New whitewalls

[CDNRatMan]

    ok never noticed the ball peen hammer, but if you use Scrub Daddy sponges and hot water the rims come super clean and then a quick wipe with the Mr. clean and the rims shine like brand new.....

[Drift1]

Ratman put the eye helpers on instead of wearing them around your neck , again . There's a ball pean hammer in the bottom right corner of the pic . Wonder what he uses to clean the rear rim as mine is crusty , caked on black . Just did the rear bearings replaced with all balls soooo weekend job is working on cleaning up the dam rim

[CDNRatMan]

  oh yes and thanks for reminding us of the lean angle with the WW's is increased to at least another 20*, and they let you know when you have reached that limit....thank you Mr. Pastor dude

D1 please explain

I never heard of anyone cleaning up the wheels with a hammer 

I have read the thread twice and saw nothing about a hammer, please show me or enlighten me......thanks....

[pcarrell]

Also proven fact White Walls make the bike go about 5.5 mph faster then black wall tires......

And don't forget how much they increase the possible lean angle.  He'll be dragging his knees now!

[CDNRatMan]

Also proven fact White Walls make the bike go about 5.5 mph faster then black wall tires......

[Drift1]

Those www's are going to make the bike look sweet !!!! Can't wait to see them installed . I never heard of anyone cleaning up the wheels with a hammer 

[jmbo]

Finally mated up my new WWs with my rims.  Tomorrow I hope to start putting her back together.

[moosewayne]

As soon as my fenders come back from the painter I'm up for new rubber as well.
Can't imagine a Drifter without white walls.
Thanks for the info!

[pcarrell]

I'm about ready for new tires too, and I think these might be the ones.

[Drift1]

Cotton bike looks great with the new skins brother . Thanks for the write up on these . I remember when Bakw mentioned he bought these . Just maybe I'll give them a shot .

[jmbo]

Glad to hear you like your Shinko's.  Bought a pair last month to replace the originals.  Hope to have them on a soon as the paint dries.

[Cotton Mouth]

Yeah Bake, glad you like them.  I put another 100 miles on them today, total of about 200 and have no complaints, and they feel good in on the curvy roads I was on today, and I followed a few long cracks in the asphalt, all good so far.  My front is getting a little yellowing around the perimeter of the ww, but I took a magic eraser and it came right off.  I'll have to try one of Ratman's scrub daddy sponge also once they get real dirty.      aralph, our Drifters look so good with any tire, you can't go wrong, as long as you ride a Drifter.  There is always next time.  Heck, these are inexpensive, maybe you'll replace them a little sooner than you need to if you really get the itch.

[aralph]

That is sweet.... 
I am kicking myself really hard for not putting on WW when I
had to replace my tires last year...

aralph

[David Baker]

Cotton... I purchased a set of Shinko's back In Nov of '13 and have logged about 500 mi... I'm very pleased with the performance... Not to mention the cost... What I paid for front and rear along with mounting was damn near what I was paying for just a rear!

[CDNRatMan]

  looks really nice with the ww's. Mr. Clean Magic eraser for day to day cleaning, I just found that really warm water and Scrub Daddy's works well to get the heavy stuff off the rims and tires then the Mr. Clean and it is really easy.
You have to admit the wwws sure make the looks of the bike pop really nice.

[49Reo]

Nice....the parts legend would be good to add to the files. Saves a lot of leg (finger?) work when getting ready to purchase.

[Cotton Mouth]

Looks great on your bike man!  What brand did you go for?

Thank you PC!  After much research, I chose Shinko tires, based on price and performance reviews from other mc riders.  See pic for tire label details, which are for my 1500.  The ww width is 1.5", which seems to be the standard on most  ww.  Have taken her about 100 miles in last couple days, and bike is handling great and feels better than ever.  I took off 7 year old Metzelers which had good tread remaining, but old age got the best of 'em.  Bought these at Chaparral Motorsports website, had the best prices I could find, and service from them was good.

These do come with the red dot on side to show where to line up with valve stem, and my installer said they were easy to balance without a  mc tire balancer.  He spun them off the bike on the axle when he redid the spokes and all that.

This was the first time I ever removed mc wheels from a bike.  It was quite easy, saved a few bucks, but most importantly, got to know my Drifter  a little better.

http://www.chaparral-racing.com/Product/shinko-777-white-wall-front-tire/369-874181.aspx

Tire tubes: Also from Chaparral, chose these Bridgestones and they worked well Part #:330-0993   Size:140/90-16  and  Part #:330-0917  Size:130/90-16

Rim strips:  Part #:317-0116   Size:1 1/2" Strip for 16" Rims   Looking back at the order, I just realized they possibly sent me the wrong size strips.  They actually measure 1 1/8" , which is why the installer reused the old strips which were ok.

[pcarrell]

Looks great on your bike man!  What brand did you go for?

[Cotton Mouth]

Yep, I did it... and I think cleaning them will be fun, since I have nothing else to do around here.  Here are the pics, will post tire info soon.