whitewalls? help me decide.
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Joined: Feb 2014
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From: Campbell, CA
Thanks all for the feedback - much appreciated. Agreed with tphillips on spoked wheels looking nicer w/ white walls, but I don't have the coin to buy new rims at this point.
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From: Michigan
We have 4 Harleys, two with WW's and two with BW's.
TO me it depends on what bike you have, as well as what wheels you have, and what color(s) the bike is, but more importantly, what YOU like.
I have WWW's on my Heritage Softail Springer, and the thin WW's on the RK, which has wire spokes.
My CVO Ultra has BW's, as does my wife's Heritage Softail Classic.
I guess I'm basically a "stock bike" guy in most cases, but I do like BW tires on a solid BLACK motorcycle, but if it was my bike, IF I was to put WW's on your bike, I'd go with the thin WW's, NOT the WWW's.
Wesley's Bleech-White and/or an SOS pad will keep those WW's looking great. In a "pinch", you can use the pressure washer at the local spray car wash on the "soap" selection to clean them.
TO me it depends on what bike you have, as well as what wheels you have, and what color(s) the bike is, but more importantly, what YOU like.
I have WWW's on my Heritage Softail Springer, and the thin WW's on the RK, which has wire spokes.
My CVO Ultra has BW's, as does my wife's Heritage Softail Classic.
I guess I'm basically a "stock bike" guy in most cases, but I do like BW tires on a solid BLACK motorcycle, but if it was my bike, IF I was to put WW's on your bike, I'd go with the thin WW's, NOT the WWW's.
Wesley's Bleech-White and/or an SOS pad will keep those WW's looking great. In a "pinch", you can use the pressure washer at the local spray car wash on the "soap" selection to clean them.
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From: Northwestern Nevada
I normally opt for less difficult cleaning for my bike, BUT for YOUR bike I think the white walls look great!
Last edited by Glockmeister; Feb 25, 2014 at 03:39 PM.
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Joined: Jun 2006
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From: South Jersey
Hard to keep clean, because they don't stay clean. I have a jack so it's easy but I sometimes think I'll go without the white walls on the next set of tires. By the way, the easiest way to clean them is with the SOS pads as previously said. And if anyone tells you it's bad for the tire they don't know what they're talking about.