I have a 2007 C50T Boulevard with the white wall tires.  Whats the best way to clean the white wall?  

Ride in the rain :-)

regards,
Joe  

Yeah I tried that...dang it the black stuff wouldnt come off.  I've tried scrubbing with comet and that seems to get most of it.  Just wondered if there is a better product.    

Haven't tried Comet, but that seems like a probable good option.  You can also buy a cleaning product (SOS pads here in Canada, but there are other names as well) that is packaged in a box, and consists of small pads about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and about 1/2 inch thick.  They are the consistency of very fine steel wool, quite soft, and are saturated with a cleanser that reacts with water to form a blue coloured soapy layer on them.  You can rub them on the areas you want to clean and they work pretty well.  They are reusable to some extent, because the only soap that actually seems to get used is where the rubbing takes place.  Also, because they are so fine textured, they will work on your chrome rims without scratching.  I wouldn't suggest you get too aggressive with them and use them anywhere else (eg painted surfaces).  I don't know that I would use them on hose lines or anything either, but for the whitewalls they do the job.  You should be able to find them in any grocery store's household cleaning aisle.  Good luck.  Cheers.  Herb.  

Thanks a bunch Herb...Cheers to you too!  

I use something call Orange Fast hand cleaner (NOTE: non petroleum solvent type is essential).  I rub it on and it takes off most of the brake dust and dirt (the longer it sits the more comes off).  Then I take a rough non-scratch scrub pad and a mix of Oxyclean detergent and Dawn dish detergent.  A little scrubbing brings out the white, without excessive scrubbing and loss of the "white".  Takes about 10-15 minutes per wheel. I use a little silicon gel afterwards to stop the next layer from sticking so hard.  

Yep "Herb" has put you all right, here in New Zealand we call them steelos the are soap impregnated fine wire pads, used mainly for cleaning pots and stuff, but are brillant on your white walls....,"ride safe all"  

I've used Westley's Bleche Wite, and it works. I can't confirm, but, some people have reported problems with long term use.
I've used a scrungie pad (lot of white residue in the pad after that.... don't advise, except as last resort). But, it does pull of almost anything that ends up on the whitewall.  

Sorry djtj2000, I'm backsliding...

The people who know me, know I've been letting mother nature wash my bikes for a good many bikes, now. They've also been ragging on me since mid July, saying I'm going to have to learn a whole new set of skills, now that I've paid for a custom paint job. I keep pointing out that I washed a bike back in the late 70's, once, and probably still have some kind of wax/polish somewhere. I just can't seem to find it :-)

Joking aside, the only time I ever had whitewalls, I used the same cleaner I used on my chain, coal oil. It worked just fine, the couple of time I used it. That was back in my 40,000 to 50,000 miles a year days, when I was wearing out three pairs of tires in a  year, so longevity of the white wasn't an issue.

regards,
Joe  

AH HA!!!
So, you're basically saying, when the tires got dirty, it was time to buy new tires.

Knew there had to be people like you out there.

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