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?
7. October 2009 at 7:34 pm
You might try Coker Tire. http://www.cokertire.com
Not sure if they do cycle tires or not. GAW
7. October 2009 at 8:31 pm
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!
8. October 2009 at 4:19 pm
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?
8. October 2009 at 4:21 pm
Err…sorry. I meant scooter. I saw 16 inch wheels and thought motorcycle for some reason! Also that picture planted it in my head!
8. October 2009 at 8:23 pm
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