SI white-wall "tube' tires. Are they safe?

whonozz · Post by **whonozz** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:26 pm

OK, as a new owner of an SI, I’d like to know how many other SI owners have had a flat tire since taking possession of your scooters? Also, are any of you who HAVEN”T had a blowout concerned at all about riding around on these stock “tube” tires? I’ve read several post on here and the pros and cons seems to be a fairly evenly split, so I don’t know if this is something I could be worried about or not. Is there no company out there who makes a “tubeless” white wall that would fit our SI’s? I don’t want to be feeling like I’m riding around on thin ice, so to speak.

krylonics · Post by **krylonics** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:21 pm

I have over a thousand miles on my original whitewalls and have had no problems. Not even a loss of pressure. They seem to be wearing well in that I see hardly any wear at all. Tubes were the standard on scooters for a long time and are quite safe. If you would like to keep the look but want a better tire take a look at Continentals.

Dooglas · Post by **Dooglas** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:14 am

I have put well over 100,000 miles on motorcycles with tube tires and have never experienced a blow-out while underway. I would not lose any sleep over it.

ThisDude · Post by **ThisDude** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:46 am

1800 miles now and counting on my tubed tires. They're fine. Rears are wearing faster than fronts as to be expected, looks to be about 5000 miles of life for the rear.

weebl · Post by **weebl** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:24 pm

While I don't ride a Buddy, I ride on 3.5x10 tubed tires and really haven't even thought about the issue. Not too worried about it.

polianarchy · Post by **polianarchy** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:07 pm

Scooterworks sells some faux whitewall appliques that give a solid tire the appearance of a whitewall. I considered it, but then I remembered I lived in Philly, AKA the Filthiest Place On Earth.