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I just ordered these Shinkos - the whitewalls are a little thinner than the Dunlops at 1 1/2", the front a little thinner.
But they don't track freeway grooves like the Dunlops.
And they are grippier.
I think they will look great on my black and chrome Electra Glide
I know most people think of them as a cheap tire.
They are actually more expensive when you consider they don't last as long and then you have to pay to have them changed more often.
I have a set on my 83 Honda Magna V65 without the whitewalls TM230s and love them. So much confidence leaning into corners and picking my own track through a hard turn on a freeway with those GD grooves cut in them rather than the grooves picking it for me.
These are 777s reinforced.
Uncle Larry, what brand are those super thin white stripes?
Last edited by Robertbc3141; May 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM.
It is such a personal choice. I think whitewalls on a heritage classic are classic. I think narrow whites on a king, std or special is special.
That said, I I liked 50’s style whitewalls on my king, I wouldn’t give a rats *** for what anyone else thought. Take a look at the photos, visualize your bike with black, narrow white or whitewalls, get them on and feel great because what I think doesn’t matter a wit.
PS. My 80’s FLH with hard bags had “whitewalls” , a foreshadow of the FLHS ElectraGlide special, king of the road, road king, et al. Wire wheels, but none the less, an early version of what would become the FLHR.
I love the look of wide whites on the FL Softails and Touring bikes. The downside is the extra cost and keeping them clean.
I haven't seen any tires with the narrow white stripe in a long time. Does anyone even make them anymore?
Found a place - Bad Pig Customs (Detroit area) that seems like a pretty good shop. Will take off mount and balance and put on the bike 2 tires that you bring in for $100 apiece.
Seems a pretty good price considering even the chain Cycle Gear charges $60 a tire (70 really with value stem and disposal) and that's if you bring it in loose. Great reviews. Seems like nice people.
$30 more to take the tire off of the motorcycle and put it back on - no problem.
$200 - and they don't have a problem with Shinks like the first shop I went to. That first shop seemed like a club that I wasn't invited to.
Although this one when asked if he would put tires on my Honda also said he didn't have a problem with it but the other bikes would.
He also looked to the ceiling to see if lightning was going to strike when I said the word Honda.
Last edited by Robertbc3141; Jun 2, 2025 at 07:16 AM.
I think bikes that are "old school" look with spoke rims and lots of chrome look great with wide white walls. Both of my bikes that fit in this category have WWW. (Softail Deluxe and Road King Classic) They are more trouble to keep clean, and a bigger issue if you get a flat with spoke rims. I think a Road King or Electra Glide with cast rims can also look good with white wall, wide or narrow.
Last edited by Rob Harper; Jun 2, 2025 at 07:41 AM.
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I think bikes that are "old school" look with spoke rims and lots of chrome look great with wide white walls. Both of my bikes that fit in this category have WWW. (Softail Deluxe and Road King Classic) They are more trouble to keep clean, and a bigger issue if you get a flat with spoke rims. I think a Road King or Electra Glide with cast rims can also look good with white wall, wide or narrow.
Those both look great - old school.
I think this will too.
I'm a sucker for the white letter look.
Had to do it myself but I love the results.
That is so hard to do without making it look like a child did it. That looks really good.
I kept trying to fill in with a paint pen the Dunlap 404 embossing on my Honda and it looked worse each time.
I even went farther down that rabbit hole.
I have a 1983 Honda Magna V65 that came with raised white lettering on Dunlap Qualifiers. They haven't made those tires in 20 years. So I bought Shinkos and glued on raised white lettering that you can order on eBay to say anything. "Dunlap Qualifiers".
Yeah, I know.
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I know everyone dislikes Shinkos
