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Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Whitewall Tires 06/01/12 at 16:27:58 I'm having trouble finding some whitewall tires that will fit the Savage properly. Can anybody recommend some? It seems the Dunlop and Avon are discontinued...?
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Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Whitewall Tires Reply #1 - 06/02/12 at 06:37:12 20 views, no replies?
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Whitewall Tires Reply #2 - 06/02/12 at 06:54:47 Have you looked here: http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/3/31/402/1/0/0/DEPARTMENT/Cruiser-Motorc... Another option: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1319520980/
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Re: Whitewall Tires
Reply #3 - 06/03/12 at 07:45:57

Yeah, I went through every whitewall tire option on that site. There's a front tire that will fit (Avon AV71F). But I can't find any rear tires to fit. The only 15" tires I found were far too wide (180mm).

I definitely DO NOT want to do tire paint. Shocked

Any other suggestions where to look for tires, or known existing options? Otherwise, are there easy wheel swaps that will get me more common size options? Embarrassed

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Whitewall Tires Reply #4 - 06/03/12 at 08:25:50 if you go to 130/90-16, then you'll find dozens of choices (it's a Harlet standard) A gs550 is a direct swap, but most are alloy wheels, not many are spoked.
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Reply #5 - 06/03/12 at 15:13:41

verslagen1 wrote on 06/03/12 at 08:25:50:

if you go to 130/90-16, then you'll find dozens of choices (it's a Harlet standard)
A gs550 is a direct swap, but most are alloy wheels, not many are spoked.

Thanks for the suggestion. Yeah, I saw the 16s were way more plentiful than the 15s, that's for sure. I definitely want to keep the spoke wheel look though.

If anybody can suggest another spoke rear wheel or rear whitewall tire, I'd really appreciate it. Cool

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bikejunkie YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 23 Gender:	Re: Whitewall Tires Reply #6 - 06/03/12 at 18:34:48 http://www.tiresunlimited.com/ALL%20TIRES/Shinko/777_bias_cruiser.htm
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Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Whitewall Tires Reply #7 - 06/03/12 at 18:46:16 Yeah, I saw the Shinkos too, but 1. I don't know anything about that brand. Are they any good? and 2. They still don't offer the correct size for the rear. I'd have to switch to a 16" rim to work, since as far as I know a 150/90-15 is going to be both too wide and too tall for the rear. :'(
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Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Whitewall Tires Reply #8 - 06/06/12 at 16:48:10 Any other 15" whitewall tire or 16" spoke wheel options?
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Re: Whitewall Tires
Reply #9 - 06/06/12 at 17:07:12

OOH OOH!!! Shocked

http://www.mxsouth.com/cruiser/avon/avon-street-tires-avon-venom-bias-touring...

*EDIT...darn, out of stock. Sad

More useful links for future reference:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1336064357/2#2

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1317354039/5#5

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1315339116/8#8

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1309384428/60

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1310234091/0

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1307478406/8#8

(Searched "white wall" instead of "whitewall") Tongue

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Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Whitewall Tires Reply #10 - 06/06/12 at 18:23:33 I might just have to go 150/90-15.
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SALB Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 668 Whittier, AK Gender:	Re: Whitewall Tires Reply #11 - 06/06/12 at 20:05:32 Badass94Cad wrote on 06/06/12 at 18:23:33: I might just have to go 150/90-15. Be prepared to replace the stock fender bolts with low profile button heads, and possibly do some grinding on the swingarm. :'( And because each tire manufacturer is slightly different, it still might not fit.
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Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Whitewall Tires Reply #12 - 06/07/12 at 05:45:35 Yeah, hopefully it's not too bad. From the various threads I read, it seems at best there's no/minimal problem, and at worst bolt change and grinding. I hadn't actually heard of that size not fitting, so hopefully I don't encounter that problem...
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Epeck Junior Member Offline Yes it's a suzuki. No you cant have it harley owne Posts: 51 Jacksonville Florida Gender:	Re: Whitewall Tires Reply #13 - 06/07/12 at 08:36:20 Let us know what you end up with. I am looking for a white line tire not complete whitwall.
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Re: Whitewall Tires
Reply #14 - 06/07/12 at 12:02:23

Badass94Cad wrote on 06/07/12 at 05:45:35:

Yeah, hopefully it's not too bad. From the various threads I read, it seems at best there's no/minimal problem, and at worst bolt change and grinding. I hadn't actually heard of that size not fitting, so hopefully I don't encounter that problem... Embarrassed

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1337478265/7#7

SALB says that 150/90 size rubbed above 60mph, but a quick grind on the weld fixed the problem.

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