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Message started by Peter Fonda on 05/29/25 at 12:17:00

Title: White wall tires
Post by Peter Fonda on 05/29/25 at 12:17:00

so I really love the look of white wall tires and was hoping to get some on mine BUT I can’t find any that are for the rear factory size 140/80/15. Right now the rear has a 130/90/15. I can buy white wall tire for the front but nothing that size for the rear.

Is it possible to go to a bigger tire in the rear for a white wall,

Title: Re: White wall tires
Post by Dave on 05/29/25 at 16:48:05

You can go to the 140/90-15 - it is a bit tall and some folks like that it raises the gearing and the extra bulk helps stabilize the bike in a straight line. It generally doesn't have any rubbing issues - the bolts holding the chrome rails on the side of the fender have very high heads and you may need to replace those with bolts having a shallower head.

Some folks have put 150/80-15 on the rear - it can rub badly and really is too wide of a tire for the rim.....it squeezes the beads in and makes the tread profile too round. It will slow the bike down as they are far heavier than the 140/80-15 or 130/90-15 - which are the best size tire for the bike if you want good handling and acceleration.

There are white walls that can be added to your tires - they are commonly called "Portawalls".
https://www.google.com/search?q=portawalls+for+motorcycle+tires&client=firefox-b-1-e&sca_esv=e1dbc6223e199c5e&sxsrf=AE3TifO0YEXUeRYnbS7-kt0e-Ym-yZHDCw%3A1748562344614&ei=qPE4aPSOJdXk5NoPz6XuOA&oq=portawalls+for+motor&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

Title: Re: White wall tires
Post by Peter Fonda on 05/29/25 at 17:32:03

Yes I’ve seen the portawalls before BUT they sell them in pairs of four and I’d only need one for the rear.

Title: Re: White wall tires
Post by Dave on 05/29/25 at 18:28:55

Maybe you should look around a bit.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/186026526325?_skw=motorcycle+portawall&itmmeta=01JWFCR8X2E92A5DD21711BNCY&hash=item2b500b8675:g:F8IAAOSwOgdYyo4w&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dq%2B9zFg%2BuSqqFOJjxfCDoK9Lqqe7fyGBVJQBn5PLBOggesXc7Lj4VNnk6RkGLSQjlGuY6%2BSaaOk4eGvFt%2Baa00HJ4EyF8kDNS5w8YTM1oikj%2ByRWs%2BWqBj34S8palGUgirgRXX9Wtt%2FKqj77POruP4jY%2BSjU%2FGmc%2Br0Xxbg83lxgFaIIBsApxcn293xPk5a6dNYCPSUjGDlnbGuKKHfrs6HQTWXmZOnb4Xr3avRM8GpdU2w82C62X2chD2UaQGfVA%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR96O4ezjZQ

Title: Re: White wall tires
Post by Peter Fonda on 05/29/25 at 20:10:01

EBay didn’t come up on my search nor do I check eBay much for anything in all honesty lol.