Your opinion is wanted...Whitewall or not?
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That is a total do what makes you happy answer the best answer because you have to do what you like. That said, I won't tell you what to do. I'll tell you what I like.
WW's look old school. So they will look good on an old school themed bike as the softail deluxe, not good on a vrod.
Same for the type of wheel. Wire wheel good, cast wheel not good.
Aspect ratio of the tire/tire sidewall height. Good on a tire as the new sportster 48, not good on the front tire on the softail custom. Narrow white wall just does not look as nice as a wide white wall.
I had a '35 Buick with 4" wide WW's. Looked great. Now at this point in my life I don't want to spend my time polishing chrome or keeping my WW's white on any thing I own. Though if I had that Buick today I don't think I could put black walls on it especially that the car was painted black.
So what is your take on what all of us had to say?
WW's look old school. So they will look good on an old school themed bike as the softail deluxe, not good on a vrod.
Same for the type of wheel. Wire wheel good, cast wheel not good.
Aspect ratio of the tire/tire sidewall height. Good on a tire as the new sportster 48, not good on the front tire on the softail custom. Narrow white wall just does not look as nice as a wide white wall.
I had a '35 Buick with 4" wide WW's. Looked great. Now at this point in my life I don't want to spend my time polishing chrome or keeping my WW's white on any thing I own. Though if I had that Buick today I don't think I could put black walls on it especially that the car was painted black.
So what is your take on what all of us had to say?