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Posted by Reveen
 - May 08, 2014, 17:40:27 PM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on May 08, 2014, 11:27:51 AM

Gotta say them Drifters sure do look pretty with WWW on them.....

I agree. Really complements the retro/vintage look.
Quote from: Drift1 on May 08, 2014, 11:58:04 AM

Looks great Reveen  ;)

Thanks! I'm really loving how it changes the whole look.
Posted by Drift1
 - May 08, 2014, 11:58:04 AM

Looks great Reveen  ;)

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - May 08, 2014, 11:27:51 AM

  Gotta say them Drifters sure do look pretty with WWW on them.....

Posted by Reveen
 - May 08, 2014, 10:27:54 AM

Finally got my new white walls on! Had an unexpected funeral out of town last week, so I didn't get the bike into the shop until Monday (got her back yesterday afternoon).

The shop was great... guy was really friendly and really into the Drifter. We talked about bikes for a bit. He said "you've really got something special there"  and "don't ever sell it!" I told him about how i want to modify the seat for my wife and he gave me the name of a lady that does upholstery work that he has used before. When I was leaving and started my bike up, he yelled "awesome!"  and gave me a big grin and a thumbs up. All and all it was a great experience and I can see myself going back for any other work I might need.


Posted by greenbarn
 - April 27, 2014, 21:12:53 PM

The blue stuff is just a soap type material - at our car shop we just use water and a scrub brush.  On stubborn ones, we use whatever spray cleaner happens to be handy.  Of course, we don't charge extra to clean the whites...  Can't believe they do that...

Posted by jmbo
 - April 27, 2014, 08:34:21 AM
Quote from: pcarrell on April 27, 2014, 07:58:05 AM

The name is the same, but they changed the product slightly a couple of years ago.  I hear the new formula isn't as good, which is a shame, because that stuff was magic.  I'm down to 2 more bottles of the old formula myself, so I guess I'll find out soon!  (I stocked up when Dollar General had them for $3 a bottle a few years ago.)

Couldn't find Wesley Bleche-Wite although i understand Sears sells it. I bought Black Magic Bleche-Wite instead.  It is actually blue in color. For the most part it does the job but the tires are new so we'll see how it works when they have some years on them.  Gotta break down and buy an adaptor for my cycle jack.  Tough to scrub the kickstand side of the back tire plus having to push the bike halfway down the driveway to rotate he tires enough to get them clean. We all pay for our thrills one way or another.
Posted by pcarrell
 - April 27, 2014, 07:58:05 AM
Quote from: Drift1 on April 27, 2014, 07:30:57 AM

I know some members also use the Westley Bleach White to clean up their tires , but think the product has changed names or something to that nature ?

The name is the same, but they changed the product slightly a couple of years ago.  I hear the new formula isn't as good, which is a shame, because that stuff was magic.  I'm down to 2 more bottles of the old formula myself, so I guess I'll find out soon!  (I stocked up when Dollar General had them for $3 a bottle a few years ago.)
Posted by Drift1
 - April 27, 2014, 07:30:57 AM

I'll agree with Ratman . I used the warm water Mr. Clean method all the time to get them clean . When I first purchased the www's I had my little guy clean the blue off in the tub before having them installed made it that much easier , your case is a little different being there all ready on  ;D

I know some members also use the Westley Bleach White to clean up their tires , but think the product has changed names or something to that nature ?

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - April 26, 2014, 22:25:29 PM

  Warm water and Mr. Clean Magic eraser,

Warm water and scrub daddy sponges as a second choice.

Posted by DrifteRizzo
 - April 26, 2014, 21:44:51 PM

New Shinkos on this week, so no mileage to speak of yet, but they feel great so far.  Front and rear tires with mount and new tubes at the local kawi dealer was right around $285, so can't complain there.  Only thing is they wanted 1/2 hour rate to clean the blue off the WW.  Of course I said no thanks I'd do it myself...so what is the best method of getting the blue protective coating off of the sidewalls?  obviously I'd like to spend more time riding and less time cleaning tires, so any tips/tricks to speed up the process is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Rizzo

Posted by John Hopkins
 - April 25, 2014, 07:34:19 AM
Quote from: greenbarn on April 22, 2014, 21:17:27 PM

That's interesting- because I'm shopping this week, and currently J&P has the rear for $100.99 but the front is $107.99.  You don't happen to have the part no's do you?  Sometimes I've seen a company have the same thing listed twice at different prices, for whatever reason.  At Chaparral, they're $95.88 and $83.88.  I'd rather buy from J&P - have a gold membership.   Chaparral sent me an email "you have stuff in your cart, and if you buy it today, you get $15 off!!".   But evidently it doesn't work for tires- the code said it applied but did nothing to reduce the total. :(

Quite often you will find two or even three prices for the same tire depending on the date stamp..

John.

Posted by jmbo
 - April 22, 2014, 23:51:14 PM
Quote from: greenbarn on April 22, 2014, 21:17:27 PM

That's interesting- because I'm shopping this week, and currently J&P has the rear for $100.99 but the front is $107.99.  You don't happen to have the part no's do you?  Sometimes I've seen a company have the same thing listed twice at different prices, for whatever reason.  At Chaparral, they're $95.88 and $83.88.  I'd rather buy from J&P - have a gold membership.   Chaparral sent me an email "you have stuff in your cart, and if you buy it today, you get $15 off!!".   But evidently it doesn't work for tires- the code said it applied but did nothing to reduce the total. :(

You are correct on the current price.  I forgot to mention the tires were also on sale at the time.
Posted by greenbarn
 - April 22, 2014, 21:17:27 PM
Quote from: jmbo on April 22, 2014, 20:07:18 PM

So far about 300 mile on my new Shinko WWs. Looked up the invoice.  They were $194.99 from J&P Cycle.  I lucked out and they had a free shipping deal running at that time.

That's interesting- because I'm shopping this week, and currently J&P has the rear for $100.99 but the front is $107.99.  You don't happen to have the part no's do you?  Sometimes I've seen a company have the same thing listed twice at different prices, for whatever reason.  At Chaparral, they're $95.88 and $83.88.  I'd rather buy from J&P - have a gold membership.   Chaparral sent me an email "you have stuff in your cart, and if you buy it today, you get $15 off!!".   But evidently it doesn't work for tires- the code said it applied but did nothing to reduce the total. :(

Posted by Drift1
 - April 22, 2014, 20:16:17 PM

JMBO now that's an excellent deal you caught .

Posted by jmbo
 - April 22, 2014, 20:07:18 PM

So far about 300 mile on my new Shinko WWs. Looked up the invoice.  They were $194.99 from J&P Cycle.  I lucked out and they had a free shipping deal running at that time.

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