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ollirrap · 08-02-2007, 09:49 PM

i have an 06 black m50 as you see in my avatar. anyways i do for some new tires soon. has anybody tried the factory white walls from the c50t on the m50. im really thinking about doing this course just for looks, so if anybody can work their computer magic and provide me a pic of what it may look like. ive look at the c50 but still it looks good in my head but i want to know for sure. help would be good. or i could just sak up and take the plunge.

gar4mayor · 08-03-2007, 10:32 AM

whitewalls?! noooooo!!!

black is good. especially with that really cool exhaust.

kay · 08-03-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by gar4mayor

whitewalls?! noooooo!!!

black is good. especially with that really cool exhaust.

I like it black too, but again, it IS personal taste.

BTW, Edgar, I love your sig pic!!
A pancake on a bunny!!

Ichabod · 08-03-2007, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by gar4mayor

whitewalls?! noooooo!!!

black is good. especially with that really cool exhaust.

I like the white walls... but I am not sure about on the M. I'm with Henry Ford... you can have it any color you want as long as it is BLACK.

My 2 cents.

(If you do the white walls though, post pictures!)

andrew50 · 08-03-2007, 03:22 PM

hm, kindof a quick job (and i don't really know how much of the tires are whitewalled, but whatever)

(see attached)

saabe1 · 08-03-2007, 03:53 PM

I believe the white wall tires on the C50 (C50T) are tube tires. Don't know if that would work with our rims.

ollirrap · 08-03-2007, 05:53 PM

thank you very much andrew50. that heps a great deal. i really like it. but now i have to check out what saabe1 has said about the white walls from the c50 being possibly tubes. thanks though

andrew50 · 08-03-2007, 06:34 PM

sure thing,

and i agree -- c50 tires probably won't work..

on mountain bikes at least, you can't use tubed-tires and tubeless-tires interchangeably

NateHarris · 08-04-2007, 01:57 PM

I thought a tube was required because they are spoked wheels on the C50.

btw, I think that is a very cool look. I like neo-retro.

saabe1 · 08-04-2007, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by NateHarris

I thought a tube was required because they are spoked wheels on the C50.

btw, I think that is a very cool look. I like neo-retro.

Yeah that is what I think I was told. This review states tube type tires.
Suzuki Boulevard C50T motorcycle - Road Test & Review – Motorcycle Cruiser
- Front tirest: 130/90-16 tube-type rear tires: 170/80-15 tube-type
- We wish it had blow-out-resistant tubeless tires.

This site Tire Tips says you can mount tubeless tires can be mounted to spoke rims with a tube insert. Not sure about the other way around though. Not much luck with searching the net right now to find a definitive answer. Maybe you can find tubeless whitewall tires that are not OEM?

profane · 08-04-2007, 02:44 PM

that actually doesn't look all that bad, and i hate white walls./..

anyhow, the c50 tires run tubes. It is because of the spokes. Though there is a coating that can be added to the inside of the rims so that the spokes can run tubless. However, im sure that you can find a tubeless tire to work...

aliefj96 · 08-04-2007, 06:01 PM

when researching which bike to buy one of the reasons i stuck with the m50 is a photoshopped pic i saw of a black with red wheels and whitewalls. it's been about a year since i've seen the pic and i have no clue where i came across it, but it was the cleanest m50 i've seen to date.

shaun82af · 08-04-2007, 11:44 PM

Where did you get the rear turn signals? I had disregarded thinking about removing the stock signals because I didn't like the alternatives, but those pretty sharp. Thanks Shaun

Smurf · 08-05-2007, 09:57 AM

I want raised white letters, like the old hot rods.

TNFlyBoy · 09-07-2007, 11:55 PM

hey oll, did you pull the trigger and snag those whitewalls? if so post up some pics please, i was really wondering how they'd look!

geoffsimpson · 09-08-2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Smurf

I want raised white letters, like the old hot rods.

I'm with Smurf, I think I might go pick up one of those white tire pen's and try it out and just see

Whiskey_williams · 09-08-2007, 09:13 PM

wow I think that looks pretty cool! I had my doubts but andrew smashed them to pieces. I would actually go for that!

Whiskey_williams · 09-08-2007, 09:15 PM

yo olllirap, you've probably been asked this a MILLION times but where'd u get the pipes and how much?

ollirrap · 09-09-2007, 01:25 AM

the pipes are called highway hawk turndown exhaust. and i got them from meancycles.com $629 shipped. i wrapped them myself. white walls are going on with new tubes next couple of months. i think it brings alittle more bobber style to the bike.kinda goes with the stock bobbed fender.

Whiskey_williams · 09-09-2007, 06:56 PM

yeah, I love the bobber look, but I never could figure out how to pull it off with the M50. I think the white wall will look great!

08-02-2007, 09:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
ollirrap Seat Tester Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Mobile, AL. ROLL TIDE Posts: 98	white wall i have an 06 black m50 as you see in my avatar. anyways i do for some new tires soon. has anybody tried the factory white walls from the c50t on the m50. im really thinking about doing this course just for looks, so if anybody can work their computer magic and provide me a pic of what it may look like. ive look at the c50 but still it looks good in my head but i want to know for sure. help would be good. or i could just sak up and take the plunge. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Assumption is the mother of all F@%$ ups.

08-03-2007, 10:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
gar4mayor Kickstand Operator Joined: May 2006 Bike: '02 dyna fxdx; was a black M50 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 254	whitewalls?! noooooo!!! black is good. especially with that really cool exhaust. __________________ I have no idea what you're talking about.... ..so here's a bunny with a pancake on its head.

08-03-2007, 03:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
andrew50 Newbie Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4	quick job hm, kindof a quick job (and i don't really know how much of the tires are whitewalled, but whatever) (see attached) Attached Thumbnails

08-03-2007, 03:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
saabe1 Seat Tester Joined: May 2006 Bike: 06 Suzuki M50 Blue Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 60	I believe the white wall tires on the C50 (C50T) are tube tires. Don't know if that would work with our rims. __________________ 06 Suzuki M50 - Blue 05 Saab 9-2X Aero - Grey

08-03-2007, 05:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
ollirrap Seat Tester Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Mobile, AL. ROLL TIDE Posts: 98	thank you very much andrew50. that heps a great deal. i really like it. but now i have to check out what saabe1 has said about the white walls from the c50 being possibly tubes. thanks though __________________ Assumption is the mother of all F@%$ ups.

08-03-2007, 06:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
andrew50 Newbie Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4	sure thing, and i agree -- c50 tires probably won't work.. on mountain bikes at least, you can't use tubed-tires and tubeless-tires interchangeably

08-04-2007, 01:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
NateHarris Clunked into first gear Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 07 Suzuki M50 Location: Fort Mill, SC 29707 Posts: 217	I thought a tube was required because they are spoked wheels on the C50. btw, I think that is a very cool look. I like neo-retro. __________________ Nate 07 M50 Some folks are forever telling us the glass is half full. Others that it is half empty. Did it ever occur to any of these folks that maybe the glass is too big? -George Carlin

08-04-2007, 02:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
profane Wants Better Weather Joined: Jul 2006 Bike: '05 M50 Location: salisbury, nc Posts: 673	that actually doesn't look all that bad, and i hate white walls./.. anyhow, the c50 tires run tubes. It is because of the spokes. Though there is a coating that can be added to the inside of the rims so that the spokes can run tubless. However, im sure that you can find a tubeless tire to work... __________________ Don't think that just because you own a motorcycle we should be friends.

08-04-2007, 06:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
aliefj96 Seat Tester Joined: Apr 2007 Bike: Black M50 Location: Originally from Houston, TX, but now in the Redneck Riviera, FL Posts: 71	when researching which bike to buy one of the reasons i stuck with the m50 is a photoshopped pic i saw of a black with red wheels and whitewalls. it's been about a year since i've seen the pic and i have no clue where i came across it, but it was the cleanest m50 i've seen to date.

08-04-2007, 11:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
shaun82af Where Am I ? Joined: Jul 2007 Bike: Suzuki Boulevard M50 Limited '07 Location: Lakewood WA Posts: 37	Where did you get the rear turn signals? I had disregarded thinking about removing the stock signals because I didn't like the alternatives, but those pretty sharp. Thanks Shaun

08-05-2007, 09:57 AM	#14 (permalink)
Smurf Quiche' King Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: 2005 Red Flamed M-50 Location: McDonough Georgia Posts: 4,359	I want raised white letters, like the old hot rods. __________________ "I would rather be lucky than good!"

09-07-2007, 11:55 PM	#15 (permalink)
TNFlyBoy Newbie Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3	hey oll, did you pull the trigger and snag those whitewalls? if so post up some pics please, i was really wondering how they'd look!

09-08-2007, 09:13 PM	#17 (permalink)
Whiskey_williams Puddle Runner Joined: Feb 2007 Bike: Suzuki Boulevard M50 Location: Stationed in FL currently Posts: 382	wow I think that looks pretty cool! I had my doubts but andrew smashed them to pieces. I would actually go for that! __________________ "Some day you too will know my pain, and smile it's black tooth grin!" 07 Black M50, ISO handgrips, stiletto end caps, debadged and de-stickered, debaffled stock pipes, Hellcat windshield.

09-08-2007, 09:15 PM	#18 (permalink)
Whiskey_williams Puddle Runner Joined: Feb 2007 Bike: Suzuki Boulevard M50 Location: Stationed in FL currently Posts: 382	yo olllirap, you've probably been asked this a MILLION times but where'd u get the pipes and how much? __________________ "Some day you too will know my pain, and smile it's black tooth grin!" 07 Black M50, ISO handgrips, stiletto end caps, debadged and de-stickered, debaffled stock pipes, Hellcat windshield.

09-09-2007, 01:25 AM	#19 (permalink)
ollirrap Seat Tester Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Mobile, AL. ROLL TIDE Posts: 98	the pipes are called highway hawk turndown exhaust. and i got them from meancycles.com $629 shipped. i wrapped them myself. white walls are going on with new tubes next couple of months. i think it brings alittle more bobber style to the bike.kinda goes with the stock bobbed fender. __________________ Assumption is the mother of all F@%$ ups.

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09-09-2007, 06:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
Whiskey_williams Puddle Runner Joined: Feb 2007 Bike: Suzuki Boulevard M50 Location: Stationed in FL currently Posts: 382	yeah, I love the bobber look, but I never could figure out how to pull it off with the M50. I think the white wall will look great! __________________ "Some day you too will know my pain, and smile it's black tooth grin!" 07 Black M50, ISO handgrips, stiletto end caps, debadged and de-stickered, debaffled stock pipes, Hellcat windshield.

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