hanksugi, Sailun, Doublestar, Double Happiness, Doublecoin, Torque, Longmarch, Antyre, Fullrun, Agate, Lassa, Barum, Hifly, GTRadial, Basoon, Winrun, BCT, NextTread... we generally run Bandag remoulds on the drive axle and whatever shit we can get on the steers. barefoot, Junkman, CreepingJesus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Embarrassingly my Saab still sports a Dark Horse tyre... I was going to suggest Dark Horse as a personal favourite. You see them on XJ40s fairly regularly - they seem to make a tyre in the correct, rather odd size. Completely wrong speed rating of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Antyre is my favourite there with Basoon a close second. cms206, Junkman and Low Horatio gearbox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Just walking round the depot... Kormoran, Rockstone, Hanksugi, Sailun, Doublestar, Double Happiness, Doublecoin, Torque, Longmarch, Antyre, Fullrun, Agate, Lassa, Barum, Hifly, GTRadial, Basoon, Winrun, BCT, NextTread... we generally run Bandag remoulds on the drive axle and whatever shit we can get on the steers. You got Basoons as well? I'd never heard of them until I had a tipper a couple of years ago with a few of them on the back bogie: absolute and utter shite, that needed the difflocks on to climb the blaes bing at Kirkliston. In the dry.Had most of those with Pollock's, when they didn't give a shit what was fitted to the trailers (although the GT's aren't too bad actually). Usually they stick to Conti or Michelin for the units, but the POS MAN I had last night, had Infinity brand on the front, and a couple of Windpower on the drive axle. This led to much hilarity* during the torrential rain on the A1 through the night. I've got Landsails on the front of the V70, 'cos I'm perenially skint. They're not all that bad. I've had worse. Seeing as I've witnessed CMS's Kia camper conversion, here's an appropriate one: there's a whole album of pictures of crap tyres beyond that link, feel free to have a browse. I'll have a few more to put in once I clear my phone. cms206, Banger Kenny and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Aren't they called 'Fate -O' tyres? Best name ever is Manlung. Rusty_Rocket, Banger Kenny, myglaren and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banger Kenny Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Aren't they called 'Fate -O' tyres? Fate O Fatti O (made by "Electra") bicycle tyres for "Cruisers" Grip levels look about the same.. I just remembered "Chengshan" tyres from years ago (it caused Great* Amusement in our garage because I worked with a Mr Cheng) who now produce the fantastic sounding "Chengshan Sportscat" that sound perfect for a XJ-S! *you had to be there.. we all had a good giggle that day. CreepingJesus, UltraWomble and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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