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Old May 26, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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Need some advice from ONLY those with EXPERIENCE, thanks.
I'm ordering some wide white walls for the newly acquired Springer Classic and I've never had white walls, so I want to know if any one brand has a better white wall as far as staying white. I know it takes more care than a blackwall, but are any of them bad, as in the white comes off or wears quickly, anything to be aware of?
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Old May 26, 2011 | 06:23 PM
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Dunlop, Avon and Metzeler are all equally as white. Clean them and they stay bright!

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Old May 26, 2011 | 06:26 PM
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+1 Drew, Ive had 2 sets of Dunlops and a set of avons. You have to take care of them, some guys just let the stay dirty, not me. I like them white, Bleachwhite works great as does sneaker cleaner.
 
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Old May 26, 2011 | 06:33 PM
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I like the looks of them on my FLSTC, but I hate cleaning them. Especially when I have the bags on the bike. The brake side of both the front and back need cleaning all the time. My experience is that on any white wall, if you keep it clean, it stays clean. If you let it go, it'll never come back to what it used to look like.

Right now I think I should own stock in Westley's Bleach White.
 
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Old May 26, 2011 | 06:37 PM
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Dunlops...... Westleys.. an SOS and water.....

Lyndall dustless brake pads make a huge difference

Go extra big and get the engraved ones.

 
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Old May 26, 2011 | 06:39 PM
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Dunlops are all I've run on my '96 FLSTN.... I use a cleaner called SD-20 and steel wool and white is brite !!
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Old May 26, 2011 | 08:08 PM
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You guys need to try magic erasers....nothing works better, and I've tried them all.
 
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Old May 26, 2011 | 08:17 PM
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My tread is gone before the ww starts to look bad. To me it's a little extra elbow grease with a nice payoff.
 
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Originally Posted by luvtoride
You guys need to try magic erasers....nothing works better, and I've tried them all.
This is what I use, also. Works well without too much work.
 
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Hello 1badbagger. I run Avon Gangster White Walls, made in England. So far all is good. Easy to clean. I run an oiled chain, rear left side tire catches oil. I wash bike every other week, when clean tires appear new..
 
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