Tires

[CDNRatMan]

nope

Canadian Motorcycle is in QC and Pete's is also in QC in Montreal. Blue streak is just out side of Toronto, but both CM and BS offer free shipping, so perhaps. There is a Rocky Mountain place but I think that is US and their shipping prices were right out to lunch.

[Never too late]

Thanks Ratman

I need some tires for spring.... Any of those companies out in the great Canadian  west ?  I will check out the website.

NLT

[pcarrell]

That's some pretty darn good pricing!

[CDNRatMan]

For Canadian shoppers I have found another really good place to buy your rubber from, I am just waiting for some info on the tires I want then we will order them....

http://www.petes-superbike.com/motorcycle-c-2234.html
here is how it breaks down:

Canadian                          Blue Streak                  Pete's
Motorcycle
Frt 130/90 - 16 67H                                    $158.45                           $160.00                      $128.95
Rer 140/90 - 16 77H                                   $181.47                           $179.95                      $148.95
Subtotal                                                    $339.92                           $339.95                       $277.90

Tax                                                           $ 44.19                           $  44.18                       $   36.13
Subtotal                                                    $384.10                           $384.14                       $314.02
Shipping                                                    $000.00                           $000.00                       $  27.99
Total                                                         $384.10                           $384.14                   .... $342.02

[ChilliDrift]

looks like mine have had some steel wool used on them. not to bad.    polish

[jamey wright]

Haven't had any issues with the oven cleaner damaging the wheels or the tires. It's one heck of a degreaser. You only need to leave it on for about a minute, then rinse off. it leaves the white walls skweeky clean. then wipe the armor all only on the whitewalls with a rag. Keeps stuff from sticking to the clean whitewalls.

[Troll]

anything like oven cleaner will damage the tires, and all the tire manufacturers warn against using stuff like armor-all on the tires, dries out the sidewalls.....

[CDNRatMan]

  my rims are shiny and metal looking and feeling and have numbers an dletters stamped into them.

I am wondering if he did the oven cleaner on the rims or off the rims, but I am still thinking oven cleaner is pretty strong stuff and I am wondering if it would not damage the rubber itself. I am going to stick the Mr. Clean Magic eraser.

[pcarrell]

Yeah, mine are chrome with stamped numbers too.

[ChilliDrift]

Mine are engraved with part numbers or stamped I should say. All chrome rims Ive ever had had a liquid chrome surface finish. Im tending to think the 99's may have been stated as chrome. But I think they used that term pretty loosely. Maybe If I got off my butt and tried to polish them instead of just cleaning them with a scrub brush they might shine a bit more.  Thanks for the info.

after lookimg at the rims it appears theyve had steel wool used othem so, it can be polished.

[pcarrell]

They came as chrome with a deep shine originally.  Google some pics and check it out.  http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=les%3B&gs_rn=1&gs_ri=serp&gs_mss=1999+drifter+motorcycle+rev&pq=1999+drifter+motorcycle+review&cp=25&gs_id=f&xhr=t&q=1999+drifter+motorcycle&rlz=1C2SAVA_enUS502US502&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1280&bih=675&bs=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=q3ntUIysL-PO0QGcxoC4Ag

[ChilliDrift]

Mine just look like stainless.  But Chrome they don't look like. I guess when I think of chrome I think thick chrome mirror finish. And that word covers a pretty wide spectrum I suppsoe.

[Drift1]

Believed to be correcto,my good man,PC.
CHILLIDRIFT....actually it reads 16" wheels,each with 48 shiney spokes arrayed with chromed steel wheels.

[pcarrell]

1999

http://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/historyp3.html

[ChilliDrift]

What year did they start using chrome rims?

[Drift1]

I would be afraid that might damage the chrome on the rims............

I was thinking the same thing,PC.

[pcarrell]

I would be afraid that might damage the chrome on the rims............

[CDNRatMan]

  oven cleaner? and that is not corrosive or damage the tires?

[Drift1]

RATMAN you did your homework and looked around for the best deal you can find,that's all we can do to have the essentuals we want for our big boy toys.It is what it is,my man.Just remember when all said in done "RED" will look marvelous.

[jamey wright]

I use oven cleaner on my wide white walls on my 800 drifter, gets them super clean, and just washes off. Then I armor-all them to keep the grease from sticking.

[CDNRatMan]

 I am getting the tires from a discount place who is the lowest cost around Front tire is $160.00 rear is $179.00, then the taxes, all 13% of that and then $30.00 ea to install and balance them......I think it is pretty reasonable for around here. You must remember it is not a bike area and the stores do not have to cater to us because were else are we going to go shopping.

[Drift1]

Most dealerships want you to buy the tires from them that you install. Try someone who has a bike repair shop. My guy charged me 30 to mount and balance them both.

CHILIDRIFT,oddly to say the Kawi dealer is were I ordered them from...I just didn't want them installed at the time....being it was near the end of riding season,figured I'd just get the season in with the tires that are on.The sales men remembered me and even had the receipt.I'm going to take your advice though and find a repair shop.Hopefully It's cheaper.......

[Troll]

Must be part of the privilege of living there...wow, that's a lot of money for the tires...BUT you just HAVE to have whitewalls...I paid $130 for my rear Michelin, and $115 for the front...$28 and $22 for the tubes, and $30 for each end to mount and balance them, carry in....

[pcarrell]

WOW dude!  Things sure must be WAY expensive up there!  I had my rear done for like $170, and that included tubes, rim strips, mount and balance.  The front was quite a bit cheaper.  That was just this last spring.

[CDNRatMan]

they come looking smurf blue so allow time to work on getting them white

ah so this will be like depot (basic training) all over again, sitting in my stool in front of the TV and instrad of boots being polished, I'll be sitting with a towel a bowl of hot water and Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and cleaning sidewalls till they are so white Troll will be proud of them....I have at least 3 months to get them that white.......ordering them tomorrow if no on has anthing else to say.