Ngl, I was able to find a type S and type R new at rougly the same amount of money. part of the reason i chose type R was because the fact it was made in Japan.
Honda worked out a deal with Michelin for this spec: Here is a link, and i attached a quote: 42751-MIC-174. Not trying to sabotage you, it just be a tough sell.
Well, diffrent stroke for different folk:
Tune -> Straightline and pedal feel
Spring (and maybe swaybar) -> Handling and look [This is me and i am happy with my choice].
Does it work the same way with US customers? I purchased something from yall before all this tariff stuffs and lowkey forgot about yall in some other purchases.