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Old 01-11-2006, 05:54 PM
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I just love the nostalgic look my white walls provide and wouldn’t trade them for the world. However, since I don’t have a lift they are a pain to clean. I clean, roll the bike forward, clean, roll the bike forward. I do this for both front and back tires and for both sides of the tire. I use a product call bleach white which is about $4.00 from Wal-mart. It is real good stuff.

How do you clean your white walls? And What products do you use?

 
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Old 01-11-2006, 06:03 PM
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No fan of the white walls. Can't wait to wear the rubber down.

Go brillo!

Not like it's a Cadillac.

 
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Old 01-11-2006, 06:13 PM
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I like the white wall look too -- as long as their on sombody else's ride!
I can only imagine the work it takes to keep them clean from the brake dust and all! Good Luck!

 
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I am a big fan of white walls as well. I use wesley white wall tire bleach. I have used it for years. A tough stain I will use an sos pad. A friend of mine has a bagger as well and he just put black wall tires on. And as far as I am conserened it looks terrible. The white walls just make the bike look richer with them. Of course thats my opinion. Bob.
 
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Not a fan?!?!?!? They make the tire more attractive. Without the white strip you just have ugly black rubber.
 
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Old 01-11-2006, 07:49 PM
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I love the whitewalls. It just draws my eye to a bike like a magnet.

And anyway, cleaning the whitewalls can't be any more difficult that sparkling all that chrome, right?
 
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I also use Bleech White. Only, once I spray it on, I clean it with an SOS pad. Looks great! Hardly any effort required to keep it white. You gotta get a lift man. Craftsman lift is the way to go. Saves on the back.
 
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Like them as well. In fact, who makes a "wide" white wall? Not a big fan of the thin Dunlop stripe.

 
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Old 01-11-2006, 10:47 PM
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you have a good cleaner but keep it off the wheels. you can also use a little fuel additive. works great . use a fine wire brush with bleach white.
 
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Love the white walls, I cant wait for the tires to wear out on the Ultra, so I can replace them. I use the S-100 total cleaner liquid not the foam, and it keeps them lookin good
 


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