no Whitewalls but i think i found a great set of tires

[yiterp]

well everyone was right no whitewalls to be found anywhere that will handle the weight of the GL1200 but i found what i think is a great set of tires
i have decided on a set of Metzeler-ME 880's Touring-- front is a 130/90H-16 @97.99 and the rear is a 150/90HB-15 @130.99--how does this sound?

[admin]

Great tires but you might also want to consider a set of Dunlop Elite E3's. They have a lot to offer in the way of performance, ride and durability.

[yiterp]

just can't seem to find those in the right size--direct me to the correct web site if you could

[Guest]

amiricanmototire.com

[admin]

Try this;

Front: MT90B16 <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/tirecatalog_tire.asp?id=86">http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/tirecat ... .asp?id=86</a><!-- m -->

Rear: MV85B15 <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/tirecatalog_tire.asp?id=86">http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/tirecat ... .asp?id=86</a><!-- m -->

[yiterp]

thanks for all the help--have me a set of elite E3's coming my way

[Tropicalsuns]

I bought some today as well....

[AZWINGER]

Yiterp,
I know where Az city is. do you have any interesting rides down there?

[admin]

I don't think that you guys will be disappointed with those EIII's.

[rcmatt007]

on the front of our 1200 I have a Dunlop narrow white wall off of my HD, unfortunately they do not make that tire in a 15" for the rear

[SIR tricky]

Funny thing about whitewalls, a friend of mine went the image way and bought a Harley, he's always wanted one, and this one has white walls. He asked me how I kept my bike so shiny being 22 years old and I told him "Lemon Pledge"
He said he spends all day polishing but doesnt like the whitewalls because they never really look good for very long.

[rcmatt007]

absolutely right, they are a pita to keep white, and the "cleaner" tells you to wear gloves and eye protection.... but darned if they don't look real purdy when they are clean

[Guest]

The best way to clean raised white lettering or whitewall tires is with an SOS pad and some warm water.

[catman]

I used to clean my ol' whitewalls on the keystones on my cars as a teenager with liguid soft scrub with bleach--just protect your rims hock:

[Sgt Dave]

For those interested I found a whitewall for the 1200 by accident. While on my recent trip I picked up a nail in my nearly new Elite 3 on the rear. I had just over 6000 miles on this tire and it showed little wear. Anyway I was in Rochester NY and got the local dealer on the phone who had a tire, but not an Elite 3. If I wanted to wait a couple of days I could have gotten an E3. He had a Bridgestone in stock for the wing, but it was a whitewall. I asked several times if he was sure it was for a wing, I had never heard of a whitewall for a wing. He assurred me it was correct. I arrived at Cycle Stop in Rochester and saw this was a multi-cycle dealer. Honda, Kawasaki, Yahama on one side and a large Harley dealership on the other side with the service department in the middle. I figured the tire was for a Harley since it was a whitewall. When I got home the other day I checked on line at the Bridgestone site and saw that the Exedra G702 is indeed a direct replacement for the GL1200 rear tire Size 150/90/B15 with a load rating of 872 lbs at 41 PSI. The web site shows this tire a blackwall, but I have a whitewall. Check around and I'll bet if you really want a whitewall someone can get one for you. I prefer my E3, but this had to do and I won't buy another new tire until these wear out.