Painted tyre walls

1969: Dunlop tyres lapped the Isle of Man TT course at over 100mph for the first time, so were henceforth renamed the ‘TT100’, and became probably the first "performance upgrade" tyre. 1974: Metzeler...

Rubber re-do on my Redheaded monster tomorrow since the weather down here in West Palm is going to be shit. Swapping to a Metz Roadtech Z6 I think and an Avon Cobra for the rear since that’s all that...

Now I understand @Adam Sarros...

So I noticed this small nail in my rear tyre after went over a pothole and wanted to check my rims. The nail is about the same size as those Ikea nails you use to nail in your backboard. I posted a ke...

After trying for 2-1/2 hours to get this tyre off the wheel with tyre irons, soapy water, and heating the tyre, l'd finally had enough. Thank god for reciprocating saws. The new tyre went on in ten mi...

The rear wheel rim is a WM2 and it was not holding air so I knew I would have to replace the inner tube, also the rim lock bolt looked to be in terrible condition....

The rear wheel rim is a WM2 and it was not holding air so I knew I would have to replace the inner tube, also the rim lock bolt looked to be in terrible condition....

So off out to Honister Pass to road test them. Perfect...

Nice productive morning, removing my rear wheel, in readiness to fit a new Michelin road classic. I've taken the opportunity to have a big clean up degrease while the wheel is out. Previous Avon road...

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