Question for Whitewall Tire Owners
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Question for Whitewall Tire Owners
I'm going slightly retro on my '08 Road King, and just ordered Wild 1 WO504 bars, along with the chrome wind deflector kit.
Already installed on the bike is the full chrome bag guards, and lots of other additional chrome. I'm heavily considering whitewall tires to complete the look, but I'm concerned about maintenance.
Are they difficult to keep up? This bike will not see many miles or bad weather, but I don't want to get into a maintanance nightmare.
Already installed on the bike is the full chrome bag guards, and lots of other additional chrome. I'm heavily considering whitewall tires to complete the look, but I'm concerned about maintenance.
Are they difficult to keep up? This bike will not see many miles or bad weather, but I don't want to get into a maintanance nightmare.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Pirmasens Germany
Whitewalls are easy to keep looking nice. All you need is a SOS pad (steel wool) impregnated with soap. All you have to do is scrub them and rinse. I was able to keep my whitewalls looking brand new with just a brillo pad.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Cincinnati Ohio
Yeah, they are a little work regardless of what you use to clean them. Keep on them though, and it's easier to do each time, let them get too dirty for too long and it's a pain. Oh yeah, use a bike jack, otherwise it's a real PITA.
Road Master
Joined: May 2008
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From: Greeneville, TN
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I'm going slightly retro on my '08 Road King, and just ordered Wild 1 WO504 bars, along with the chrome wind deflector kit.
Already installed on the bike is the full chrome bag guards, and lots of other additional chrome. I'm heavily considering whitewall tires to complete the look, but I'm concerned about maintenance.
Are they difficult to keep up? This bike will not see many miles or bad weather, but I don't want to get into a maintanance nightmare.
Already installed on the bike is the full chrome bag guards, and lots of other additional chrome. I'm heavily considering whitewall tires to complete the look, but I'm concerned about maintenance.
Are they difficult to keep up? This bike will not see many miles or bad weather, but I don't want to get into a maintanance nightmare.
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 514
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From: Visalia CA
I like the MR Clean Magic Eraser they seem to do a pretty good job on the white walls and the rims.
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From: Grottoes Va.
Westleys Bleach white for the whitewalls, Works like magic, spray it on, wait a min, scrum with a brillow or magic eraser and good as new.
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Westley's Bleach white is good but dont get it on your rims or anything else. Simple Green is better in my opinion and wont harm the rims. Also get one of those curved tire brushes and they are pretty easy to keep clean.
