Posts by studiopeg

Quote from Neosolidus

To be honest most people avoid having a 22" rear since it requires you to run tires with almost no sidewall.

Big wheels are good for show bikes that get very light or no use but are very impractical in the real world, low sidewall means even the smallest of pot hole can damage your rim also the vehicles will run very rough due to the lack of sidewall.

Unless you are really into big wheels/tires, I would stick with stock size and just get some cool custom wheel/tires in stock size 18/20 that way, make sure you rear rim is a 10.5 that way the sky is the limit as far picking tires in the future.

your rear can be 305/30/20 , 315/30/20 , 295/30/20 all less than 1% difference in circumference so none will trigger the evil warning lights nor will they make the speedo even more off than it is.

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DONE. Thank you, that was REALLY helpful! No show Slingshot here, I had a show motorcycle a while back and vowed next ride I would ride it for fun, not show

Quote from Neosolidus

Lexany in general is a "value" brand, they offer reasonably priced tires that work for most people, they are not going to be the best on any category but good in most.

One comment that I always hear from people who use them is that they never last as long as they "should" have but given their price which sometimes can be half of the big name tires the less than stellar tread life can be tolerated.

Personally I wouldn't buy a rim that would force me to 1 or 2 tires because that means everytime you need to change tires you are going to be praying that some are available and then paying out the ass since not many choices.

Paying $350+ a tire gets old quick if you replace them often........ just saying.

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In reading, I found that for custom wheels on the Slingshot, most go for 20 in the front and 22 in the back. You're saying that 20 would work just fine in the back too?

I plan to drive it like an old lady, not show off.

OK King Street Car Care is recommending Lexani tires - he says he runs them on his slingshot and as long as I'm not supercharged (my SS is not turbo) I would not need the Nitto.

Lexani tires on the internet get very good reviews in general, but I didn't find anything specific about running them on a slingshot.

Any thoughts?

Sorry to keep bugging you all.... the only way to learn!

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I pulled my hood badge and some of the hood decals with nothing but my fingernails to start it then pull firmly with my man-hands.

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@studiopeg I would highly recommend you get a package deal of rim and tires from the same place to avoid the hassle of then having to find a reputable local place to get them mounted.

Most of the time it is more expensive buying the rims and tires separately once you include local mounting and your time and effort taking them to get mounted.

I believe I can order tires from the place I am ordering the wheels.

But I still don't know exactly what to order........

Quote from MiM

There are emblems and then decals... For decals, I don't think fishing wire is needed... Just peel... And for stubborn adhesive, do as they've said already...

Ahhh, "de-decaling" then

Need some more help guys....

Ordered the staggered Lexani rims above with the information given to me here, which King Street Car Care verified was spot on (thanks dangerdarrell):

42mm offset, front
45mm offset, rear
5/114.3 bolt pattern

I have gone through a LOT of tire threads here. I am hoping to avoid riding in the rain, so the tires should focus on dry conditions. I do want to ride a lot this Fall even when it gets down into the 40s. I'm in New England.

People here seem to be happy with Nitto tires. Specifically 555G2.

I'm not knowledgeable about tires. Want to run 20s up front and 22 in the rear.

I'm on Discount Tire Direct right now and I'm not afraid to admit I don't know what all the numbers mean. (sorry up there Dad, but you taught me tools but not tires!)

A little help guys? Thanks...

I actually use this to get stubborn decals off motorcycle helmets. Works great, leaves no marks.

Thanks everybody! Will post pics when I am done.

I did search this forum for "debadge" "debadging" and "removing decals" but didn't find an existing thread, so....

I don't care for the business of my 2017 SLR Orange Madness. I'd like to remove at least some of the decals.

Anybody here debadged theirs? Pics?

I have messed around in Photoshop (see pic) removing the lower right badge and like the cleaner look.

I've heard you can do it with fishing line. Any thoughts?

Now... should I start a new thread on tires?

Buildasign.com

I got it on foam board. $8. I got two.

They might not stay on the seat on a windy day tho.

According to my slingmods order list, 16 so far. And my Slingshot isn’t even here yet

And I won’t be able to put many of them on for months until it gets to be 70 degrees out...

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I saw that. I assure you he meant to hit ‘like’. They are right next to each other & it’s very easy to hit the wrong one with fat fingers on a small phone screen...

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I saw that. I assure you he meant to hit ‘like’. They are right next to each other & it’s very easy to hit the wrong one with fat fingers on a small phone screen...

oooops I never thought of that. I thought maybe it was a pink motorcycle hater... thanks for that info.... I’m gonna have to think a bit more before I sound off!

Welcome! I’m new here too and have found everyone very helpful and knowledgeable. There is a wealth of information here. I have a ton of questions but have only asked a few so far, since I find that by just searching existing posts some of them already been answered.

I’ve already gotten one dislike here but I figure it’s from a grump sitting in front of a computer with nothing much to do in his life except click the dislike button. It probably makes him feel good. “There, I showed her! Dislike!” LOL!!

Finally found a wheel I like that's not outrageously priced.

Lexani Artemis. Found them here:

https://audiocityusa.com/shop/…is-Custom-Color-Rims.html

Thanks to everyone in this thread who helped me out with suggestions, sizes, etc. The Slingshot world, as well as the custom wheel world, is new to me. Complicated area. So thanks again!

I'll be ordering them just like this:

I’m going with 20s in the front and 22 in the back so that won’t work.

Well the ones I wanted in black and orange - Martellato-ECX - came in at $6,000. LOL! I don't own a Ferrari here....

so they are out.

But I still want black and orange custom wheels. Lordy what else is out there that isn't a Ferrari price?

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If memory serves here, didn't you get the SLR in orange? If so, it has the CAI on it, but no K&N filter. I am rather certain that's a paper type filter, not really like the K&N version. However, you can get one of the K&N versions and replace it, which I would if it is indeed paper type.
I could be wrong about it, but that's what I remember seeing under the hood of one of the SLRs. @dangerdarrell would know, even though he's gone to forced air on his.

OK you are indeed correct. I asked the seller this morning if it was an add-on and he said no, the SLR comes with it. I thought it was an add-on. My bad!