Achilles 123

Achilles 123... Was once used as official tyre for the MME endurance race in Sepang... tread wear rated at 200 with traction and temperature rated at A respectively...



i bought this pair for Rm240 each prior to the Dato Sagor track day held earlier this year... on the up side, the grip and traction is very good for normal street use... its cheap and cheerful compare with other UHP tyres that have similar performance level... but on the down side, it is ridiculously noisy especially cruising at 80kmh above... the tyre roar is somewhat similar to those military 4x4... grip level also reduce when it overheats, which is weird for a semi slick tyre... i've got to test the tyres out on heavy downpour... surprisingly it isn't as bad as people say it will... on standstill water at reasonable speed, it does not hydroplane much....

all in all, 123 performance in dry is hugely dependent on the tread pattern and huge chunk of shoulder block... rubber compound is no where near semi slick level... when the temperature gets too hot, u will lose traction... on wet, it is reasonably good... if u can live past the tyre roar, it is a cheap and cheerful UHP tyre...