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View Poll Results: What Tire do you like on a UltraClassic considering the cleaning factor
blackwall
47
60.26%
thin white wall
18
23.08%
fat white wall
8
10.26%
raised white letter
5
6.41%
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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What tire do you think looks best on a Ultra Classic considering the cleaning factor:

blackwall
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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It depends on the color of the bike. It would look good on some, but bad on others.

I had Wide White Walls on my Black and Silver Ultra, before it was totaled.

I'm trying to decide about how they would look on my Road Glide now.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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I've got the thin WW on my Classic now. Trying to think how the bike would look with black walls. The bike is Vivid black........
 
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My vote : Blackwalls.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by hdbe
What tire do you think looks best on a Ultra Classic considering the cleaning factor:

blackwall
thin white wall
large white wall
raised white letters
You specified considering the cleaning factor. Didn't you answer your own question or did I misunderstand????

Ti arnt rale gud et unstanin supties...
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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this is on a white/black (dk grey) ultra

Originally Posted by Ultra89Rider
It depends on the color of the bike. It would look good on some, but bad on others.

I had Wide White Walls on my Black and Silver Ultra, before it was totaled.

I'm trying to decide about how they would look on my Road Glide now.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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yea..thats why i'm thinking of going to the black walls this tire change...but dang those fat walls look good

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You specified considering the cleaning factor. Didn't you answer your own question or did I misunderstand????

Ti arnt rale gud et unstanin supties...
 
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My 2 cents, stock wheels thin ww, Chrome or spokes black

I only like the wide ww on the road king classic.......

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looks like Black Walls are leading the pack...

good point HDJIM
 
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I do you create poles like this. By the way always black walls
 
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