tyre pens

[cannondale-rider]

im thinking about colouring in the writing on the tyres on my new bike when i get it, has anybody done it because i want to see what it looks like

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[Fisty]

Dont do it.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

I looks like you have white on the sidewall of the tyre.
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

Do it in Tippex and see if you like it.
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[cannondale-rider]

cheers for the tips

[yuri2085]

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[ms51ves3]

I did it on my scooter. Looked the shit.

https://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/ms51ves3/DSCF0003-1.jpg

Tried doing it on my TZR but the pen was a couple of years old and it was very gloopy.

[27cows]

It used to be de rigueur to pen your tyres when I were a lad in the 1980s You wouldn't be seen in public on your 350LC/Powervalve unless your Michelins were tyre penned white

It somehow suits some bikes...but on others it looks a bit shit LOL
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[Dazbo666]

Saw a Fireblade in our street this morning that had Bridgestone tyres with white lettering. I thought it looked quite good, personally...

Also just by coincidence I already have a white lettering pen that I bought from fleabay some months ago, but hadn't used it. I wanted a better idea of what it might look like on my bike, but after seeing that black and yellow blade today, I think I might join the club when I get some spare time..
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[Swim41]

When I was a kid, my favourite Matchbox cars were the ones with white lettering on the 'tyres'.

This may, or may not, be the related to the fact that I know I am going to get one of these pens (probably off ebay after a couple of tins) and do the tyres on my bike at some point. I hate pointless tat generally, no coloured valve caps, anodised bolts, union flag tank protectors or anything like that get anywhere near my bike but I have a strange desire to pen the tyres.
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

I'm thinking about writing the PSI on the tyres next to the valves. I keep forgetting the Bridgestone readjusted values.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

I don't think Tippex is very weatherproof
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[mooserx]

I did it on the dunlops on my cbr, pesonally, it looks the bollocks, but then again the wheels are white so it contrasts well.

[syl]

Don't forget the rim tape as well to really screw up the look of your bike.
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[That_Hornet]

Tyre pen FTW



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