LtShame Posted July 7, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 7, 2009 Anyone have any advice on changing tires....im looking for a nice set of whitewalls for my 03... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburrell Posted July 7, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 7, 2009 Dunlop 404's Metzler 880's or Avon 's all have nice WWW tires. I went with the Dunlop for price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill in NJ Posted July 7, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 7, 2009 Lt. If your looking for white walls your pretty limited. I believe that the 404's are your choice if looking for front and rear matched set. Other companies make fronts in ww and some the rears in ww. Why they don't make both is truley a mystery. I have the Dunlop 404's on my 99 which are the wide white walls and I like em. I quess us folks that run the WWW are just special and they're just not enough of us. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtShame Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted July 7, 2009 I FOUND A SELLER ON EBAY THAT HAD THE FRONT(150/80-16) FOR..137.00 AND THE REAR(150/90-15) FOR 105.00....THE DUNLOPS D404's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvester Posted July 7, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 7, 2009 I run the Dunlop 404 WWW and am pleased overall with the performance. I used to run Metzler 880 WWW front (they did not make a rear WWW then) with a Bridgestone WWW rear, but I hate the Bridgestone in rain and the Metzlers started to give me problems after the third one (belts breaking internally). The Dunlop won't give you the high miles, but at the price they handle very well and probable $ for $ are a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtShame Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted July 7, 2009 Ill check into the dunlops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigatcsi Posted July 8, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 8, 2009 Now wait just one HECK OF A MINUTE!!!! When I asked about whitewalls on this and other boards, everyone told me not to get them - 'they are too much work to keep clean'. Now that I bought Blackwalls, suddenly there are all kinds of advice on what to get!! craigr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradT Posted July 8, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 8, 2009 Like the looks of clean white walls, but they take some work to keep them up. Dunlop 404 work well for me. LtShame, Check out South West Moto as there prices seem to be better. BRad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes0778 Posted July 8, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 8, 2009 I found the 404 WWW front tire at M/C Superstore with the, at that time, 10% discount it was $98.00 with free shipping. Yeah, it is a PITA to keep clean, but an occasional shot of Westley's Bleach White and a rinse with a hose keeps it really clean as long as the bike is in motion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvester Posted July 8, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 8, 2009 Now wait just one HECK OF A MINUTE!!!! When I asked about whitewalls on this and other boards, everyone told me not to get them - 'they are too much work to keep clean'. Now that I bought Blackwalls, suddenly there are all kinds of advice on what to get!! craigr You didn't ask the right people!!! I have run WWW since the first set of replacement tires in 03. I will say that then, nobody wanted Dunlop 404's since they had a problem with the white yellowing. That is why I went with the Metzler/Bridgestone combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Saddletramp Posted July 8, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 8, 2009 I run the Metzler ME880's. Have to go to a 170 tire on the rear to get the WWW however. They do fit on the rear!!!!! Not much clearence but with better than 3000 miles I haven't had a problem with the Metzler at all. Dunlop comes in the stock sizes, Avon is available in a 130 front tire and stock sized rear. Seems as if there was a less popular brand that fit also that was available in WWW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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