Making smoothies

[1upfront]

I wasn't able to find a smoothie tire for the 11 inch front wheel on my 84 300r so I shaved and smoothed my own, well I 'm at it again for my 350r dragtrike so I thought I'd share the process as I go you need lots of normal automotive razor blades and a cheap walmart razor scraper and don't be afraid to change blades often also you'll need a pair of pliers to grasp the knobs as you slice from underneath. Be very careful not to slice off too much because when it's all done you'll see gouges you want to leave just a little bit you'll still have to buff the tire with the grinder afterwards regardless I'm shaving a kenda front max and I also remove all the tire I.D from the sidewalls so it's just all blank.
video kinda came out crappy.
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[super90]

That takes some patience, I probably would have got pissed and took the sawzall to it. Probably would work quite nice too. But what exactly is a slick front tire used for? Dunes?

[Dirtcrasher]

Jeez, it sure looked like a nice tire..... Too bad you didn't have a worn one to shave.

[1upfront]

That takes some patience, I probably would have got pissed and took the sawzall to it. Probably would work quite nice too. But what exactly is a slick front tire used for? Dunes?

I use the slick tires fot dirt drags it cuts down on weight, makes less drag and keeps my motor cleaner lol.

[1upfront]

Jeez, it sure looked like a nice tire..... Too bad you didn't have a worn one to shave.

It's a tire and wheel I paid nothing for and I'm not a big fan of this particular tire I still have another like new one I plan on making a mohawk tire out of lol.