White tires?

Wed, Oct 7, 2009

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I have been daydreaming about customizing a “ghost” scooter… white EVERYthing that can possibly be white. I realize there are some things that can’t be white, but I could powder coat the engine… maybe the pipe. Here’s my problem, I can’t find all white tires.
I’m looking for some 16″s. The Innova / Desser distributor in the USA isn’t carrying them any more. They had a bunch of colors. Schwalbe makes the Fat Frank in white, but only for bicycles. Same thing with Zaffiro and a few others at this store. Pirelli had some off roads.
Do you have any suggestions? Maybe someone who can do a short run of white tires?

5 Responses to “White tires?”

  1. 682202 Says:

    You might try Coker Tire. http://www.cokertire.com

    Not sure if they do cycle tires or not. GAW

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  2. ScooterScoop Says:

    Good shot! But, the closest size they have is a 20" and it's an old clincher style. I need a modern 16 inch.

    You can see what they've got here:

    http://store.coker.com/motorcycle-bicycle-scooter-tires/clincher-motorcycle-tires/

    Thanks for the suggestion!

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  3. W Lincoln Says:

    Sweetskinz are starting to move from just bicycle tires to other things. Their website makes it seem like they can print nearly any design on any rubber surface. I can only imagine what the cost would be for a set of one-off motorcycle tires. The down side is that the design would wear through on the tire.
    http://www.sweetskinz.com

    Instead of powdercoating the exhaust, have you thought about wrapping the headers? What kind of motorcycle are we talking about?

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  4. W Lincoln Says:

    Err…sorry. I meant scooter. I saw 16 inch wheels and thought motorcycle for some reason! Also that picture planted it in my head!

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  5. ScooterScoop Says:

    Hey W Lincoln! I'll check out the Sweetskinz to see how they work.

    As for wrapping the exhaust, that miiight be a possibility.

    If you shoot me an email, I can show you the scooter I'm talking about and see what you think.

    Cheers!
    Steve
    thescooterscoop (at) gmail.com

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