My refurbished Panasports are up at;
http://m2-1002.blogspot.com/
Tyres: I like Goodyear GSD3s. Check Etyres for a fitted price; I found this lot to be very competitive for fitting, and its done on your doorstep. Good looking tread, rim protector, wearing well, but give good all round grip, especially at this time of year.
Yokohama A539s; some incredible pricing from Blackcircles at the moment. Bit of a strange looking tread, but most tyres seem to be heading to a monobloc design. Very good grip for the first 6000 miles, then go off a bit in wet weather performance. Soft sidewalls, so on the track, you need to run at 32-34 PSI.
Toyo T1-S; effectively obsolete now, but still a good all round tyre. Wears like butter; I'm lucky to get 8-9000 miles out of these. Can be had at a good price. Good looking tread, rim protector.
Toyo T1-R: monobloc design. i had these for a while. They're ok. Nothing spectacular. Wear a bit better than T1-Ss, but the trade off is a slight loss of grip.
Be careful; about "Advan"; Yokohama are increasingly using this as a brand across a wide range of tyres, which differ in different markets, and as a name, its becoming pretty meaningless. Personally, I'd be wary about recommendations about tyres from US users (no offence); frequently the tyres are just not available in the UK, or a different compound is used (despite similar names), or simply US roads are just so different from the UK. US roads typically have a lot less camber than here, different tarmac grade, a lot more concrete surfacing, and frankly, Americans drive slower than us, when faced with similar narrow roads.
There is a Advan neova sold here for Lotus applications thats meant to be very good; but its pricey, limited sizing, limited availability.
I would steer clear of Avon, Falkan, Hankook, Bridgestone. Michelins are available in a confusing range of compounds.
