Whitewall Tires

[VTR1000F_imp]

Sorry, whitewalls are a no-go for me. Btw I would sacrifice few HP for a shaft drive on a CB...

[JustPassinThru_imp]

Sorry, whitewalls are a no-go for me. Btw I would sacrifice few HP for a shaft drive on a CB...

I wouldn't - for a simple reason.

It would deviate from its model, as a re-creation of the CB750.

Now, if Honda would see fit to re-release the CX500, with its water-cooled V engine and shaft drive...I'd be right there. Guess I'd have FOUR bikes...

[Lord Popgun]

I thought there was some more discussion about those tires other than the thread referenced by Cormanus, but I can't remember where. I'll have to do some searching later unless someone else finds it.

Jerry, you could try PM'ing Vic. Maybe he will respond.

[the Ferret]

Thanks, Cormanus. Vic's CB1100 does have the look I'm going for, and those whitewalls do look good even on the red bike. Well-done, Vic in Sydney. Great minds think alike.

Vic, if you be present, might I be so curious as to ask what tires you used exactly? My hour-long Internet search came up fairly empty. Did you perhaps go with sizes other than 110/80 and 140/70?

I thought someone on the forum had done it. They'd been
See [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2518]here.

I believe he said the dealer painted them for him. Let me see if I can find it.

Post 11

[url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3738&page=2]http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....738&page=2

also posts 16 and 18 here

[url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2495&page=2]http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....495&page=2



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[EGAlvarez_imp]

I was hoping this was an April Fool's Day prank. LOL!

[the Ferret]

Lol it IS April 1st isn't it? No this ones for real.

[Chapomis_imp]

LOL, I have white walls on my Softail and they are appropriate

[rboe]

Sorry, whitewalls are a no-go for me. Btw I would sacrifice few HP for a shaft drive on a CB...

I wouldn't - for a simple reason.

It would deviate from its model, as a re-creation of the CB750.

Now, if Honda would see fit to re-release the CX500, with its water-cooled V engine and shaft drive...I'd be right there. Guess I'd have FOUR bikes...

I wouldn't - for a simple reason.

It would deviate from its model, as a re-creation of the CB750.

Now, if Honda would see fit to re-release the CX500, with its water-cooled V engine and shaft drive...I'd be right there. Guess I'd have FOUR bikes... I'd prefer the GB500, but the CX in the 650 format, would be very cool.

[jerrycon_imp]

Thanks, Ferret. I'll stop my fruitless searching. That time will be better spent researching how to paint my own whitewalls. Hmm... Maybe even a checkerboard pattern?
Here's one from 1968 (car). Not quite what I'm thinking of, but sort of the idea: