Tire Dressing

USA1HD1

I can't take the dull black tires anymore everything I have to dress tires says don't put on motorcycles . What do you guys use???

glider

I have used a product called 2001 in a bright green bottle. Don go much past the sidewalls of the tire no matter what you use.

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Hobbit

the side wall on a bike is critical area and if the products you have are petrol based they will cause degredation of the rubber in the tire - not good.
you may be able to use a silicon based spray but i have never dressed tires but i do know what you mean sparkling clean bike let down by dull dirty black tires.

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Fourdogs

Man I agree with you 100 percent..nothing like cleaning up the bike and the tires looking like a dull piece of rubber...I've use a product called Tire Foam made by Armor All...Make the tire look new . Yeah it says don't used on bike tires ,but everyone I know uses it we've never had any problems

dboone

The products that add that luster to the sidewalls contain silicone or some kind of petroleum base and will greatly decrease the coefficient of friction you need to keep the rubber on the road. You put that stuff on your tires and you'll end up with road rash!

bikermonkey

Motorcycle Tire + tire dressing / curve = death, it's simple math man,

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Hobbit

as long as the stuff is not put on the tread ever it would be ok as glider says i made the mistake cleaning a bike and got back to back on the rear tire and boy was it fun untill the tire wore slipping and sliding on a sportsbike

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Fourdogs

Whoa!..wasn't aware of that..I best rethink what the heck I'm doin..Thanks

Hobbit

only if you get it on the tread its like riding on ice but with no predictability, side walls are are as long as its not petrol based

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USA1HD1

Thanks to everyone with their ideas and thoughts. In my other life I'm a Corvette buff and enjoy showing my Corvette & going to shows so detailing is in my blood. I know better than to apply dressing to tread of any tires even a car can be dangerous .I laugh at car shows when guys cover their tires in dripping wet dressing.
It's like hey look how shinny my tread is give me a trophy for the best tires LoL. I see that Harley has tire dressing wondered if anyone used it. I'm a big user of Meguiar's products I think I will try what I have & just be carfull not to go down the sidewall to far.